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[#]: subject: "Fixing the “Pending Update of Firefox snap” Error in Ubuntu"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/pending-update-firefox-ubuntu/"
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[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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Fixing the “Pending Update of Firefox snap” Error in Ubuntu
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If you are using Ubuntu 22.04, you might have received this notification.
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![Notification about pending Firefox app][1]
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It notifies you that the Firefox update is pending and asks you to close the app to avoid disruption.
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So, like a good obedient Ubuntu user, you close the Firefox browser when you have saved or finished your work.
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You think that Firefox was updated in the background and restarting the browser will run the newer version.
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Only, that is not the case here.
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**Even after you restart your browser or even your computer, it may still show the same “pending update of Firefox” notification.**
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Frustrating? I can relate.
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Let me explain why it is happening and what you can do to ‘fix’ it.
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### Fixing the ‘pending update of Firefox snap’ problem
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Earlier, Firefox used to update in the background and then required you to restart the browser. It would not have let you [open any website until you restarted the browser][2].
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![Firefox forced restart in the past][3]
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After switching the [Firefox browser to Snap packaging by default][4], the Ubuntu team made some changes to the update process.
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This notification is part of that ‘improved user experience.’ Here, Firefox is not stopping you from browsing anymore. It asks you to restart the browser at your convenience to update.
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But why does it keep showing the notification even after your restart the browser or the system?
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Because it’s a poor notification message that doesn’t give you the complete information.
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#### Firefox update hasn’t even begun
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When you see the ‘pending Firefox update’ you wrongly presume that the application has been updated in the background and restart will upgrade it to the newer version.
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That’s the case here. The snap packages in Ubuntu refresh (update) automatically once or a couple of times a day. To avoid disruption of work where Firefox doesn’t let you browse anything until you restart to install the updates, Ubuntu doesn’t even update the Firefox Snap package in the background.
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Instead, when the Snap package refresh takes place, **it shows the notification and expects you to close the browser immediately**so it can be updated with other Snap packages.
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But that’s not what users like you and me can do, right? See the notification, and close the browser immediately? Not very convenient.
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But when you get the time to close the browser, the Snap refresh is not taking place to update the browser.
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You can see that a newer Snap version of Firefox is available but it won’t be installed automatically as long as Firefox is running.
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![Firefox snap won’t be updated automatically if the browser is running][5]
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#### Updating Firefox Snap
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Here’s what you need to do to get rid of the update notification that keeps on appearing daily.
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* Close the Firefox browser
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* Manually run the Snap refresh (update the installed snap packages)
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Make sure that your work in the Firefox browser is saved. Now, close all the Firefox browsers using your mouse or run this command in the terminal:
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```
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sudo killall firefox
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```
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Now that Firefox is not running anymore, update the Snap package(s):
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```
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sudo snap refresh
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```
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You’ll see that it starts downloading the newer Firefox package.
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![Firefox is being updated with Snap][6]
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Once the update is finished, you’ll see the summary that Firefox has been upgraded to a newer version.
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![Updated Firefox snap version][7]
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### Conclusion
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Installing a non-Snap version of Firefox could also be the solution here but not everyone can go down that road.
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Firefox and Snap developers must come together to improve this ambiguous update process. They should provide a better mechanism that doesn’t only show the notification on pending updates but also gives the option to start the update.
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This is one of the many weird things we have seen with Ubuntu recently. This must change to make Ubuntu a beginner-friendly distribution (again).
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via: https://itsfoss.com/pending-update-firefox-ubuntu/
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作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pending-update-firefox-ubuntu.png
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[2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/mozilla-annoying-new-tab/
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/firefox-restart.webp
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[4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-firefox-snap-default/
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pending-Firefox-update-issue-Ubuntu.png
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/updating-firefox-snap-package-ubuntu.png
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/firefox-snap-update-ubuntu.png
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