How to Temporarily or Permanently Disable Snap Auto‑Updates on Ubuntu
Canonical now lets Ubuntu users pause or stop snap package auto‑updates via the terminal, offering commands to hold updates for a set period or disable them forever, which can prevent incompatibility issues caused by automatic refreshes.
Canonical announced that users can now temporarily or permanently disable automatic updates for snap packages on Ubuntu. By default, snap packages update automatically to keep applications current, but this behavior can sometimes cause incompatibility or breakage.
Disabling updates is not available through a graphical interface; it must be done from the terminal using specific commands.
For example, to temporarily suspend automatic updates for the vlc snap for 72 hours, run: snap refresh --hold=72h vlc The command will report that the refresh for "vlc" is held until a specific timestamp.
To pause updates for any snap package for 48 hours, use: snap refresh --hold=48h To permanently disable automatic updates for a snap package, execute:
snap refresh --holdOpen Source Linux
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