Also note after choosing 'Cancel' for the authentication, it notifies to say updates were successfully installed which is very odd :/
** Attachment added: "Notification of updated snaps even though operation was not authorised" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1862158/+attachment/5326026/+files/Screenshot%20from%202020-02-07%2008-18-20.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1862158 Title: gnome-software tries to install snap updates in the background, causing unprompted polkit authentication for authorisation to install packages Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Every morning about ~30mins after powering on my focal machine I get (unprompted) a gnome-shell policykit authorisation popup saying 'authentication is required to install software' - I haven't yet actually authorised it since I wasn't sure what was causing it, however I notice that if I cancel the authorisation then I see a bunch of notifications from gnome-software about updates having been successfully installed (even though I presume it hasn't been since I never authorised it). Is gnome-software fighting snapd to refresh snaps? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: gnome-software 3.35.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-12.15-generic 5.4.8 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu16 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Feb 6 21:37:29 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-18 (79 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) InstalledPlugins: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.35.2-0ubuntu1 SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-01-22 (15 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1862158/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
