Message saying "Update native host app" on an installation using package manager

morciej commented 1 year ago

General information

Operating system + version: Linux Mint 21.2 Victoria base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Browser + version: Firefox 119
Information about the host app:
- How did you install it? Installed via a package manager
- If installed an official release, put a version: 3.0.7
Information about the browser extension:
- How did you install it? addons.mozilla.org via extension manager
- Browserpass extension version as reported by your browser: 3.8.0

If you are getting an error immediately after opening popup, have you followed the Configure browsers documentation section? N/A

Exact steps to reproduce the problem

Install host app via package manager
Install browser extension
Click browser extension icon

What should happen?

No message

What happened instead?

Persistent message in red saying "Update native host app: instructions"

Obviously, since the installation is by package manager and browser webstore, there is no way (or so far, need) to tweak versions unless I were to install manually.

It's just an annoyance, as the extension otherwise works. So far.

maximbaz commented 1 year ago

Hello, thanks for making a post! We are generally not in control of the package maintenance in distro repos, with very few exceptions (e.g. I maintain Arch pkgs).

The message is there exactly to notify you as a user, that you are missing out on new functionality because you are using outdated software.

I'd recommend either reaching out to maintainer of the distro package, or installing the latest version manually.

For your reference, 3.0.7 was released in 2020!

morciej commented 1 year ago

Given that this is a production system (i.e. I do my taxes etc. on it) I am not very happy to install bleeding edge software on it whatever it may offer. Given that it's only a small binary, I guess I will do a manual install.

BTW I did try to load the extension from the package, but Firefox says it's corrupted. So the only choices are to leave as is, or install 3.8.0 manually as you said.

morciej commented 1 year ago

The manually installed version works and the message is gone. Thanks for your help.

maximbaz commented 1 year ago

Downgrading browser extensions is extremely painful, you are totally right about it (especially in Firefox, surprisingly!). I'm glad you got it sorted. The latest native host was released half a year ago, so hopefully has been battle tested enough not to cause issues on your production system. Enjoy the app 👍

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