Discord won't open on Linux when an update is available

taktician

The issue in point form:

  • Running Manjaro Linux - Discord installed via Pacman
  • Discord refuses to open due to 0.0.10 being available
  • Pacman says 0.0.9-5 is the latest
  • Many Linux users prefer to use package managers over manually installing

Discord should not be forcing users to update to the latest version immediately after each release. Even for a hotfix, it's unreasonable to assume that everyone will have instant access to the latest version.

There are a number of reasons why updating might not be possible right away, including:

  • Community-driven package managers can be slower to catch up
  • Corporate device policies may lock down app versions
  • Users of mobile tethering and metered connections often prefer to wait until they are on an non-metered connection before downloading updates

I'm all for forcing users to eventually update - but give everyone a reasonable amount of time to do so. I've opened Slack on my old macbook, and had a three month old version still work without a hitch.

tl;dr: Please give users a grace period to install updates.

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  • Huholoman

    Hello, another mad Arch Linux user here. There is no Discrod update available in the repository atm. Im not going to handle this case using Flatpak or smth, if I wanted to use these on daily bases, I wouldnt wait until some Discord forces me to start using it.

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  • Zoddo

    To arch linux users: please read the wiki, as you are expected to do when using arch when you have an issue with any application

    https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Discord#Discord_asks_for_an_update_not_yet_available_in_the_repository

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  • Huholoman

    Nice, sorry, missed that.

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  • cesarizu

    Discord should either refuse to update if the client won't support the new version or, at least, warn the user that discord won't open anymore if you update.

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