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Ubuntu 24.10 To Enhance Snap Permissions Handling


With the upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 release, Canonical is introducing permission prompting for more control over Snap access to systems to enhance security.

With the upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 release, Canonical is introducing permission prompting for more control over Snap access to systems to enhance security. This greater Snap control relies on AppArmor and a new FLutter-based user interface for handling the access prompts. Moving forward Canonical plans for better integration, improved rule management summaries, covering additional Snap interfaces like camera and microphone access, and smarter client side analysis of prompts.

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