Is there a mechanism for stopping an individual Snap from updating?
Context
There is an ongoing issue with Firefox
snap and have decided to replace the snap version with the deb version using the instructions contained in this FOSTips post in so far as it related to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
The Issue
After following the instructions (with the exception that the "Set PPA Priority" fails since the file mentioned does not exist in 22.04) I noted that, following an update, the Snap version of Firefox
was restored to the system and the issue I was having returned accordingly.
The issue concerns an incorrect rendering of the web page from the Dropbox drop down menu. This issue was resolved by installing the deb version of Firefox
. It is not clear whether it is an issue with Dropbox
(less likely) or the snap version of `Firefox (most likely).
Other Research
I have considered the options set out in this Q&A from AU but these solutions do not mention preventing the automatic re-installation of a package as part of the update process behind the scenes, just in the main a delaying process.
Since I wish to entirely disable updates to this snap (but allow other snaps which perform well to be updated) in isolation is there a specific set of workable commands available to achieve this?