From c51f3eb25e7c56ba45eb316240d950b87dbff4b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MasterAcnolo <68693319+MasterAcnolo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:44:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: autoupdater disabled on Flatpak and Snap env

---
 app/autoUpdater.js | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/autoUpdater.js b/app/autoUpdater.js
index d153712..bbb800a 100644
--- a/app/autoUpdater.js
+++ b/app/autoUpdater.js
@@ -121,8 +121,14 @@ function initAutoUpdater(mainWindow) {
  */
 async function checkForUpdates() {
 
-  if (process.env.SNAP) {
-    logger.info("Running as Snap, update managed by snapd, skipping electron-updater");
+  /**
+   * Prevents electron-updater from running inside sandboxed environments.
+   * Snap and Flatpak lock the file system in read-only mode, causing the updater to crash.
+   * In these environments, updates are safely handled by snapd or the Flatpak runtime.
+   * Standalone Linux packages (.deb, .rpm, AppImage) will bypass this and update normally.
+   */
+  if (process.env.SNAP || process.env.FLATPAK_ID) {
+    logger.info("Running as Snap or Flatpak. Updates are managed by the OS store. Skipping electron-updater.");
     return;
   }