[BUG] Linux: in-app self-update always fails for .deb installs in /opt/unigetui (swap helper runs without elevation)

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調査の方向性

Start by locating the Linux swap helper embedded in the UniGetUI binary and the self-update flow that invokes it; the issue does not name source files or tests. Check how updates are handled for root-owned /opt/unigetui installs and whether dpkg-managed installs have a supported update path. Done means the reported .deb update no longer fails silently and the installed package state is handled correctly.

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bug priority: medium
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UniGetUI Version

2026.3.1 (official .deb), updating to 2026.3.3. The swap helper is unchanged in 2026.3.3.

Windows version, edition, and architecture

Linux Mint 22.3 (Ubuntu 24.04 base), Cinnamon, x86_64, kernel 7.0.0-42-generic. Seen on two different machines.

Describe your issue

When UniGetUI is installed from the official .deb package (which installs to /opt/unigetui, owned by root), the in-app self-update never works:

  1. The update notification appears and I click Update now.
  2. UniGetUI downloads UniGetUI Updater.tar.gz to ~/.local/share/UniGetUI/ and extracts it to ~/.local/share/UniGetUI/update-staging/<guid>/. This step works, and the staged binary is 2026.3.3.
  3. UniGetUI closes, then reopens still on 2026.3.1 and says the update could not be installed.

Root cause (as far as I can tell): the Linux swap helper script embedded in the binary runs as the current (non-root) user and does:

rm -rf "$dir.old"
if mv "$dir" "$dir.old"; then
  if mv "$newroot" "$dir"; then
  ...
  else
    rm -rf "$dir"
    mv "$dir.old" "$dir"

With $dir = /opt/unigetui and /opt being root:root 755, mv /opt/unigetui /opt/unigetui.old fails with "permission denied". The helper then relaunches the old version. No sudo/pkexec prompt is shown, and the system journal has no elevation request from UniGetUI around the update.

There is also a second problem: even if the swap worked (e.g., with elevation), replacing /opt/unigetui behind dpkg's back would leave dpkg -l unigetui reporting the old version.

Steps to reproduce the issue
  1. Install UniGetUI.linux-x64.deb 2026.3.1 with sudo apt install ./UniGetUI.linux-x64.deb.
  2. Launch UniGetUI as a normal user.
  3. When the update to 2026.3.3 is offered, click Update now.
  4. UniGetUI restarts on 2026.3.1 and reports that the update failed. ~/.local/share/UniGetUI/update-staging/ still holds the extracted 2026.3.3 files, and no /opt/unigetui.old exists.

Workaround: download the new .deb and run sudo apt install ./UniGetUI.linux-x64.deb. That works fine.

UniGetUI Log
Not captured during the failed attempt. I can attach it if needed.
Package Managers Logs
Not relevant (the failure is in UniGetUI's own self-updater, not in a package manager operation).
Relevant information

Suggested fix: when the app runs from a directory the user cannot write to (or when it was installed by dpkg/rpm), either:

  • download the matching .deb/.rpm and install it via pkexec apt install ./file.deb (or the equivalent), or
  • run the swap helper through the existing elevation path (pkexec / sudo -A with askpass), or at least
  • skip self-update and show "Update via your package manager / download the new .deb" instead of failing silently.
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