Changing authd versions

To test new features or check if a bug has been fixed in a new version, you can switch to edge releases of authd and its brokers.

Warning

Do not use the edge PPA in a production system, because it may apply changes to the authd database in a non-reversible way, which can make it difficult to roll back to the stable version of authd.

Note

The default installation source depends on your Ubuntu release:

  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and later: authd is available directly from the Ubuntu archive.

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: authd must be installed from the stable PPA.

Using the edge PPA lets you test pre-release deb packages on either release.

Switch authd to the edge PPA

The edge PPA contains the latest fixes and features for authd.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-enterprise-desktop/authd-edge
sudo apt install authd

Keep in mind that this version is not tested and may be incompatible with the current released version of the brokers.

To switch back to the stable version of authd:

sudo apt install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:ubuntu-enterprise-desktop/authd-edge

Switch broker snap to the edge channel

You can also switch to the edge channel of the broker snap:

sudo snap switch authd-google --edge
sudo snap refresh authd-google

sudo snap switch authd-msentraid --edge
sudo snap refresh authd-msentraid

Keep in mind that this version is not tested and may be incompatible with the current released version of authd.

To switch back to stable after trying the edge channel:

sudo snap switch authd-google --stable
sudo snap refresh authd-google

sudo snap switch authd-msentraid --stable
sudo snap refresh authd-msentraid

Note

If using an edge release, you can read the edge version of the documentation