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.
Switch authd to the edge PPA¶
The edge PPA contains the latest fixes and features for authd, in addition to its GNOME Shell (GDM) counterpart.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-enterprise-desktop/authd-edge
sudo apt update
sudo apt install authd gnome-shell
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 latest development version of the documentation