Autoupdate issue

[mdziczkowski]

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Describe the bug

When starting Warp, I see a banner telling:

A new version of Warp is avaliable but cannot be installed

and requesting to do it manually

To reproduce

1. launch warp in given version
2. see the message

Expected behavior

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Screenshots, videos, and logs

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Operating system (OS)

Linux

Operating system and version

Debuan - derriative of Debian (bookworm)

Shell Version

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Current Warp version

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Regression

Yes, this bug started recently or with an X Warp version

Recent working Warp date

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Additional context

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Does this block you from using Warp daily?

No

Is this an issue only in Warp?

Yes, I confirmed that this only happens in Warp, not other terminals.

Warp Internal (ignore): linear-label:b9d78064-c89e-4973-b153-5178a31ee54e

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[dannyneira]

Hi @mdziczkowski sorry about this issue. This typically happens when Warp cannot auto-update due to one of the following reasons:

• The package repository is not set up correctly, so apt cannot find the latest version.
• The installed package is outdated, and the update mechanism cannot fetch or apply the new version.
• There may be permission issues or a mismatch between the installed package name and the one Warp expects (for example, the package name changed from warp to warp-terminal).

The recommended solution is to manually add the Warp repository and update the package. Here’s how you can do it:

sudo apt-get install wget gpg
wget -qO- https://releases.warp.dev/linux/keys/warp.asc | gpg --dearmor > warpdotdev.gpg
sudo install -D -o root -g root -m 644 warpdotdev.gpg /etc/apt/keyrings/warpdotdev.gpg
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/warpdotdev.gpg] https://releases.warp.dev/linux/deb stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/warpdotdev.list'
rm warpdotdev.gpg
sudo apt update && sudo apt install warp-terminal

[mdziczkowski]

Hello. I have the gpg and repository correctly set-up. However, instead of the ".list" file format (the one You gave), it's easier for me to use the ".sources" format because it's make the management easier.

In this format, the given by You entry would look following:

Types: deb
URIs: https://releases.warp.dev/linux/deb
Suite: stable
Components: main
Signed-By: /etc/apt/keyrings/warpdotdev.gpg
Arch: amd64

I think it's more clean ;-p