Canonical is introducing permissions prompting to Ubuntu 24.10, an experimental feature enabling fine-grained, user-controlled access management for applications using AppArmor at the system call level. The feature works without requiring application code changes, allowing users to grant or deny specific directory and file access on a per-request basis. Implementation includes a new Flutter-based prompting client and Security Center component, launching as opt-in with plans for expansion to other interfaces in future releases.
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AppArmor's experimental permissions prompting
Canonical is bringing fine-grained permission prompting to Ubuntu 24.10, letting users approve or deny per-app file access at the system-call level via AppArmor without requiring application code changes.
Friday, April 17, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LobstersBY sys://pipeline
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