electron-builder.json

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
       "from": "./static/font",
       "to": "static/font",
       "filter": ["**/*"]
+    },
+    {
+      "from": "./static/app-update.yml",
+      "to": "app-update.yml"
     }
   ],
   "publish": [

electron/index.js

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { diskSpaceLinux, diskSpaceWindows, diskSpaceMac } from '../ui/util/disks
 const { download } = require('electron-dl');
 const remote = require('@electron/remote/main');
 const os = require('os');
+const sudo = require('sudo-prompt');
 
 remote.initialize();
 const filePath = path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'static', 'upgradeDisabled');
@@ -33,29 +34,23 @@ try {
   upgradeDisabled = false;
 }
 autoUpdater.autoDownload = !upgradeDisabled;
+autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = false;
 
-// This is set to true if an auto update has been downloaded through the Electron
+const UPDATE_STATE_INIT = 0;
-// auto-update system and is ready to install. If the user declined an update earlier,
+const UPDATE_STATE_CHECKING = 1;
-// it will still install on shutdown.
+const UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND = 2;
-let autoUpdateDownloaded = false;
+const UPDATE_STATE_NO_UPDATES_FOUND = 3;
+const UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING = 4;
+const UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADED = 5;
+let updateState = UPDATE_STATE_INIT;
+let updateDownloadItem;
+
+const isAutoUpdateSupported = ['win32', 'darwin'].includes(process.platform) || !!process.env.APPIMAGE;
 
 // This is used to keep track of whether we are showing the special dialog
 // that we show on Windows after you decline an upgrade and close the app later.
 let showingAutoUpdateCloseAlert = false;
 
-// This is used to prevent downloading updates multiple times when
-// using the auto updater API.
-// As read in the documentation:
-// "Calling autoUpdater.checkForUpdates() twice will download the update two times."
-// https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/auto-updater#autoupdatercheckforupdates
-let keepCheckingForUpdates = true;
-
-// Auto updater doesn't support Linux installations (only trough AppImages)
-// this is why, for that case, we download a full executable (.deb package)
-// as a fallback support. This variable will be used to prevent
-// multiple downloads when auto updater isn't supported.
-let downloadUpgradeInProgress = false;
-
 // Keep a global reference, if you don't, they will be closed automatically when the JavaScript
 // object is garbage collected.
 let rendererWindow;
@@ -243,7 +238,8 @@ app.on('activate', () => {
 app.on('will-quit', event => {
   if (
     process.platform === 'win32' &&
-    autoUpdateDownloaded &&
+    updateState === UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADED &&
+    isAutoUpdateSupported &&
     !appState.autoUpdateAccepted &&
     !showingAutoUpdateCloseAlert
   ) {
@@ -327,87 +323,6 @@ ipcMain.on('get-disk-space', async (event) => {
   }
 });
 
-ipcMain.on('download-upgrade', async (event, params) => {
-  if (downloadUpgradeInProgress) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const { url, options } = params;
-  const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(app.getPath('temp') + path.sep);
-  options.onProgress = function(p) {
-    rendererWindow.webContents.send('download-progress-update', p);
-  };
-  options.directory = dir;
-  options.onCompleted = function(c) {
-    downloadUpgradeInProgress = false;
-    rendererWindow.webContents.send('download-update-complete', c);
-  };
-  const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
-  downloadUpgradeInProgress = true;
-  await download(win, url, options).catch(e => console.log('e', e));
-});
-
-ipcMain.on('upgrade', (event, installerPath) => {
-  app.on('quit', () => {
-    console.log('Launching upgrade installer at', installerPath);
-    // This gets triggered called after *all* other quit-related events, so
-    // we'll only get here if we're fully prepared and quitting for real.
-    shell.openPath(installerPath);
-  });
-  // what to do if no shutdown in a long time?
-  console.log('Update downloaded to', installerPath);
-  console.log('The app will close and you will be prompted to install the latest version of LBRY.');
-  console.log('After the install is complete, please reopen the app.');
-  app.quit();
-});
-
-ipcMain.on('check-for-updates', (event, autoDownload) => {
-  // Prevent downloading the same update multiple times.
-  if (!keepCheckingForUpdates) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  keepCheckingForUpdates = false;
-  autoUpdater.autoDownload = autoDownload;
-  autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
-});
-
-autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
-  autoUpdateDownloaded = true;
-
-  // If this download was trigger by
-  // autoUpdateAccepted it means, the user
-  // wants to install the new update but
-  // needed to downloaded the files first.
-  if (appState.autoUpdateAccepted) {
-    autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
-  }
-});
-
-autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', () => {
-  keepCheckingForUpdates = true;
-});
-
-ipcMain.on('autoUpdateAccepted', () => {
-  appState.autoUpdateAccepted = true;
-
-  // quitAndInstall can only be called if the
-  // update has been downloaded. Since the user
-  // can disable auto updates, we have to make
-  // sure it has been downloaded first.
-  if (autoUpdateDownloaded) {
-    autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // If the update hasn't been downloaded,
-  // start downloading it. After it's done, the
-  // event 'update-downloaded' will be triggered,
-  // where we will be able to resume the
-  // update installation.
-  autoUpdater.downloadUpdate();
-});
-
 ipcMain.on('version-info-requested', () => {
   function formatRc(ver) {
     // Adds dash if needed to make RC suffix SemVer friendly
@@ -500,3 +415,162 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', error => {
   if (daemon) daemon.quit();
   app.exit(1);
 });
+
+// Auto updater
+autoUpdater.on('download-progress', () => {
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING;
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADED;
+
+  // If this download was trigger by
+  // autoUpdateAccepted it means, the user
+  // wants to install the new update but
+  // needed to downloaded the files first.
+  if (appState.autoUpdateAccepted) {
+    autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
+  }
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-available', () => {
+  if (updateState === UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING) {
+    return;
+  }
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND;
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('update-not-available', () => {
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_NO_UPDATES_FOUND;
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('error', () => {
+  if (updateState === UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING) {
+    updateState = UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND;
+    return;
+  }
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_INIT;
+});
+
+// Manual (.deb) update
+ipcMain.on('cancel-download-upgrade', () => {
+  if (updateDownloadItem) {
+    // Cancel the download and execute the onCancel
+    // callback set in the options.
+    updateDownloadItem.cancel();
+  }
+});
+
+ipcMain.on('download-upgrade', (event, params) => {
+  if (updateState !== UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (isAutoUpdateSupported) {
+    updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING;
+    autoUpdater.downloadUpdate();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { url, options } = params;
+  const dir = fs.mkdtempSync(app.getPath('temp') + path.sep);
+
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING;
+
+  // Grab the download item's handler to allow
+  // cancelling the operation if required.
+  options.onStarted = function(downloadItem) {
+    updateDownloadItem = downloadItem;
+  };
+  options.onCancel = function() {
+    updateState = UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND;
+    updateDownloadItem = undefined;
+  };
+  options.onProgress = function(p) {
+    rendererWindow.webContents.send('download-progress-update', p);
+  };
+  options.onCompleted = function(c) {
+    updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADED;
+    updateDownloadItem = undefined;
+    rendererWindow.webContents.send('download-update-complete', c);
+  };
+  options.directory = dir;
+  const win = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow();
+  download(win, url, options).catch(e => {
+    updateState = UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND;
+    console.log('e', e);
+  });
+});
+
+// Update behavior
+ipcMain.on('autoUpdateAccepted', () => {
+  appState.autoUpdateAccepted = true;
+
+  // quitAndInstall can only be called if the
+  // update has been downloaded. Since the user
+  // can disable auto updates, we have to make
+  // sure it has been downloaded first.
+  if (updateState === UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADED) {
+    autoUpdater.quitAndInstall();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (updateState !== UPDATE_STATE_UPDATES_FOUND) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // If the update hasn't been downloaded,
+  // start downloading it. After it's done, the
+  // event 'update-downloaded' will be triggered,
+  // where we will be able to resume the
+  // update installation.
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING;
+  autoUpdater.downloadUpdate();
+});
+
+ipcMain.on('check-for-updates', (event, autoDownload) => {
+  if (![UPDATE_STATE_INIT, UPDATE_STATE_NO_UPDATES_FOUND].includes(updateState)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  updateState = UPDATE_STATE_CHECKING;
+
+  // If autoDownload is true, checkForUpdates will begin the
+  // download automatically.
+  if (autoDownload) {
+    updateState = UPDATE_STATE_DOWNLOADING;
+  }
+
+  autoUpdater.autoDownload = autoDownload;
+  autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
+});
+
+ipcMain.on('upgrade', (event, installerPath) => {
+  // what to do if no shutdown in a long time?
+  console.log('Update downloaded to', installerPath);
+  console.log('The app will close and you will be prompted to install the latest version of LBRY.');
+  console.log('After the install is complete, please reopen the app.');
+
+  // Prevent .deb package from opening with archive manager (Ubuntu >= 20)
+  if (process.platform === 'linux' && !process.env.APPIMAGE) {
+    sudo.exec(`dpkg -i ${installerPath}`, { name: app.name }, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (err || stderr) {
+        rendererWindow.webContents.send('upgrade-installing-error');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Re-launch the application when the installation finishes.
+      app.relaunch();
+      app.quit();
+    });
+
+    return;
+  }
+
+  app.on('quit', () => {
+    console.log('Launching upgrade installer at', installerPath);
+    // This gets triggered called after *all* other quit-related events, so
+    // we'll only get here if we're fully prepared and quitting for real.
+    shell.openPath(installerPath);
+  });
+  app.quit();
+});

package.json

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "remove-markdown": "^0.3.0",
     "rss": "^1.2.2",
     "source-map-explorer": "^2.5.2",
+    "sudo-prompt": "^9.2.1",
     "tempy": "^0.6.0",
     "videojs-logo": "^2.1.4"
   },

static/app-strings.json

@@ -2312,7 +2312,8 @@
   "Free --[legend, unused disk space]--": "Free",
   "Top content in %language%": "Top content in %language%",
   "Apply": "Apply",
-  "24-hour clock": "24-hour clock",
   "Disable background": "Disable background",
+  "Installing, please wait...": "Installing, please wait...",
+  "There was an error during installation. Please, try again.": "There was an error during installation. Please, try again.",
   "--end--": "--end--"
 }

static/app-update.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+owner: lbryio
+repo: lbry-desktop
+provider: github

ui/component/lastReleaseChanges/index.js

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { selectRemoteVersion } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import LastReleaseChanges from './view';
 
-export default LastReleaseChanges;
+const select = (state) => ({
+  releaseVersion: selectRemoteVersion(state),
+});
+
+const perform = {};
+
+export default connect(select, perform)(LastReleaseChanges);

ui/component/lastReleaseChanges/view.jsx

@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ import Button from 'component/button';
 import I18nMessage from 'component/i18nMessage';
 
 type Props = {
+  releaseVersion: string,
   hideReleaseVersion?: boolean,
 };
 
 const LastReleaseChanges = (props: Props) => {
-  const { hideReleaseVersion } = props;
+  const { hideReleaseVersion, releaseVersion } = props;
   const [releaseTag, setReleaseTag] = useState('');
   const [releaseChanges, setReleaseChanges] = useState('');
   const [fetchingReleaseChanges, setFetchingReleaseChanges] = useState(false);
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ const LastReleaseChanges = (props: Props) => {
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const lastReleaseUrl = 'https://api.github.com/repos/lbryio/lbry-desktop/releases/latest';
+    const lastReleaseUrl = `https://api.github.com/repos/lbryio/lbry-desktop/releases/tags/${releaseVersion}`;
     const options = {
       method: 'GET',
       headers: { Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json' },
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ const LastReleaseChanges = (props: Props) => {
         setFetchingReleaseChanges(false);
         setFetchReleaseFailed(true);
       });
-  }, []);
+  }, [releaseVersion, setFetchingReleaseChanges, setReleaseTag, setReleaseChanges, setFetchReleaseFailed]);
 
   if (fetchingReleaseChanges) {
     return <p>{__('Loading...')}</p>;

ui/constants/action_types.js

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export const DOWNLOAD_UPGRADE = 'DOWNLOAD_UPGRADE';
 export const UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_STARTED = 'UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_STARTED';
 export const UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETED = 'UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETED';
 export const UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_PROGRESSED = 'UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_PROGRESSED';
+export const UPGRADE_INIT_INSTALL = 'UPGRADE_INIT_INSTALL';
+export const UPGRADE_INSTALL_ERROR = 'UPGRADE_INSTALL_ERROR';
 export const CHECK_UPGRADE_AVAILABLE = 'CHECK_UPGRADE_AVAILABLE';
 export const CHECK_UPGRADE_START = 'CHECK_UPGRADE_START';
 export const CHECK_UPGRADE_SUCCESS = 'CHECK_UPGRADE_SUCCESS';
@@ -55,7 +57,10 @@ export const UPDATE_REMOTE_VERSION = 'UPDATE_REMOTE_VERSION';
 export const SKIP_UPGRADE = 'SKIP_UPGRADE';
 export const START_UPGRADE = 'START_UPGRADE';
 export const AUTO_UPDATE_DECLINED = 'AUTO_UPDATE_DECLINED';
+export const AUTO_UPDATE_RESET = 'AUTO_UPDATE_RESET';
+export const AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED = 'AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED';
 export const AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED = 'AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED';
+export const AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADING = 'AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADING';
 export const CLEAR_UPGRADE_TIMER = 'CLEAR_UPGRADE_TIMER';
 
 // Wallet

ui/index.jsx

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ import {
   doToggle3PAnalytics,
   doUpdateDownloadProgress,
   doNotifyUpdateAvailable,
+  doShowUpgradeInstallationError,
+  doAutoUpdateDownloading,
+  doAutoUpdateReset,
+  doAutoUpdateFail,
 } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import { isURIValid } from 'util/lbryURI';
 import { setSearchApi } from 'redux/actions/search';
@@ -128,10 +132,30 @@ ipcRenderer.on('open-uri-requested', (event, url, newSession) => {
   handleError();
 });
 
+autoUpdater.on('download-progress', () => {
+  app.store.dispatch(doAutoUpdateDownloading());
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('checking-for-update', () => {
+  app.store.dispatch(doAutoUpdateReset());
+});
+
 autoUpdater.on('update-available', (e) => {
   app.store.dispatch(doNotifyUpdateAvailable(e));
 });
 
+autoUpdater.on('update-downloaded', () => {
+  app.store.dispatch(doAutoUpdateReset());
+});
+
+autoUpdater.on('error', () => {
+  app.store.dispatch(doAutoUpdateFail());
+});
+
+ipcRenderer.on('upgrade-installing-error', () => {
+  app.store.dispatch(doShowUpgradeInstallationError());
+});
+
 ipcRenderer.on('download-progress-update', (e, p) => {
   app.store.dispatch(doUpdateDownloadProgress(Math.round(p.percent * 100)));
 });
@@ -208,6 +232,8 @@ function AppWrapper() {
       const enabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_PRERELEASE_UPDATES)(state);
       if (enabled) {
         autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = true;
+      } else {
+        autoUpdater.allowPrerelease = false;
       }
     }
   }, [persistDone]);

ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded/index.js

@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { doAutoUpdateDeclined, doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
+import { selectAutoUpdateFailed, selectAutoUpdateDownloading, selectIsUpgradeAvailable } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded from './view';
 
-const perform = dispatch => ({
+const select = (state, props) => ({
+  errorWhileUpdating: selectAutoUpdateFailed(state),
+  isDownloading: selectAutoUpdateDownloading(state),
+  isUpdateAvailable: selectIsUpgradeAvailable(state),
+});
+
+const perform = (dispatch) => ({
   closeModal: () => dispatch(doHideModal()),
   declineAutoUpdate: () => dispatch(doAutoUpdateDeclined()),
 });
 
-export default connect(
+export default connect(select, perform)(ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded);
-  null,
-  perform
-)(ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded);

ui/modal/modalAutoUpdateDownloaded/view.jsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @flow
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 // @if TARGET='app'
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 // @endif
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ import { Modal } from 'modal/modal';
 import LastReleaseChanges from 'component/lastReleaseChanges';
 
 type Props = {
-  closeModal: any => any,
+  closeModal: (any) => any,
   declineAutoUpdate: () => any,
+  errorWhileUpdating: boolean,
+  isDownloading: boolean,
+  isUpdateAvailable: boolean,
 };
 
 const ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded = (props: Props) => {
-  const { closeModal, declineAutoUpdate } = props;
+  const { closeModal, declineAutoUpdate, errorWhileUpdating, isDownloading, isUpdateAvailable } = props;
-  const [disabled, setDisabled] = useState(false);
+  const [waitingForAutoUpdateResponse, setWaitingForAutoUpdateResponse] = useState(false);
 
   const handleConfirm = () => {
-    setDisabled(true);
+    setWaitingForAutoUpdateResponse(true);
     ipcRenderer.send('autoUpdateAccepted');
   };
 
@@ -25,19 +28,24 @@ const ModalAutoUpdateDownloaded = (props: Props) => {
     closeModal();
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setWaitingForAutoUpdateResponse(false);
+  }, [errorWhileUpdating, isDownloading, isUpdateAvailable]);
+
   return (
     <Modal
       isOpen
       type="confirm"
       contentLabel={__('Upgrade Downloaded')}
       title={__('LBRY leveled up')}
-      confirmButtonLabel={__('Upgrade Now')}
+      confirmButtonLabel={isDownloading ? __('Downloading...') : __('Upgrade Now')}
-      abortButtonLabel={__('Not Now')}
+      abortButtonLabel={isDownloading ? __('Keep browsing') : __('Not Now')}
-      confirmButtonDisabled={disabled}
+      confirmButtonDisabled={!isUpdateAvailable || isDownloading || waitingForAutoUpdateResponse}
       onConfirmed={handleConfirm}
       onAborted={handleAbort}
     >
       <LastReleaseChanges />
+      {errorWhileUpdating && <p>{__('There was an error while updating. Please try again.')}</p>}
     </Modal>
   );
 };

ui/modal/modalDownloading/index.js

@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { doStartUpgrade, doCancelUpgrade, doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
-import { selectDownloadProgress, selectDownloadComplete, selectUpgradeDownloadPath } from 'redux/selectors/app';
+import {
+  selectDownloadProgress,
+  selectDownloadComplete,
+  selectUpgradeDownloadPath,
+  selectUpgradeInitialized,
+  selectUpgradeFailedInstallation,
+} from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import ModalDownloading from './view';
 
-const select = state => ({
+const select = (state) => ({
   downloadProgress: selectDownloadProgress(state),
   downloadComplete: selectDownloadComplete(state),
   downloadItem: selectUpgradeDownloadPath(state),
+  upgradeInitialized: selectUpgradeInitialized(state),
+  failedInstallation: selectUpgradeFailedInstallation(state),
 });
 
-const perform = dispatch => ({
+const perform = (dispatch) => ({
   startUpgrade: () => dispatch(doStartUpgrade()),
   cancelUpgrade: () => {
     dispatch(doHideModal());
@@ -17,7 +25,4 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   },
 });
 
-export default connect(
+export default connect(select, perform)(ModalDownloading);
-  select,
-  perform
-)(ModalDownloading);

ui/modal/modalDownloading/view.jsx

@@ -10,11 +10,21 @@ type Props = {
   downloadItem: string,
   startUpgrade: () => void,
   cancelUpgrade: () => void,
+  upgradeInitialized: boolean,
+  failedInstallation: boolean,
 };
 
 class ModalDownloading extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   render() {
-    const { downloadProgress, downloadComplete, downloadItem, startUpgrade, cancelUpgrade } = this.props;
+    const {
+      downloadProgress,
+      downloadComplete,
+      downloadItem,
+      startUpgrade,
+      cancelUpgrade,
+      upgradeInitialized,
+      failedInstallation,
+    } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <Modal title={__('Downloading update')} isOpen contentLabel={__('Downloading update')} type="custom">
@@ -40,9 +50,18 @@ class ModalDownloading extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
           </React.Fragment>
         ) : null}
 
+        {failedInstallation && <p>{__('There was an error during installation. Please, try again.')}</p>}
+
         <div className="card__actions">
-          {downloadComplete ? <Button button="primary" label={__('Begin Upgrade')} onClick={startUpgrade} /> : null}
+          {downloadComplete ? (
-          <Button button="link" label={__('Cancel')} onClick={cancelUpgrade} />
+            <Button
+              disabled={upgradeInitialized}
+              button="primary"
+              label={__(upgradeInitialized ? 'Installing, please wait...' : 'Begin Upgrade')}
+              onClick={startUpgrade}
+            />
+          ) : null}
+          <Button disabled={upgradeInitialized} button="link" label={__('Cancel')} onClick={cancelUpgrade} />
         </div>
       </Modal>
     );

ui/redux/actions/app.js

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
 import {
   selectIsUpgradeSkipped,
   selectUpdateUrl,
-  selectUpgradeDownloadItem,
   selectUpgradeDownloadPath,
   selectAutoUpdateDeclined,
   selectRemoteVersion,
@@ -85,6 +84,15 @@ export function doStartUpgrade() {
     const upgradeDownloadPath = selectUpgradeDownloadPath(state);
 
     ipcRenderer.send('upgrade', upgradeDownloadPath);
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.UPGRADE_INIT_INSTALL,
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+export function doShowUpgradeInstallationError() {
+  return {
+    type: ACTIONS.UPGRADE_INSTALL_ERROR,
   };
 }
 
@@ -154,25 +162,8 @@ export function doAutoUpdateDeclined() {
 }
 
 export function doCancelUpgrade() {
-  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+  ipcRenderer.send('cancel-download-upgrade');
-    const state = getState();
+  return { type: ACTIONS.UPGRADE_CANCELLED };
-    const upgradeDownloadItem = selectUpgradeDownloadItem(state);
-
-    if (upgradeDownloadItem) {
-      /*
-       * Right now the remote reference to the download item gets garbage collected as soon as the
-       * the download is over (maybe even earlier), so trying to cancel a finished download may
-       * throw an error.
-       */
-      try {
-        upgradeDownloadItem.cancel();
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.error(err); // eslint-disable-line no-console
-      }
-    }
-
-    dispatch({ type: ACTIONS.UPGRADE_CANCELLED });
-  };
 }
 
 export function doCheckUpgradeAvailable() {
@@ -229,6 +220,24 @@ export function doNotifyUpdateAvailable(e) {
   };
 }
 
+export function doAutoUpdateDownloading() {
+  return {
+    type: ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADING,
+  };
+}
+
+export function doAutoUpdateReset() {
+  return {
+    type: ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_RESET,
+  };
+}
+
+export function doAutoUpdateFail() {
+  return {
+    type: ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED,
+  };
+}
+
 /*
   Initiate a timer that will check for an app upgrade every 10 minutes.
  */

ui/redux/reducers/app.js

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ export type AppState = {
   hasSignature: boolean,
   badgeNumber: number,
   volume: number,
+  autoUpdateDownloading: boolean,
   autoUpdateDeclined: boolean,
+  autoUpdateFailed: boolean,
   modalsAllowed: boolean,
   downloadProgress: ?number,
   upgradeDownloading: ?boolean,
@@ -62,11 +64,15 @@ const defaultState: AppState = {
   upgradeSkipped: sessionStorage.getItem('upgradeSkipped') === 'true',
   // @endif
   muted: false,
+  autoUpdateDownloading: false,
   autoUpdateDownloaded: false,
   autoUpdateDeclined: false,
+  autoUpdateFailed: false,
   modalsAllowed: true,
   hasClickedComment: false,
   downloadProgress: undefined,
+  upgradeInitialized: false,
+  upgradeFailedInstallation: false,
   upgradeDownloading: undefined,
   upgradeDownloadComplete: undefined,
   checkUpgradeTimer: undefined,
@@ -140,9 +146,18 @@ reducers[ACTIONS.UPGRADE_CANCELLED] = (state) =>
     modal: null,
   });
 
+reducers[ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADING] = (state) =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    autoUpdateDownloading: true,
+    autoUpdateDownloaded: false,
+    autoUpdateFailed: false,
+  });
+
 reducers[ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED] = (state) =>
   Object.assign({}, state, {
+    autoUpdateDownloading: false,
     autoUpdateDownloaded: true,
+    autoUpdateFailed: false,
   });
 
 reducers[ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_DECLINED] = (state) =>
@@ -150,6 +165,20 @@ reducers[ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_DECLINED] = (state) =>
     autoUpdateDeclined: true,
   });
 
+reducers[ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_RESET] = (state) =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    autoUpdateFailed: false,
+    autoUpdateDownloading: false,
+    autoUpdateDownloaded: false,
+  });
+
+reducers[ACTIONS.AUTO_UPDATE_FAILED] = (state) =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    autoUpdateDownloading: false,
+    autoUpdateDownloaded: false,
+    autoUpdateFailed: true,
+  });
+
 reducers[ACTIONS.UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETED] = (state, action) =>
   Object.assign({}, state, {
     downloadPath: action.data.path,
@@ -162,6 +191,18 @@ reducers[ACTIONS.UPGRADE_DOWNLOAD_STARTED] = (state) =>
     upgradeDownloading: true,
   });
 
+reducers[ACTIONS.UPGRADE_INIT_INSTALL] = (state) =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    upgradeInitialized: true,
+    upgradeFailedInstallation: false,
+  });
+
+reducers[ACTIONS.UPGRADE_INSTALL_ERROR] = (state) =>
+  Object.assign({}, state, {
+    upgradeInitialized: false,
+    upgradeFailedInstallation: true,
+  });
+
 reducers[ACTIONS.CHANGE_MODALS_ALLOWED] = (state, action) =>
   Object.assign({}, state, {
     modalsAllowed: action.data.modalsAllowed,

ui/redux/selectors/app.js

@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ export const selectState = (state) => state.app || {};
 
 export const selectPlatform = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.platform);
 
-export const selectUpdateUrl = createSelector(selectPlatform, (platform) => {
+export const selectRemoteVersion = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.remoteVersion);
+
+export const selectUpdateUrl = createSelector(selectPlatform, selectRemoteVersion, (platform, releaseVersion) => {
   switch (platform) {
     case 'darwin':
       return 'https://lbry.com/get/lbry.dmg';
     case 'linux':
-      return 'https://lbry.com/get/lbry.deb';
+      // releaseVersion can be used as the tag name
+      // Example: v0.53.5-alpha.test7495b
+      // When downloading, we need to remove the initial
+      // v, ending up with a file name like
+      // LBRY_0.53.5-alpha.test7495b.deb
+      const fileName = 'LBRY_' + (releaseVersion || '').replace('v', '') + '.deb';
+      return `https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-desktop/releases/download/${releaseVersion}/${fileName}`;
     case 'win32':
       return 'https://lbry.com/get/lbry.exe';
     default:
@@ -21,10 +29,12 @@ export const selectUpdateUrl = createSelector(selectPlatform, (platform) => {
 
 export const selectHasClickedComment = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.hasClickedComment);
 
-export const selectRemoteVersion = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.remoteVersion);
-
 export const selectIsUpgradeAvailable = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.isUpgradeAvailable);
 
+export const selectUpgradeInitialized = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.upgradeInitialized);
+
+export const selectUpgradeFailedInstallation = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.upgradeFailedInstallation);
+
 export const selectUpgradeFilename = createSelector(selectPlatform, selectRemoteVersion, (platform, version) => {
   switch (platform) {
     case 'darwin':
@@ -46,12 +56,14 @@ export const selectIsUpgradeSkipped = createSelector(selectState, (state) => sta
 
 export const selectUpgradeDownloadPath = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.downloadPath);
 
-export const selectUpgradeDownloadItem = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.downloadItem);
-
 export const selectAutoUpdateDownloaded = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.autoUpdateDownloaded);
 
 export const selectAutoUpdateDeclined = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.autoUpdateDeclined);
 
+export const selectAutoUpdateFailed = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.autoUpdateFailed);
+
+export const selectAutoUpdateDownloading = createSelector(selectState, (state) => state.autoUpdateDownloading);
+
 export const selectIsUpdateModalDisplayed = createSelector(selectState, (state) => {
   return [MODALS.AUTO_UPDATE_DOWNLOADED, MODALS.UPGRADE, MODALS.DOWNLOADING].includes(state.modal);
 });