---
title: Discord Update Blocks Launch
date: '2022-08-10'
---

If there is an update for `discord` available, the program will refuse to launch and give you the option to download the new version. Options available for Linux are `.deb` packages and archives with the source code. Since I'm using Arch Linux and `discord` is installed via `pacman` neither is a valid choice.
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sudo vim /opt/discord/resources/build_info.json
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```json
{
    "releaseChannel": "stable",
    "version": "0.0.18"
}
```