[GTALUG] Removing snapd from Ubuntu

Mauro Souza thoriumbr at gmail.com
Sat Apr 30 18:12:22 EDT 2022


You can prevent snap from coming back with
sudo apt-mark hold snapd

Or you can use Linux Mint. It is my choice since Ubuntu 11.04 and Unity.

On Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 18:30 Stewart C. Russell via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> On 2022-04-29 08:50, Val Kulkov wrote:
> > Stewart, would you mind sharing your experience removing snapd from
> > Ubuntu? I'd love to learn how you managed to do it. I'd be happy to get
> > rid of snapd, too.
>
> I followed this guide, which I have to admit I haven't tried on a new
> 21.10 or 22.04 installation:
>
> Disabling Snaps in Ubuntu 20.10 (and 20.04 LTS) —
>
> https://www.kevin-custer.com/blog/disabling-snaps-in-ubuntu-20-10-and-20-04-lts/
>
> I'd approach it methodically, making sure you don't wipe out the system
> accidentally. Once snapd is removed, it stays removed as long as you
> don't install a package that's a snap in disguise.
>
>   Stewart
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