How To Install snap-confine on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snap-confine on Ubuntu.
What is snap-confine
snap-confine is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install snap-confine on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install snap-confine Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snap-confine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snap-confine
Install snap-confine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snap-confine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snap-confine
Install snap-confine Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install snap-confine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snap-confine
How To Uninstall snap-confine on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the snap-confine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snap-confine
Uninstall snap-confine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snap-confine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snap-confine
Remove snap-confine Configurations and Data
To remove snap-confine configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snap-confine
Remove snap-confine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snap-confine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snap-confine
Dependencies
snap-confine have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snap-confine package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.