How To Install snapd 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 snapd on Ubuntu.

What is `snapd`

snapd is:

Install, configure, refresh and remove snap packages. Snaps are ‘universal’ packages that work across many different Linux systems, enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.

Start with ‘snap list’ to see installed snaps.

There are three methods to install snapd 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 snapd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install snapd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install snapd

Install snapd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install snapd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install snapd

Install snapd 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 snapd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install snapd

How To Uninstall snapd on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the snapd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove snapd

Uninstall snapd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall snapd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove snapd

Remove snapd Configurations and Data

To remove snapd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge snapd

Remove snapd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove snapd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snapd

Dependencies

snapd have the following dependencies:

References

snapd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.