How to Install and Uninstall snapd Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "snapd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install snapd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                snapd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "snapd" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall snapd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                snapd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the snapd package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.60.4+23.10
Built-Using: apparmor (= 4.0.0~alpha2-0ubuntu5), libcap2 (= 1:2.66-4ubuntu1), libseccomp (= 2.5.4-1ubuntu3)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 107744
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.38), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.12.0), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), libudev1 (>= 183), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus
Recommends: gnupg, fuse3 (>= 3.10.5-1) | fuse
Suggests: zenity | kdialog
Conflicts: snap (<< 2013-11-29-1ubuntu1)
Breaks: snap-confine (<< 2.23), snapd-xdg-open (<= 0.0.0), ubuntu-core-launcher (<< 2.22), ubuntu-snappy (<< 1.9), ubuntu-snappy-cli (<< 1.9)
Replaces: snap-confine (<< 2.23), snapd-xdg-open (<= 0.0.0), ubuntu-core-launcher (<< 2.22), ubuntu-snappy (<< 1.9), ubuntu-snappy-cli (<< 1.9)
Filename: pool/main/s/snapd/snapd_2.60.4+23.10_amd64.deb
Size: 27282268
MD5sum: ccdae78f12ee14672534c552820204ef
SHA1: c1a78e5ac11a1f8c39760bbf8574a2e284737b8d
SHA256: 8d180645653fd02a6c6789ed33de4ee4bc74dd194449f8d8988d9be44979011d
SHA512: adb402d92e67ac4d6fe8fc17d8f591ee1fbc740e20c4a658ba0d14f514dae0d2645db3fe33592ac5c053facf0746a22252abc890e848f130d065ae4ec7f1f5c3
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: cloud-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, server-minimal, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi