How to Install and Uninstall snapd Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "snapd" package

This tutorial shows how to install snapd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall snapd on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.55.5+18.04
Built-Using: apparmor (= 2.12-4ubuntu5.1), libcap2 (= 1:2.25-1.2), libseccomp (= 2.5.1-1ubuntu1~18.04.2)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 147138
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.27), libfuse2 (>= 2.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), liblzo2-2, libudev1 (>= 183), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus
Recommends: gnupg
Suggests: zenity | kdialog
Conflicts: snap (<< 2013-11-29-1ubuntu1)
Breaks: apt (<< 1.6.3), snap-confine (<< 2.23), snapd-xdg-open (<= 0.0.0), systemd (<< 237-3ubuntu10.24), 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_2.55.5+18.04_amd64.deb
Size: 35584100
MD5sum: 555128a821a7f23796b5e4ed8ee0c383
SHA1: 832ee4c10bcf6bab2a6aecb48f182a0a5b2d845d
SHA256: 9d1a0e39554408147f368661cc7647e74ebc176ed26f60b05988d625b01b2314
SHA512: bc448823ccaafe5b358ff6412e76216f6539fc4c0e15a7dc01b2a88b2701ca2523905391075767ed5618676bd864d7d7b52643bccedcfdd6a1ef2e338cb66615
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2
Built-Using: apparmor (= 2.12-4ubuntu5.1), libcap2 (= 1:2.25-1.2), libseccomp (= 2.5.1-1ubuntu1~18.04.2)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 143020
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.27), libfuse2 (>= 2.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), liblzo2-2, libudev1 (>= 183), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus
Recommends: gnupg
Suggests: zenity | kdialog
Conflicts: snap (<< 2013-11-29-1ubuntu1)
Breaks: apt (<< 1.6.3), snap-confine (<< 2.23), snapd-xdg-open (<= 0.0.0), systemd (<< 237-3ubuntu10.24), 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_2.54.3+18.04.2ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 34256096
MD5sum: 768ee84aa2c640c08343b397aa8f17a9
SHA1: 526b187679498fc6c612ff8e8aba7db608ccf0f9
SHA256: eb41edb272cbe1490a899ada6033a30dcb02c0be9dbf76bc5dade9275592ab46
SHA512: af749e540628ea57e37c5aa137fba6d535b142488a84ad1460c780400aa8d969e39e252288a941d3349f8cb073f36ab2e145b7d70f994923d23f76e3a274df88
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.32.5+18.04
Built-Using: apparmor (= 2.12-4ubuntu4), golang-1.10 (= 1.10.1-1ubuntu2), libcap2 (= 1:2.25-1.2), libseccomp (= 2.3.1-2.1ubuntu4)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 55620
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.27), libfuse2 (>= 2.8), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), libudev1 (>= 183), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: gnupg
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_2.32.5+18.04_amd64.deb
Size: 12212660
MD5sum: f46b1c99558422e17bb21ceb5456c763
SHA1: f8ecd0134737436c56ab9ba434b30a9c68244a92
SHA256: e51d683f3919d8ce6bbd4cc628817e079cbcd3ccddd7a2f1d3f3b22dbbf11dce
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4369b732b1d8c634d3df6778c852e4ba
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y