How to Install and Uninstall snapd Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "snapd" package

Please follow the steps below to install snapd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall snapd on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.58+20.04.1
Built-Using: apparmor (= 2.13.3-7ubuntu5), libcap2 (= 1:2.32-1), libseccomp (= 2.5.1-1ubuntu1~20.04.2)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 166905
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 (>= 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_2.58+20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 37895788
MD5sum: a084c0175e2646f864e1c3eb9af0f6b9
SHA1: c39b96486656dbf453a75a979fa558d8de94b80e
SHA256: 90ec67583dcba96fe6342b35bb7efdb31713a1bbf328c372114708a5e97dc116
SHA512: 3840ce70eae7a5d434ef60e564ccabb8b00cc05a36eb6f05794f0ccbcbdeda23ba74b4a223380bea994339ac12002b3118533b65f6c02bbdc6097a86a094f7c3
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.44.3+20.04
Built-Using: apparmor (= 2.13.3-7ubuntu4), golang-1.13 (= 1.13.8-1ubuntu1), libcap2 (= 1:2.32-1), libseccomp (= 2.4.3-1ubuntu1)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102132
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), libudev1 (>= 183), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: gnupg
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_2.44.3+20.04_amd64.deb
Size: 23199936
MD5sum: 274ac8e603d632a5a3d1b719356c9c1a
SHA1: b61595b7aa6afa6258634a524571c425d84069aa
SHA256: 4095bba388b6815998a9b36c747d8733f098dfc6f408fe6d5f16b2c19e39c1c7
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-core, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop