How to Install and Uninstall snapd Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "snapd" package

Please follow the steps below to install snapd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall snapd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.48.3+20.10
Built-Using: apparmor (= 3.0.0-0ubuntu1), golang-1.14 (= 1.14.7-2ubuntu1), libcap2 (= 1:2.43-1), libseccomp (= 2.4.3-1ubuntu4)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 114784
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.32), libfuse2 (>= 2.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), 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_2.48.3+20.10_amd64.deb
Size: 28361428
MD5sum: d0309e52181402689f910c54571134dc
SHA1: 956372155f39181fc409590fb52beb296bbe24ac
SHA256: 9c6cf89223d9ea109e67df87471b956ca6f94457d4c0a1e164cab67b1bac3d7c
SHA512: 6dc9872b937d87f7d3988f714c6d009789e5a1802e4553325998554dbbde61baaaeba0b908134341e76672a3e6fbf5d1e5b69ae9de1aa28cdb89e8735cfbc2d0
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description-en: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
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.
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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: 2.47.1+20.10.1
Built-Using: apparmor (= 3.0.0-0ubuntu1), golang-1.14 (= 1.14.7-2ubuntu1), libcap2 (= 1:2.43-1), libseccomp (= 2.4.3-1ubuntu4)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 114112
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.32), libfuse2 (>= 2.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), liblzo2-2 (>= 2.02), 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_2.47.1+20.10.1_amd64.deb
Size: 28189368
MD5sum: e83938d14c195d6f42d5757efebca76e
SHA1: 33138026a68967ba497b00eb261a13d910d9104d
SHA256: 13229463aa18c9fc1bf2cbc0454a04c9cef48907baebed54079fb6c640816e34
SHA512: 8ee46658e8525c13b6af14039f0aab0504ad839ceab3c573e2fa116823783109643668743daf6d9e2bce97eada983efe01c1bfb86d94f10b9dc776456202ea45
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description-en: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
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.
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, server-raspi, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop