How to Install and Uninstall snapd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 24,2024

You can also install and uninstall the snapd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "snapd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install snapd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall snapd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.58+22.04.1
Built-Using: apparmor (= 3.0.4-2ubuntu2), libcap2 (= 1:2.44-1build3), libseccomp (= 2.5.3-2ubuntu2)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100049
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.34), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), 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+22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 23841840
MD5sum: 76c39f67513e840178d5d27b954e60f5
SHA1: a62c76c509a748f106b5359b7f1ac69e36fca850
SHA256: 1fd668baf737fb8714779a5e9db5acd737778c3b54e3625576ddef8f07e99cd9
SHA512: a1ef6f5682a7e21ebb604161f57144003b57edab71bbb8825f8a50509fa9bff7607cc8709080d5fc330fcea3f5b688853416802137ad66f4286673dd76acb3a2
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.55.3+22.04
Built-Using: apparmor (= 3.0.4-2ubuntu2), libcap2 (= 1:2.44-1build3), libseccomp (= 2.5.3-2ubuntu2)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 87079
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libc6 (>= 2.34), libfuse3-3 (>= 3.2.3), 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
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_2.55.3+22.04_amd64.deb
Size: 21565482
MD5sum: b981398e399bcbdc85f60e6dedf9eef3
SHA1: 33ee8f2ecadaccdaa30f3fc13e1cd47981ea4461
SHA256: b1a80f19ea83453522b38d37f6c5dd5751dba0a1ee29c034a610bbfeab75ef97
SHA512: 052c5e8755d300487c3471fe1da6e20bfd7a52696123660a5d8178adcf862235fd4353095f8791867bbdf9151e66ab2ca52867e114cc975cd4cdeb055c8161a4
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Description-md5: 4f57b9592309b3006720058df2b8dad3
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-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, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi