How to Install and Uninstall snapd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "snapd" package

This tutorial shows how to install snapd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall snapd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: snapd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.48.3
Built-Using: apparmor (= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.11), golang-1.10 (= 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~16.04.1), libcap2 (= 1:2.24-12), libseccomp (= 2.4.3-1ubuntu3.16.04.3)
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 100592
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.2), ca-certificates, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.17), libfuse2 (>= 2.6), liblzma5 (>= 5.1.1alpha+20110809), liblzo2-2, 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_amd64.deb
Size: 21097514
MD5sum: 19a169a761fefd1d01c60452198f383c
SHA1: 0f19d1afa1e3efd1d2d63a2d9b74f41743ca3141
SHA256: f9d9f47657613a858d1ed64bb8bb7bc558232887d4d4f6721fa18f747bd342b8
SHA512: db1b2eb7f970a56bec13b70a0c1e4bfec789492ae46b6cf747d1ef167e97816762d219319ab5fe709d6fd5d3bfe921de5ff96f83c899e1939debc3c2fa3c5b2e
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: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-core, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: snapd
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 18536
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.2
Replaces: ubuntu-snappy (<< 1.9), ubuntu-snappy-cli (<< 1.9)
Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.4), adduser, lsb-release, squashfs-tools, ubuntu-core-launcher (>= 1.0.23)
Conflicts: snap (<< 2013-11-29-1ubuntu1), snappy
Breaks: ubuntu-snappy (<< 1.9), ubuntu-snappy-cli (<< 1.9)
Filename: pool/main/s/snapd/snapd_2.0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 4010516
MD5sum: 45b58056b9107a47e185f4a9069e5044
SHA1: 003a857233ebd9315c4d5e86efea8015f1d0f28a
SHA256: 27507f566e314d3f1f65b609c7007b69b69249d82233bbfbd1d8a507eeda9d24
Description-en: Tool to interact with Ubuntu Core Snappy.
Manage an Ubuntu system with snappy.
Description-md5: 364ba9499ea9442fb2a40f0fe7925d19
Built-Using: golang-1.6 (= 1.6.1-0ubuntu1), golang-check.v1 (= 0.0+git20150729.11d3bc7-2), golang-defaults (= 2:1.6-1ubuntu4), golang-github-coreos-go-systemd (= 3-2), golang-github-gorilla-mux (= 0.0~git20150814.0.f7b6aaa-1), golang-github-gosexy-gettext (= 0~git20130221-0ubuntu6), golang-github-mvo5-goconfigparser (= 0.2.1-0ubuntu1), golang-github-mvo5-uboot-go (= 0~3.git69978a3-0ubuntu5), golang-github-peterh-liner (= 0.0~git20151118.0.4d47685-1), golang-go-flags (= 0.0~git20160302-0ubuntu1), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.0~git20151201.0.7b85b09-2), golang-gopkg-tomb.v2 (= 0.0~git20140626.14b3d72-1), golang-pb (= 0.0~git20131219-1), golang-pty (= 0.0~git20150511.1.5cf931e-1ubuntu1), golang-websocket (= 0.0~git20150811.0.b6ab76f-1), golang-yaml.v2 (= 0.0+git20160301.0.a83829b-1)
Homepage: https://github.com/ubuntu-core/snappy
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-core, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-core, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-desktop, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop