Linux/Remove Ubuntu Snap
What is Snap ?
- Snap is new Ubuntu packaging, in place of apt
- There is also flatpack and alternative to snap.
Why remove it ?
- 2021: It is slower than APT packages, e.g. Firefox noticeably slower startup
- Creates a bunch of /dev/loopX devices for each snap package
How ?
- Best way install Debian.
From: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1369159/how-to-remove-snap-completely-without-losing-firefox
sudo apt-get autopurge snapd cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref # To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of Snap, # this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT. # For more information: https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/snap.html Package: snapd Pin: release a=* Pin-Priority: -10 EOF