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FreedomTech 1y ago

# How To Remove Snapcraft

How to Remove Snapcraft From Ubuntu (And possibly other Debian based distros)

>Note: Linux Mint does not come with snap

1. List all installed snap packages:

```

snap list

```

2. Remove each package listed in step 1. Must be done individually. You cannot remove the "core" package.

```

sudo snap remove --purge package-name

```

3. Clear the snap cache:

```

sudo rm -rf /var/cache/snapd/

```

4. Uninstall snapd and the snap GUI tool

```

sudo apt autoremove --purge snapd gnome-software-plugin-snap

```

5. Remove the snap preferences from your home directory.

```

rm -fr ~/snap

```

6. Put the snapd package on hold, which prevents it from being installed or updated automatically.

```

sudo apt-mark hold snapd

```

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Davide 1y ago

What is the problem with snap?

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FreedomTech 1y ago

Snap requires the use if a propriety app server.

From Linux Mint's website:

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/snap.html

"Although it is open-source, Snap on the other hand, only works with the Ubuntu Store. Nobody knows how to make a Snap Store and nobody can. The Snap client is designed to work with only one source, following a protocol which isn’t open, and using only one authentication system. Snapd is nothing on its own, it can only work with the Ubuntu Store.

This is a store we can’t audit, which contains software nobody can patch. If we can’t fix or modify software, open-source or not, it provides the same limitations as proprietary software.

Backdoor via APT

When Snap was introduced Canonical promised it would never replace APT. This promise was broken. Some APT packages in the Ubuntu repositories not only install snap as a dependency but also run snap commands as root without your knowledge or consent and connect your computer to the remote proprietary store operated by Canonical."