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# 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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Discussion
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."