Also, many Ubuntu-specific features, like livepatch, will only work with snap enabled. The latest releases of Ubuntu has snap integrated deeply. Advanced users may do this only if they are not afraid of the command line and troubleshooting the system. I advise against removing snap support from Ubuntu as it is built-in with the system. Remove Snap entirely from Ubuntu (Use with extreme caution) Later on, you can remove the snap folder from your home directory and /var/cache/snapd if you are particular about that. On Fedora-based distributions, use the DNF command: sudo dnf remove snapd On Debian, Linux Mint, elementary OS etc, use the apt command to remove snapd: sudo apt remove -purge snapd sudo snap remove package1 package2 package3 If there are any, remove those snap packages first. Remove Snap entirely (Distros other than Ubuntu)įor non-Ubuntu distributions, where you manually installed Snap support, removing snapd should not create any problems.įirst, make sure that you don’t have any snap packages installed. Individual snap package is removed through terminal commandĪnd that’s how you remove applications installed in snap format.īut what about removing snap entirely? Not the snap applications but the snap daemon itself. By the end of the process, you only see the completion message. It takes a few seconds and you should see some messages about the removal. Now, I remove it like this: sudo snap remove spotify In my case, I installed Spotify on Ubuntu in snap format. But it’s better to use sudo because you need elevated privileges for removing snap applications anyways. sudo snap remove package_nameĪt least on the Ubuntu desktop, if you don’t use sudo with snap remove, it prompts for the password graphically. Once you get the package name, use it to uninstall the package. If there are too many packages, you can grep with an appropriate search term. Installed snap packages listed in terminal The tab completion works too.įor that, list all the snap packages installed on your system: snap listĭo you notice some entries with ✓ check marks or asterisks in the screenshot below? They are ‘verified’ snap packages from official developers. You need the exact package name to remove it. Delete Snap entirely from Ubuntu and other distributions.
To remove a snap package, use the command in the following fashion: sudo snap remove package_nameīut what if you don’t like Snap and want to delete not just the applications but also the Snap packaging support? Installed Snap package earlier and now you want to uninstall it?
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