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I hate snap. But Ubtuntu still works without (maybe no longer after their April release): sudo rm -rf /var/cache/snapd/ && sudo apt autoremove --purge snap
by cies 5y ago
I hate snap. But Ubtuntu still works without (maybe no longer after their April release):
sudo rm -rf /var/cache/snapd/ && sudo apt autoremove --purge snapd && rm -fr ~/snap
And make sure it never installs again:
sudo bash -c "cat > /etc/apt/preferences.d/no-snapd.pref" << EOL
Package: snapd
Pin: origin ""
Pin-Priority: -1
EOL
- pavon 5y agoHowever, there are an increasing number of packages in Ubuntu that require snap to install, while those packages can be installed normally in Debian.
- horsawlarway 5y agoThis was my pain point. I started recommending debian over ubuntu when they replaced the default "chromium" package with a shim that instructs you to install it as a snap. I don't mind snap - I don't mind them defaulting to snap. I really would still like to use the non-snap variety of certain applications, and I don't want to have to fight the system to do so.
- dont__panic 5y agoLooks like they're switching Firefox to a similar solution, just a wrapper around Snap. Makes me glad that I've played around with Manjaro enough now to switch over.