The solution used by Linux Mint seems apt: cd /etc/apt/preferences.d/ cat nosnap.pref # To prevent repository packages from triggering the installa

The solution used by Linux Mint seems apt: cd /etc/apt/preferences.d/ cat 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