How To Remove Snaps From Ubuntu · The Kernal
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Snaps, oh snaps, the bane of Ubuntu. If there is one criticism to be leveraged at Ubuntu, it is their snap packaging system. Much like AppImage and Flatpak, Snaps consist of one single package that is isolated from the rest of the system, and includes all of the dependencies. The problem arises when these snap packages start to take up more space and open slower. So, I, like many Ubuntu users am going to show you how you can remove snapd, and everything related to it.
  • NFT screenshotter
    4•2 years ago

    I’m not really sure why you’d choose to run ubuntu if you’re going to go this far to avoid using one of it’s core products.

    • Ephera
      7•2 years ago

      Well, you might not have chosen to run Ubuntu. At $DAYJOB, we can get a Linux laptop, but only with Ubuntu. I’m really not a fan of Ubuntu, but it is less of a pain in the ass than running Windows with a Linux VM.

    • SudoDnfDashY
      1•2 years ago

      Do you throw away a perfectly good burger because there is a single ingredient you don’t like, or do you pick it off and enjoy the rest of your amazing meal?

      • NFT screenshotter
        3•2 years ago

        I mean when the same place sells that exact burger but without the single ingredient you don’t like it would make more sense to get that instead

        • SudoDnfDashY
          1•2 years ago

          It would be like if you could get a almost identical burger from another place without the ingredient you don’t like. It is not 100% like the burger you so dearly love, and it is made by another place.

      • 10_0
        1•2 years ago

        Why not just use an Ubuntu based distro without snaps installed? I’m sure someone’s made one some where.

        • SudoDnfDashY
          1•2 years ago

          There are, but the default Ubuntu still has the most support. ESM, 5 years of support, and the newest Ubuntu versions as soon as they come. Despite how good some Ubuntu based distro’s are, (I love Pop_OS!, Linux Mint, and others) they will never have the 100% support and help you get by using default Ubuntu.