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0 pointsaddingnumbers3y ago0 comments

> All it takes to get rid of snaps forever is `sudo apt purge snapd`.

That's not enough. Some package could eventually drag it back in.

    $ apt show firefox
    Package: firefox
    ...
    Pre-Depends: debconf, snapd

If you really want to keep it off your system for good, you need something like this:

    $ cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/no-snapd
    Package: snapd
    Pin: release a=*
    Pin-Priority: -1
    $

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WirelessGigabit3y ago

When I try to remove snapd it says it'll also remove ubutu-server-minimal. And that scares me.

the_third_wave3y ago

Use the moment to replace ubuntu-server with Debian and you'll be glad you did when Canonical decides on its next move to ensnare users. Even when I used Ubuntu - back in the early brown-desktop days when they sent out free CD-ROMs to anyone who wanted one - I never felt tempted to use it on a server since it was never clear to me what it offered that Debian could not deliver while it was clear that keeping Debian up to date was (and is) far easier than doing the same with Ubuntu.

Ubuntu had its place in popularising Linux but they jumped the shark a long time ago, now they are just another player jostling for their own niche.

WirelessGigabit3y ago

Thanks for the recommendation. Before I do that I'd have to check which binary drivers I have so I don't end up with a server that has no internet.

And by server I mean that dusty NUC...

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WirelessGigabit3y ago

When I try to remove snapd it says it'll also remove ubutu-server-minimal. And that scares me.

the_third_wave3y ago

Ubuntu had its place in popularising Linux but they jumped the shark a long time ago, now they are just another player jostling for their own niche.

WirelessGigabit3y ago

Thanks for the recommendation. Before I do that I'd have to check which binary drivers I have so I don't end up with a server that has no internet.

And by server I mean that dusty NUC...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse