Difference between revisions of "Snap"
Add section on removing snap support and update to reflect the current state of Manjaro
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One way to manage your Snaps is with the application [https://userbase.kde.org/Discover Discover] from the KDE project. You need a special version of Discover that can be found in the repos to manage snaps. | One way to manage your Snaps is with the application [https://userbase.kde.org/Discover Discover] from the KDE project. You need a special version of Discover that can be found in the repos to manage snaps. This is now installed by default in some Manjaro editions that include Discover. If it isn't, you can install the package {{ic|discover-snap}} with your favorite package manager or the command: | ||
pamac install discover-snap | pamac install discover-snap | ||
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Another way to manage your Snaps is with the application [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software Gnome Software] from the Gnome project. You need a special version of Gnome Software that has support for managing snaps. This now comes pre-installed in several Manjaro editions. If it isn't, you can install the package {{ic|gnome-software-snap}} with your favorite package manager or the command: | |||
pamac | pamac install gnome-software-snap | ||
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You can remove Snaps with the command {{ic|snap remove}}. For example: | You can remove Snaps with the command {{ic|snap remove}}. For example: | ||
snap remove vlc | snap remove vlc | ||
=Removing Snap Support= | |||
If you want to remove support for snaps from the system, you can do so with a few simple steps. | |||
First, check if you have {{ic|gnome-software-snap}} or {{ic|discover-snap}} installed. | |||
pamac list -i | grep snap | |||
If you find either of those packages, replace them with the non-snap versions. For example, if {{ic|gnome-software-snap}} was on that list you can replace it with: | |||
pamac install gnome-software | |||
Next, remove snapd itself | |||
pamac remove snapd | |||
Optionally, you can also remove the remaining snapd files which would include any installed snaps. | |||
sudo rm -r /var/lib/snapd | |||
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