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stackinator
Asked: 2018-02-23 06:28:01 +0800 CST

How to Install Multiple Snaps Simultaneously?

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How do I install three Snap Apps at the same time? Let's pick these three

  • Notes
  • Shout
  • Hangups

maybe

sudo snap install notes && sudo snap install shout && sudo snap install hangups

or

sudo snap install notes shout hangups

?

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3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    The second example you give works, on the proviso that all three use the same confinement model. If one of them requires the --classic confinement model, then it will need a separate install step.

    So simply:-

    snap install notes shout hangups

    Will work. As you can see here:-

    alan@hal:~$ snap install notes shout hangups
shout 0.53.0 from 'snapcrafters' installed
hangups 0.4.4 from 'tomdryer' installed
notes 0.9.0~gitb6e3b34 from 'notes-developers' installed
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  2. Parallel installs

    snap now also has an experimental parallel install feature documented at: https://snapcraft.io/docs/parallel-installs

    As of snap 2.50.1 Ubuntu 21.04, if you do:

    sudo snap install hello-world hello-world_foo

    it fails with:

    error: cannot install "hello-world", "hello-world_foo": experimental feature disabled - test it by
       setting 'experimental.parallel-instances' to true

    and after:

    sudo snap set system experimental.parallel-instances=true

    the installation works.

    However, if you run again:

    sudo snap install hello-world hello-world_foo

    it now fails with:

    error: cannot install "hello-world", "hello-world_foo": no install/refresh information results from
       the store

    and exits with status 1 which is annoying because I with it were idempotent by default while developing and re-running my setup scripts. This has been asked at: Problem when trying to install multiple apps with snap

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  3. It is possible just specify wherever is needed 

    sudo snap install slack --classic && sudo snap install skype --classic && sudo snap install spotify htop

    Hope to help! :)

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