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Asked: 2021-06-12 23:42:08 +0800 CST

How can I stop apt from installing snap packages?

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sudo apt-get install chromium-browser for some reason installs not a proper apt-get package but is installing the chromium snap.

I am aware that blocking such installs will not magically establish a maintained package, and would result in an installation failure. But I prefer to get error and install manually - from source or in unlikely cases from snap.

I want to never install anything using snap (for start, due to Snap Store closed-source practice). Especially not silently when I install using apt-get.

How can I disable snaps in gnome-software centre? is not answering my question as I want to get rid of snap infestation in apt - not in gnome-software-center.

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  1. Best Answer

    You have to remove snapd from the system by

    sudo apt-get autopurge snapd

    and then create special configuration file for APT, as LinuxMint did:

    cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/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
EOF

    This will prevent Snaps installation in future.

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