Snaps packages seem to be the future of Ubuntu and many other distributions, however the biggest problem I see with this new package service is the management and use by users, users who are used to the Apt-get installation system. Because How many of you use aptitude? Few true?
Well, something similar will happen with snap. That is why we are going to explain how to install a snap package, how to remove it and other commands that will be useful to us. when managing and installing applications in Ubuntu through this new parcel service.
Install a snap package
To install, the process is simple, you just have to write: sudo snap install "package name" and proceed to the installation of said program. Something simple that the latest versions of Ubuntu have, older versions or other distributions have to install snap or snapcraft first for it to work.
Delete a snap package
The process when removing a snap package is almost the same as with apt-get, we just have to write: sudo snap remove "package name". In this case, being a single package, when removing a program the secondary removals will not be as many as with deb packages.
Install a new app store
Right now any operating system that uses snap packages uses Ubuntu Store for download, but that will change over time. This packaging system allows us to modify the store, for this there are two methods, one by means of a snap package which would be: sudo snap install "store name" and a longer and more complicated one that is detailed in this link. In both cases it is possible to change the application store, something interesting.
Other snap package commands and parameters
In addition, snap has a series of parameters and commands that help us improve the installations. Perhaps the most important is help, a command that shows us all the other parameters that we can use. List It is another interesting parameter because it shows us all the installed snap packages and their names. And with snap find followed by the name of the package we can know if we have that snap package or not.
Conclusion
As you can see, the management of snap packages is not very difficult, it is very similar to apt-get management however the use of these packages is not as popular as we would like or as Canonical itself would like Do not you think?
It is only a matter of time and that it has a greater utility
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Hello! I have not tried snap yet, but from what I have seen, if for example you install the LibreOffice snap, it does not make the corresponding shortcuts in the Dash, does it?
Hello, I am a user of ubunto 17,10, the computer is downloaded in less than 2 hours and it is new, also I disconnect the wired and wireless networks.
Could you help me solve the problem step by step.
My Computer is a Hp network wireless interface RTL8723 BE AND THE ETHERNET RTL81101.
THE PQ GIVES ME THAT PROBLEM.
I will appreciate the yuada provided
snap is SHIT… in every way you can imagine, I don't understand why they insist on using it.
Because it is a technology developed by Canonical and it is logical that they promote its use. It is true that it has bugs and no technology is free of them. You say it's crap* in every way but you don't back up your claim with technical data.
You seem like another crybaby who wants everything for free and for it to work perfectly. If that sounds like crap to you, go ahead and contribute your knowledge by coding and supporting the project, or they have the option of not using it.