How To Install snapd-xdg-open on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-xdg-open on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is snapd-xdg-open
snapd-xdg-open is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
Package: snapd-xdg-open Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.48.3+20.04 Priority: optional Section: universe/utils Source: snapd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 154 Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2) Depends: snapd (= 2.48.3+20.04) Filename: pool/universe/s/snapd/snapd-xdg-open_2.48.3+20.04_amd64.deb Size: 1632 MD5sum: b0356f1a7ee28779769406090f7fcf33 SHA1: 9f03fdbeec8bab325fb5ad3ca50396234087f1a2 SHA256: 753c1a492031bbf538870f5eedaf172d9cdc4146c64cbe3beedf911c3f19620a SHA512: a20eb2217a68085416094aa007530f3880afaf869ee92be762702d650002344921e7199db3df21e3c84703fcf98b1bd5e188e8a4c188b9c90db81e562684f83a Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd Description-en: Transitional package for snapd-xdg-open This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
Package: snapd-xdg-open Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.44.3+20.04 Priority: optional Section: universe/utils Source: snapd Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 130 Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2) Depends: snapd (= 2.44.3+20.04) Filename: pool/universe/s/snapd/snapd-xdg-open_2.44.3+20.04_amd64.deb Size: 1636 MD5sum: dc61714e25507ed522d787f2a3307f9f SHA1: 04cc640a26886f55b3c76505fbb6e74052fa238b SHA256: e4fc9a5fcb863c04d5f57d720f939f069a41a748b4c459ff9edd4dea5e4c62cb Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd Description-en: Transitional package for snapd-xdg-open This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install snapd-xdg-open on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install snapd-xdg-open Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install snapd-xdg-open using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install snapd-xdg-open
Install snapd-xdg-open Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install snapd-xdg-open using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install snapd-xdg-open
Install snapd-xdg-open Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install snapd-xdg-open using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install snapd-xdg-open
How To Uninstall snapd-xdg-open on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the snapd-xdg-open package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove snapd-xdg-open
Uninstall snapd-xdg-open And Its Dependencies
To uninstall snapd-xdg-open and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove snapd-xdg-open
Remove snapd-xdg-open Configurations and Data
To remove snapd-xdg-open configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge snapd-xdg-open
Remove snapd-xdg-open configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove snapd-xdg-open configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge snapd-xdg-open
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install snapd-xdg-open package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
