How To Install ubuntu-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ubuntu-snappy
ubuntu-snappy is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install ubuntu-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ubuntu-snappy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-snappy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ubuntu-snappy
Install ubuntu-snappy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ubuntu-snappy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ubuntu-snappy
Install ubuntu-snappy 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 ubuntu-snappy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ubuntu-snappy
How To Uninstall ubuntu-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ubuntu-snappy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-snappy
Uninstall ubuntu-snappy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ubuntu-snappy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ubuntu-snappy
Remove ubuntu-snappy Configurations and Data
To remove ubuntu-snappy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ubuntu-snappy
Remove ubuntu-snappy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ubuntu-snappy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ubuntu-snappy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ubuntu-snappy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
