Script to get rid of Snap

[Schwarzer Kater]

Update to version 2.1.4:
better late than never - now all scripts test first if the computer has established an internet connection as this is needed.

[jlittle]

(I'm not sure if this is the best place to give this feedback - perhaps some gitlab equivalent of github issues would be better.)

I can find no mention of /etc/systemd/system/var-snap-firefox-common-host\x2dhunspell.mount or the link to it in /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants in the script. By removing /var/snap, the mount fails, but they should go IIUC.

[Princey]

Question, I've just upgraded to 24.10. I saw in this post that my Firefox and Thunderbird install would default back to the snap version. Do I have to repeat this script once again to get rid of snap? My old Thunderbird install seems to be working (had a shortcut on the desktop). Don't want to break anything if it is unnecessary.

[villeneuve]

Hi, I just wanted to report that the script also works perfectly fine on the current KDE neon 6.3. Thanks very much for work put in, it's really useful!

[Schwarzer Kater]

I have tested the script with 24.10 and 25.04 during the past weeks and improved some code regarding broken symbolic systemd links in 24.10.

[Schwarzer Kater]

Question, I've just upgraded to 24.10. I saw in this post that my Firefox and Thunderbird install would default back to the snap version. Do I have to repeat this script once again to get rid of snap? My old Thunderbird install seems to be working (had a shortcut on the desktop). Don't want to break anything if it is unnecessary.

Better late than never, sorry:

Yes, you will have to use the get rid of Snap script again after release-upgrading Kubuntu to the next main version. The process is quite painless and does not touch the user data of a non-Snap Firefox or Thunderbird that had been installed before.

Also see the READ MEs of the get rid of Snap script, the reinstall Snap for release-upgrade script, the install traditional Firefox script and the install traditional Thunderbird script…