My system is Ubuntu-Mate 20.04 and i was install via snap some apps.
Now i decide to remove snaps from my system but i have problem with dependencies.
If try to remove gir1.2-snapd-1 Synaptic inform me that will remove also:
apturl
gnome-software
software-properties-gtk
ubuntu-mate-core
ubuntu-mate-desktop
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
update-manager
update-notifier
My worries are if remove ubuntu-mate-core & ubuntu-mate-desktop will not crash my system?
I will not recommend to remove the applications because:
removal of software-properties-gtk from the system will remove Software & Updates application which is user-friendly for repository and updates management.
removal of ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk, update-manager and update-notifier will lead to lack of nice looking update/upgrade manager applications.
Without packages in the above list you convert package management of your system to server-like OS with only terminal-based tools like apt, apt-get, aptitude, add-apt-repository, do-release-upgrade. So such system loses usability and user-friendless.
Removal of gnome-software is good as it is very slow and dumb application.
But removal of ubuntu-mate-core and ubuntu-mate-desktop will not trash the system. They are meta-packages.
You can end with removal of Snapd itself by sudo apt-get purge snapd.
Personally I do not like Snaps too, but in some cases they are useful. For example for installing new package versions on old systems like Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. And for installing some proprietary stuff, which is not presented in the repositories (like video-conference apps).
You can simply leave these packages in the system. Such removal will not free large amount of space.
Some risk, depending upon how your system was built. But you can mitigate that risk.
Advice: Do not remove the gir1.2-snapd-1 deb package for three reasons:
1) Leaving it shouldn't do anything harmful. Without snapd installed, this package might generate a few application errors since the introspected functions don't actually exist without snapd installed. If this bothers you, then go right ahead and delete the gir1.2-snapd-1 deb package.
2) Removing the depending packages will degrade your ability to control the package manager using desktop features:
gnome-software
software-properties-gtk
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
update-manager
update-notifier
Of course, if you don't use any of those features then go right ahead and delete the gir1.2-snapd-1 deb package. It's your system.
3) Removing the depending ubuntu-mate-core and ubuntu-mate-desktop may make other desktop packages eligble for autoremoval.
This is the part that might trash your system. Read your apt output carefully before agreeing to any future removals or autoremovals. This is mostly a risk for folks who build their system up from a minimal .iso or install the desktop environment using apt. If your desktop does vanish, simply apt install those metapackages again.
Folks who installed the desktop directly using a Desktop install .iso are NOT at risk; the desktop packages are individually apt-marked to prevent precisely this kind of mistake. Go right ahead and delete the gir1.2-snapd-1 deb package.
I remove libsnappy1v5:i386 and some wine apps deleted and reinstall them.
Now trying remove libsnappy1v5 apt display:
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: audacity-data breeze-icon-theme ca-certificates-java calf-plugins catdoc dvdauthor fonts-dejavu-extra fonts-wine frei0r-plugins fuseiso gimp-data gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0 gstreamer1.0-adapter-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-autogain-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-convolver-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-crystalizer-pulseeffects java-common kaccounts-providers kactivities-bin kactivitymanagerd kde-cli-tools kde-cli-tools-data kdeconnect kded5 kdenlive-data keditbookmarks kinit kio kpackagelauncherqml kpackagetool5 kpeople-vcard libaacs0 libaccounts-qt5-1 libamd2 libaom0 libaribb24-0 libass9 libbabl-0.1-0 libbasicusageenvironment1 libbdplus0 libbluray2 libbs2b0 libc-ares2 libcamd2 libcapi20-3 libccolamd2 libcddb2 libcholmod3 libcodec2-0.9 libdc1394-22 libdc1394-25 libdc1394-utils libdca0 libde265-0 libdirectfb-1.7-7 libdvbpsi10 libebml4v5 libebur128-1 libenca0 libepub0 libfaad2 libflac++6v5 libflite1 libfluidsynth2 libgavl1 libgegl-common libgme0 libgroupsock8 libgsm1 libgupnp-igd-1.0-4 libheif1 libhfstospell10 libid3tag0 libinstpatch-1.0-2 libixml10 libjsoncpp1 libkaccounts1 libkate1 libkf5activities5 libkf5archive5 libkf5attica5 libkf5auth5 libkf5bluezqt-data libkf5bluezqt6 libkf5bookmarks-data libkf5bookmarks5 libkf5calendarevents5 libkf5completion-data libkf5completion5 libkf5contacts-data libkf5contacts5 libkf5declarative-data libkf5declarative5 libkf5doctools5 libkf5filemetadata-data libkf5filemetadata3 libkf5globalaccel-bin libkf5globalaccel-data libkf5globalaccel5 libkf5globalaccelprivate5 libkf5iconthemes-bin libkf5iconthemes-data libkf5iconthemes5 libkf5itemviews-data libkf5itemviews5 libkf5jobwidgets-data libkf5jobwidgets5 libkf5kcmutils-data libkf5kcmutils5 libkf5kiocore5 libkf5kiofilewidgets5 libkf5kiogui5 libkf5kiontlm5 libkf5kiowidgets5 libkf5kirigami2-5 libkf5newstuff-data libkf5newstuff5 libkf5newstuffcore5 libkf5notifyconfig-data libkf5package-data libkf5package5 libkf5parts-data libkf5parts-plugins libkf5parts5 libkf5people-data libkf5people5 libkf5peoplebackend5 libkf5peoplewidgets5 libkf5plasma5 libkf5plasmaquick5 libkf5pty-data libkf5pty5 libkf5pulseaudioqt2 libkf5purpose-bin libkf5purpose5 libkf5quickaddons5 libkf5solid5 libkf5solid5-data libkf5sonnet5-data libkf5sonnetcore5 libkf5sonnetui5 libkf5su-bin libkf5su-data libkf5su5 libkf5textwidgets-data libkf5textwidgets5 libkf5xmlgui-bin libkf5xmlgui-data libkf5xmlgui5 libkworkspace5-5 liblilv-0-0 liblirc-client0 liblivemedia77 libmad0 libmatroska6v5 libmetis5 libminizip1 libmjpegutils-2.1-0 libmlt-data libmng2 libmodplug1 libmovit8 libmpcdec6 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 libmplex2-2.1-0 libmypaint-1.5-1 libmypaint-common libmysofa1 libnice10 libnode64 libnorm1 libodbc1 libofa0 libopenal-data libopenal1 libopenmpt-modplug1 libopenmpt0 libopenshot-audio6 libpgm-5.2-0 libphonon4qt5-4 libphonon4qt5-data libplacebo7 libpoppler-qt5-1 libportaudio2 libportsmf0v5 libpostproc55 libprotobuf-lite17 libproxy-tools libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins libqt5multimedia5 libqt5quickcontrols2-5 libqt5quicktemplates2-5 libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5webengine-data libre2-5 libresid-builder0c2a librtaudio6 librttr-core0.9.6 librubberband2 libsbc1 libsdl-image1.2 libsdl1.2debian libserd-0-0 libshine3 libsidplay2 libsignon-plugins-common1 libsignon-qt5-1 libsndio7.0 libsord-0-0 libsoundtouch1 libsox-fmt-alsa libsox-fmt-base libsox3 libspandsp2 libspatialaudio0 libsratom-0-0 libsrt1 libsrtp2-1 libssh-gcrypt-4 libssh2-1 libstb0 libsuil-0-0 libswresample3 libswscale5 libumfpack5 libupnp13 libusageenvironment3 libusrsctp1 libvamp-hostsdk3v5 libvidstab1.1 libvkd3d1 libvlc-bin libvlc5 libvlccore9 libvo-aacenc0 libvo-amrwbenc0 libvoikko1 libvorbisidec1 libwildmidi2 libx265-179 libxcb-composite0 libxcb-damage0 libxvidcore4 libzbar0 libzita-convolver3 libzmq5 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 mda-lv2 media-player-info nodejs nodejs-doc openjdk-11-jre-headless oxygen-icon-theme phantomjs plasma-framework python3-pyqt5.qtsvg python3-pyqt5.qtwebkit python3-pyxattr python3-zmq qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt qml-module-org-kde-kconfig qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2 qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons qml-module-org-kde-newstuff qml-module-org-kde-people qml-module-org-kde-purpose qml-module-qt-labs-platform qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects qml-module-qtqml-models2 qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-controls2 qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-layouts qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets qml-module-qtquick-templates2 qml-module-qtquick-window2 qml-module-qtquick2 qml-module-qtwebchannel qml-module-ubuntu-onlineaccounts rtmpdump rubberband-ladspa signon-plugin-oauth2 sonnet-plugins sshfs swh-plugins timgm6mb-soundfont vlc-bin vlc-data vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-qt vlc-plugin-samba vlc-plugin-skins2 vlc-plugin-video-splitter vlc-plugin-visualization xsane-common youtube-dl zam-plugins Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: audacity browser-plugin-freshplayer-pepperflash celluloid dvgrab ffmpeg ffmpegthumbnailer frostwire gimp gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad kdenlive libasound2-plugins-extra libavcodec-extra libavcodec-extra58 libavdevice58 libavfilter7 libavformat58 libchromaprint1 libfaudio0 libffmpegthumbnailer4v5 libgegl-0.4-0 libgimp2.0 libkf5filemetadata-bin libkf5notifyconfig5 libmlt++3 libmlt6 libmpv1 libopenshot16 libqt5webengine5 libqt5webenginecore5 libquicktime2 libsnappy1v5 libwine melt mplayer mpv openshot openshot-qt peek phonon4qt5 phonon4qt5-backend-vlc pulseeffects python3-openshot qml-module-qtwebengine stremio vlc vlc-plugin-base vlc-plugin-video-output vokoscreen wine wine-devel-amd64 wine-stable wine64 winetricks xsane 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 55 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 1075 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Also libsnapd-glib1 will delete:
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: accountsservice-ubuntu-schemas apturl-common calf-plugins gir1.2-goa-1.0 gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0 gnome-software-common gstreamer1.0-adapter-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-autogain-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-convolver-pulseeffects gstreamer1.0-crystalizer-pulseeffects libappstream-glib8 libzita-convolver3 mda-lv2 pavucontrol-qt-l10n rtkit rubberband-ladspa zam-plugins Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: apturl audio-recorder gir1.2-snapd-1 gnome-software indicator-sound libcanberra-pulse libsnapd-glib1 paprefs pavucontrol-qt pulseaudio pulseaudio-equalizer pulseaudio-module-gsettings pulseaudio-module-zeroconf pulseeffects software-properties-gtk ubuntu-mate-core ubuntu-mate-desktop ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk update-manager update-notifier 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 20 to remove and 1 not upgraded. After this operation, 21,7 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
And finally gir1.2-snapd-1 don't want:
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: apturl-common gir1.2-goa-1.0 gnome-software-common libappstream-glib8 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: apturl gir1.2-snapd-1 gnome-software software-properties-gtk ubuntu-mate-core ubuntu-mate-desktop ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk update-manager update-notifier 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 9 to remove and 1 not upgraded. After this operation, 9013 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Snaps i love it !!!!