Install and Use Snap on Ubuntu

Why use Snap

• Easy installs and updates. Snaps update by themselves.
• Better security. Each snap runs in a sandbox.
• Many apps. The Snap Store has thousands.

(Snap is already installed on most Ubuntu releases. Follow these steps if it is missing.)

Install snapd

Step 1: Open a terminal.

Step 2: Update the package lists

sudo apt update

• sudo runs the command with admin rights.
• apt is the package manager of Ubuntu.
• update refreshes the list of packages.

Step 3: Install snapd

sudo apt install snapd

Check it

snap --version

Update snaps

sudo snap refresh

Find and install apps

Search the Snap Store:

snap search vlc

Install an app:

sudo snap install vlc

Some apps need the --classic option because they need wider access:

sudo snap install code --classic

Useful commands

Remove an app

sudo snap remove vlc

Quick recap

• sudo apt install snapd.
• snap search and sudo snap install add apps.
• sudo snap refresh updates them.