Installing a SNAP Application in Fedora 37&38

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Snap is a package manager created by Canonical for operating systems that use the Linux kernel. Snaps are applications that are bundled with all of their dependencies and designed to operate on all main Linux distributions. Snaps function within a restrictive security sandbox. As a result, they are safe. Snaps are also immediately changed.

Want to run an app that is only accessible as a Snap package? Here’s how to install the snap in Fedora Linux using a technique!

Step 1: (Setup) Enable Snap Support
Canonical, the firm behind Ubuntu, created the Snap ubiquitous Linux package format. It, like Flatpak, makes it simple to load the most recent apps in Linux by running them in a sandbox.

Some people dislike Snap, but some famous apps (such as Blender and VS Code) provide official Snap packages for Linux.

Fedora does not include Snap functionality by default! Users can, however, activate it by downloading the daemon package. To do so, go through the procedures below in order.

To begin, locate and launch a terminal session from the start menu or the ‘Activities’ summary.

When the terminal window appears, type the command to install the daemon package for snap:

sudo dnf install snapd

When prompted, enter the user password and press Enter to proceed.

Enable classic snap functionality after installation by creating a symbolic link with the command:

sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap

Finally, log out and back in to apply changes.

Step 2: Install an Application as Snap
Once you got Snap support enabled, open your web browser and go to https://snapcraft.io/store and find your preferred application.

Each program has a “Install” button in the upper-right area. By clicking on it, the instruction to install the program will be displayed.

Simply copy and paste the code into the terminal and press run to install the program in Fedora Linux.

You can look for and activate it after installation, just like any other program, from the start menu or the ‘Activities’ overview, depending on your desktop environment.

If you want to Install Snap Store (Software App for Snap App Packages)

Because of this statement, Gnome Software will no longer accept Snap packages. However, if you prefer to run Snap apps graphically, there is a Snap Store to choose from.

Also, look for and launch a terminal session. Run the command to install snap when it starts.

sudo snap install snap-store

Once installed, search for and launch it from start menu (‘Activities’ overview)

How to Remove Snap Applications?
To remove a single Snap application package, either use Snap Store or run command in terminal:

sudo snap remove package-name-here

Check for installed snap app packages:
You may run snap list in a terminal session to list all installed app packages first, that is when you don’t remember the package name.

To remove the whole Snap applications which is including the package format support just run the single command below will do all the job for you: