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title: Snap | ||
summary: Working with snaps | ||
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# Snap | ||
:::warning | ||
Note that snaps are going to be [removed from Solus in the future][2], | ||
and are not fully confined in Solus with Linux 6.9 and newer. | ||
See the section on confinement below. | ||
::: | ||
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[Snaps][1] are a way of installing third-party packages. | ||
The `snapd` package installs the CLI client that can be used to install and run snaps. | ||
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## Confinement warning | ||
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Snaps are usually protected using `strict` confinement, | ||
ensuring that snaps can't access more of your system than needed. | ||
The `snap` command provided by Solus shows a warning when strict confinement is not available. | ||
For example: | ||
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> WARNING: snap is running with partial confinement. See https://help.getsol.us/docs/user/software/third-party/snap for details | ||
We recommend [migrating to Flatpak](#migrating-to-flatpak) when possible. | ||
The warning can be silenced by running `sudo snap hide-confinement-warning`. | ||
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## Migrating to Flatpak | ||
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The `unsnap` package can be used to migrate from snap to Flatpak. | ||
While it does not actively remove user data in `~/snap` or `/var/lib/snapd`, | ||
we cannot guarantee that no data gets removed on accident. | ||
Please ensure you have system backups that include snap data. | ||
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Run `sudo unsnap` before migrating to see if all your snaps have known equivalents. | ||
Look for lines containing `No equivalent flatpak for <name> found`. | ||
Check out [this issue][3] if you encounter such snaps. | ||
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Running `sudo unsnap auto` will migrate as many snaps to Flatpak as possible. | ||
It will also uninstall `snapd` if all snaps were migrated. | ||
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If `unsnap` is unable to find an equivalent Flatpak for a snap, you have the following options: | ||
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- Search for an equivalent Flatpak manually, and [report it][3] if possible. | ||
- Install an equivalent tool from the package manager if possible. | ||
- Uninstall the snap manually if it is not needed. | ||
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It is possible to rerun `sudo unsnap auto` to finish removing `snapd`. | ||
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[1]: https://snapcraft.io/ | ||
[2]: https://github.com/getsolus/packages/issues/325 | ||
[3]: https://github.com/getsolus/packages/issues/3282 |