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thx for your feedback the issue is core22 using kf5-5-110-qt-5-15-11-core22 or cups cups is ur printer driver
sudo snap remove kf5-5-106-qt-5-15-9-core22
sudo snap remove kf5-5-108-qt-5-15-10-core22
sudo snap remove kf5-5-110-qt-5-15-11-core22
sudo snap remove cups
sudo snap remove curl
sudo snap remove core20
sudo snap remove core18
sudo snap remove gnome-3-28-1804
or i will make new script for you ? u need to replace cups to deb package
Thanks for replying. Yeah, I was thinking of removing them with sudo snap remove
, but would I need to install any essential alternative after removing them?
It would be great if you could configure the script considering these.
yes you do ok i will make a script today that meets your requirement
Thanks, I would be waiting.
ok i make the script for u but first i want to verify that r u using KDE ?? or KDE software
I am not very aware this thing, but I found this:
$ dpkg -l | grep -i kde
ii kaccounts-providers 4:23.08.5-0ubuntu3 amd64 KDE providers for accounts sign-on
rc kdeconnect 21.12.3-0ubuntu1 amd64 connect smartphones to your desktop devices
ii kded5 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Extensible daemon for providing session services
ii keditbookmarks 23.08.5-0ubuntu4 amd64 bookmarks editor utility for KDE
ii kinit 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 process launcher to speed up launching KDE applications
ii libblockdev-crypto3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 Crypto plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-fs3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 file system plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-loop3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 Loop device plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-mdraid3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 MD RAID plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-nvme3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 NVMe plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-part3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 Partitioning plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-swap3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 Swap plugin for libblockdev
ii libblockdev-utils3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 Utility functions for libblockdev
ii libblockdev3:amd64 3.1.1-1 amd64 Library for manipulating block devices
ii libkf5calendarevents5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks -- calendarevents
ii libkf5coreaddons-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all KDE Frameworks 5 addons to QtCore - data files
ii libkf5coreaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 KDE Frameworks 5 addons to QtCore
ii libkf5declarative-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks
ii libkf5declarative5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks
ii libkf5quickaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks -- quickaddons
ii libphonon-l10n 4:4.12.0-3.1build3 all multimedia framework from KDE using Qt - localization files
ii libphonon4qt5-4t64:amd64 4:4.12.0-3.1build3 amd64 multimedia framework from KDE using Qt 5 - core library
ii phonon4qt5:amd64 4:4.12.0-3.1build3 amd64 multimedia framework from KDE using Qt 5 - metapackage
ii qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 QML wrapper for bluez
ii qml-module-org-kde-kconfig:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE Frameworks - kconfig
ii qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 set of QtQuick components targeted for mobile use
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks - kquickcontrols
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE Frameworks - kquickcontrolsaddons
ii qml-module-org-kde-prison:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 barcode API for Qt
ii qml-module-org-kde-purpose:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 abstraction to provide and leverage actions of a specific kind, qml bindings
u r are using KDE plasma or kubuntu
and removing the kf5 Snap packages you mentioned could potentially lead to issues
it might breaks thing too
sorry for wasting ur time
I am using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and I consciously use Gnome things.
echo $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
ubuntu:GNOME
But I am not sure why I have those KDE things. Can it happen that I maybe tried testing with KDE tools and their traces are there?
No, you are not wasting my time. Can you suggest how I should verify in detail and what is safe to remove?
i think u try to install KDE in past i recommend not to remove KF5 buz u have app like KDE connect there is a some package u can remove and re install via repo
sudo snap remove cups
sudo snap remove curl
sudo snap remove gnome-3-28-1804
re install it via repo
sudo apt install cups
sudo apt install curl
keep snaps and replace these packages
I don't have KDE Connect installed, I use GSconnect now. Snaps are making the booting process slower.
if you don't use any of these then i make script for u that work fine see removing KF5 = u can't use any of these package still want to continue
kaccounts-providers
kdeconnect
kded5
qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 QML wrapper for bluez
ii qml-module-org-kde-kconfig:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE Frameworks - kconfig
ii qml-module-org-kde-kirigami2 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 set of QtQuick components targeted for mobile use
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks - kquickcontrols
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE Frameworks - kquickcontrolsaddons
ii qml-module-org-kde-prison:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 barcode API for Qt
ii qml-module-org-kde-purpose:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 abstraction to provide and leverage actions of a specific kind, qml bindings
As I told you, the issue is I am not sure where these KDE are used in my system. Are they standalone applications or are they installed due to the dependency on other applications? Can you suggest any way to check and verify their use and dependency?
these KDE installed due to dependency of
kaccounts-providers
kdeconnect
kded5
can u show me the result of dpkg -l | grep libkf
$ dpkg -l | grep libkf
ii libkf5activities5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu3 amd64 Library to organize the user work in separate activities.
ii libkf5archive-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all data files for karchive
ii libkf5archive5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Qt 5 addon providing access to numerous types of archives
ii libkf5auth-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Abstraction to system policy and authentication features
ii libkf5authcore5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Abstraction to system policy and authentication features
ii libkf5bluezqt-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 all data files for bluez-qt
ii libkf5bluezqt6:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 Qt wrapper for bluez
ii libkf5bookmarks-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Qt library with support for bookmarks and the XBEL format.
ii libkf5bookmarks5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Qt library with support for bookmarks and the XBEL format.
ii libkf5calendarevents5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks -- calendarevents
ii libkf5codecs-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all collection of methods to manipulate strings
ii libkf5codecs5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 collection of methods to manipulate strings
ii libkf5completion-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Widgets with advanced auto-completion features.
ii libkf5completion5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Widgets with advanced auto-completion features.
ii libkf5config-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 configuration settings framework for Qt
ii libkf5config-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all configuration settings framework for Qt
ii libkf5configcore5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 configuration settings framework for Qt
ii libkf5configgui5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 configuration settings framework for Qt
ii libkf5configwidgets-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Extra widgets for easier configuration support.
ii libkf5configwidgets5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Extra widgets for easier configuration support.
rc libkf5contacts-data 5:5.92.0-0ubuntu1 all data files for kcontacts
ii libkf5coreaddons-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all KDE Frameworks 5 addons to QtCore - data files
ii libkf5coreaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 KDE Frameworks 5 addons to QtCore
ii libkf5crash5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Support for application crash analysis and bug report from apps
ii libkf5dbusaddons-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 class library for qtdbus
ii libkf5dbusaddons-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all class library for qtdbus
ii libkf5dbusaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 class library for qtdbus
ii libkf5declarative-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks
ii libkf5declarative5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks
ii libkf5doctools5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Tools to generate documentation in various formats from DocBook
ii libkf5globalaccel-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Configurable global shortcut support.
ii libkf5globalaccel-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Configurable global shortcut support.
ii libkf5globalaccel5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Configurable global shortcut support.
ii libkf5globalaccelprivate5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Configurable global shortcut support - private runtime library
ii libkf5guiaddons-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 additional addons for QtGui (runtime)
ii libkf5guiaddons-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all additional addons for QtGui (documentation)
ii libkf5guiaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 additional addons for QtGui
ii libkf5i18n-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 all Advanced internationalization framework.
ii libkf5i18n5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 Advanced internationalization framework.
ii libkf5iconthemes-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 Support for icon themes
ii libkf5iconthemes-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 all Support for icon themes.
ii libkf5iconthemes5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 Support for icon themes.
ii libkf5itemviews-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Qt library with additional widgets for ItemModels
ii libkf5itemviews5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Qt library with additional widgets for ItemModels
ii libkf5jobwidgets-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Widgets for tracking KJob instances
ii libkf5jobwidgets5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Widgets for tracking KJob instances
ii libkf5js5t64:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu8 amd64 Support for JS scripting in Qt applications
ii libkf5kdcraw5:amd64 23.08.5-0ubuntu3 amd64 RAW picture decoding library
ii libkf5kexiv2-15.0.0:amd64 23.08.5-0ubuntu3 amd64 Qt like interface for the libexiv2 library
ii libkf5khtml-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu7 amd64 HTML widget and component
ii libkf5khtml-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu7 all HTML widget and component
ii libkf5khtml5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu7 amd64 HTML widget and component
ii libkf5kiocore5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 resource and network access abstraction (KIO core library)
ii libkf5kiogui5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 resource and network access abstraction (KIO gui library)
ii libkf5kiontlm5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 resource and network access abstraction (KIO NTLM library)
ii libkf5kiowidgets5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 resource and network access abstraction (KIO widgets library)
ii libkf5kirigami2-5 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 set of QtQuick components targeted for mobile use
ii libkf5notifications-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 all Framework for desktop notifications
ii libkf5notifications5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu6 amd64 Framework for desktop notifications
ii libkf5package-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all non-binary asset management framework
ii libkf5package5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 non-binary asset management framework
ii libkf5parts-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Document centric plugin system.
ii libkf5parts-plugins:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Document centric plugin system.
ii libkf5parts5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Document centric plugin system.
rc libkf5people5:amd64 5.92.0-0ubuntu1 amd64 framework providing unified access to contacts aggregated by person
ii libkf5plasma5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Plasma Runtime components
ii libkf5plasmaquick5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Plasma Runtime components
ii libkf5prison5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 barcode API for Qt
ii libkf5pty-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 all Pty abstraction.
ii libkf5pty5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Pty abstraction.
ii libkf5purpose-bin:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 abstraction to provide and leverage actions of a specific kind, runtime
ii libkf5purpose5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 library for abstractions to get the developer's purposes fulfilled
ii libkf5quickaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 provides integration of QML and KDE frameworks -- quickaddons
ii libkf5service-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Advanced plugin and service introspection
ii libkf5service-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 all Advanced plugin and service introspection
ii libkf5service5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Advanced plugin and service introspection
ii libkf5solid5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Qt library to query and control hardware
ii libkf5solid5-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all Qt library to query and control hardware
ii libkf5sonnet5-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all spell checking library for Qt, data files
ii libkf5sonnetcore5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 spell checking library for Qt, core lib
ii libkf5sonnetui5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 spell checking library for Qt, ui lib
ii libkf5textwidgets-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 all Advanced text editing widgets.
ii libkf5textwidgets5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Advanced text editing widgets.
ii libkf5threadweaver5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 ThreadWeaver library to help multithreaded programming in Qt
ii libkf5wallet-bin 5.115.0-0ubuntu3 amd64 Secure and unified container for user passwords.
ii libkf5wallet-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu3 all Secure and unified container for user passwords.
ii libkf5wallet5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu3 amd64 Secure and unified container for user passwords.
ii libkf5waylandclient5:amd64 4:5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 Qt library wrapper for Wayland libraries
ii libkf5widgetsaddons-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 all add-on widgets and classes for applications that use the Qt Widgets module
ii libkf5widgetsaddons5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 add-on widgets and classes for applications that use the Qt Widgets module
ii libkf5windowsystem-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 all Convenience access to certain properties and features of the window manager
ii libkf5windowsystem5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu4 amd64 Convenience access to certain properties and features of the window manager
ii libkf5xmlgui-bin:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 User configurable main windows.
ii libkf5xmlgui-data 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 all User configurable main windows.
ii libkf5xmlgui5:amd64 5.115.0-0ubuntu5 amd64 User configurable main windows.
I am using the Gnome desktop environment, so are kaccounts-providers, kdeconnect, kded5 necessary? Maybe not, right?
$ apt-cache rdepends kaccounts-providers
kaccounts-providers
Reverse Depends:
libkaccounts2
plasma-settings
libkaccounts2
kaccounts-integration
kubuntu-desktop
$ apt-cache rdepends kdeconnect
kdeconnect
Reverse Depends:
nautilus-kdeconnect
ubuntustudio-desktop
qml-module-org-kde-purpose
nautilus-kdeconnect
kde-plasma-desktop
nautilus-kdeconnect
libkf5purpose-bin
kubuntu-desktop
apt-cache rdepends kded5
kded5
Reverse Depends:
libkf5coreaddons5
plasma-workspace
plasma-workspace
plasma-desktop
libkf5dbusaddons5
libkf5crash5
kded5-dev
kio
kdenlive
If you're using GNOME and want to remove KDE-related packages to streamline your system, you can follow these steps. Keep in mind that removing KDE libraries and applications may affect any KDE applications you have installed or any features that rely on KDE components.
sudo apt remove --purge kdeconnect keditbookmarks kaccounts-providers kded5
sudo apt remove --purge kubuntu-desktop kde-plasma-desktop plasma-desktop
sudo apt autoremove --purge
sudo apt clean
Thanks. I followed those commands.
Now, the snap list
shows:
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
canonical-livepatch 10.8.3 282 latest/stable canonical✓ -
core 16-2.61.4-20240607 17200 latest/stable canonical✓ core
core18 20240612 2829 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core20 20240416 2318 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core22 20240823 1612 latest/stable canonical✓ base
kf5-5-106-qt-5-15-9-core22 5.106 23 latest/stable kde✓ -
kf5-5-108-qt-5-15-10-core22 5.108 5 latest/stable kde✓ -
kf5-5-110-qt-5-15-11-core22 5.110 3 latest/stable kde✓ -
snapd 2.63 21759 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd
make a chmod +x<name>.sh
./<name>.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo "https://github.com/PagalSarthak/Remove-snap-in-ubuntu"
echo "thx for using our script"
set -e
# Function to prompt for user confirmation
prompt_confirmation() {
while true; do
read -p "$1 [y/n]: " choice
case "$choice" in
y|Y ) return 0;; # Yes
n|N ) echo "Operation aborted."; exit 1;; # No
* ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
esac
done
}
# Function to remove all Snap packages
remove_snap_packages() {
echo "Removing all Snap packages..."
# Get a list of all installed snap packages
local packages
packages=$(snap list | awk 'NR > 1 {print $1}')
# Loop through the list and remove each package
for snap_package in $packages; do
echo "Removing $snap_package..."
sudo snap remove "$snap_package" || true
sleep 2 # Adding a short delay to ensure the package is removed
done
}
# Function to remove Snapd service
remove_snapd() {
echo "Stopping and disabling snapd service..."
sudo systemctl stop snapd || true
sudo systemctl disable snapd || true
sudo systemctl mask snapd || true
echo "Removing Snapd service..."
sudo apt-get purge -y snapd || true
}
# Function to clean up residual Snap directories
cleanup() {
echo "Cleaning up leftover Snap directories..."
sudo rm -rf /var/cache/snapd/
sudo rm -rf /var/snap/
sudo rm -rf /snap/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/snapd/
}
# Function to create a preference file to prevent Snap from being reinstalled
create_preference_file() {
echo "Creating preference file to prevent Snap from being reinstalled..."
echo "Package: snapd" | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref > /dev/null
echo "Pin: release a=*" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref > /dev/null
echo "Pin-Priority: -10" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/preferences.d/nosnap.pref > /dev/null
}
# Function to install Firefox from Mozilla's repository
install_firefox() {
echo "Adding Mozilla's APT repository and installing Firefox..."
sudo install -d -m 0755 /etc/apt/keyrings || handle_error "Failed to create keyrings directory"
wget -q https://packages.mozilla.org/apt/repo-signing-key.gpg -O- | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc > /dev/null || handle_error "Failed to download Mozilla signing key"
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.mozilla.org.asc] https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mozilla.list > /dev/null || handle_error "Failed to add Mozilla APT repository"
echo "Package: *" | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla > /dev/null
echo "Pin: origin packages.mozilla.org" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla > /dev/null
echo "Pin-Priority: 1000" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y firefox || handle_error "Failed to install Firefox"
}
# Function to install GNOME Software
install_gnome_software() {
echo "Installing GNOME Software..."
sudo apt install -y gnome-software || handle_error "Failed to install GNOME Software"
}
# Function to handle errors
handle_error() {
echo "Error: $1"
exit 1
}
# Main script execution
echo "Starting Snap removal process..."
# First, remove snapd if it's installed
remove_snapd
# Remove all Snap packages
while snap list | awk 'NR > 1 {print $1}' | grep .; do
remove_snap_packages
echo "Waiting for Snap packages to be fully removed..."
sleep 5
done
# Clean up Snap directories and create a preference file
cleanup
create_preference_file
# Prompt for confirmation to install Firefox
prompt_confirmation "Do you want to add Mozilla's APT repository and install Firefox?"
install_firefox
# Prompt for confirmation to install GNOME Software
prompt_confirmation "Do you want to install GNOME Software?"
install_gnome_software
echo "Snap removal process completed. Firefox and GNOME Software have been installed."
I used this script. At the beginning it showed:
Stopping 'snapd.service', but its triggering units are still active:
snapd.socket
Removed "/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snapd.service".
Disabling 'snapd.service', but its triggering units are still active:
snapd.socket
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/snapd.service → /dev/null.
Masking 'snapd.service', but its triggering units are still active:
snapd.socket
Removing Snapd service...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
snapd*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Is it an issue that it says but its triggering units are still active
?
na its not
try
snap --version
or
snapd --version
Yeah, they are not installed. Thank you so much for your time.
thx now i am closing this issue alright
In Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, I am getting this error: