System keeps older Snap packages
So I installed vlc daily built snap package. It's working great, no problems there. However I noticed that after upgrade the system has 2 versions of vlc (7 and 9). That can be seen when browsing /snap/vlc/ directory and using system monitor. This is also the case with other snaps. Is there a way to automatically delete older versions of snaps? Or do I just delete them using plain "rm" command? Is it safe to delete them that way?
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So I installed vlc daily built snap package. It's working great, no problems there. However I noticed that after upgrade the system has 2 versions of vlc (7 and 9). That can be seen when browsing /snap/vlc/ directory and using system monitor. This is also the case with other snaps. Is there a way to automatically delete older versions of snaps? Or do I just delete them using plain "rm" command? Is it safe to delete them that way?
Thanks
package-management snap
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
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/snap/* is read-only and only is there, (populated) when snaps are mounted so you couldn't remove anything there if you tried. There is a r/w location but I'd stay away. Maybe read here - developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage
– doug
Jul 26 '16 at 21:15
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So I installed vlc daily built snap package. It's working great, no problems there. However I noticed that after upgrade the system has 2 versions of vlc (7 and 9). That can be seen when browsing /snap/vlc/ directory and using system monitor. This is also the case with other snaps. Is there a way to automatically delete older versions of snaps? Or do I just delete them using plain "rm" command? Is it safe to delete them that way?
Thanks
package-management snap
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
5112
So I installed vlc daily built snap package. It's working great, no problems there. However I noticed that after upgrade the system has 2 versions of vlc (7 and 9). That can be seen when browsing /snap/vlc/ directory and using system monitor. This is also the case with other snaps. Is there a way to automatically delete older versions of snaps? Or do I just delete them using plain "rm" command? Is it safe to delete them that way?
Thanks
package-management snap
package-management snap
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
5112
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
5112
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
5112
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
5112
asked Jul 26 '16 at 19:53
Stanley Mitchell
5112
5112
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/snap/* is read-only and only is there, (populated) when snaps are mounted so you couldn't remove anything there if you tried. There is a r/w location but I'd stay away. Maybe read here - developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage
– doug
Jul 26 '16 at 21:15
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/snap/* is read-only and only is there, (populated) when snaps are mounted so you couldn't remove anything there if you tried. There is a r/w location but I'd stay away. Maybe read here - developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage
– doug
Jul 26 '16 at 21:15
1
1
/snap/* is read-only and only is there, (populated) when snaps are mounted so you couldn't remove anything there if you tried. There is a r/w location but I'd stay away. Maybe read here - developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage
– doug
Jul 26 '16 at 21:15
/snap/* is read-only and only is there, (populated) when snaps are mounted so you couldn't remove anything there if you tried. There is a r/w location but I'd stay away. Maybe read here - developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage
– doug
Jul 26 '16 at 21:15
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Answer from doug, somewhat extended:
/snap/* is read-only and snaps are mounted there. The reason for this is that snapd allows you to roll back to an older version of a given snap, that's why it keeps multiple versions. Calling snap remove will remove them all from the system again. There is a r/w location for snaps, but that's unrelated. https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage needs an update, but it explains the general concept.
Rolling back is done using snap revert:
daniel@daydream:~$ snap revert --help
Usage:
snap [OPTIONS] revert
The revert command reverts the given snap to its state before the
latest refresh. This will reactivate the previous snap revision, and
will use the original data that was associated with that revision,
discarding any data changes that were done by the latest revision. As
an exception, data which the snap explicitly chooses to share across
revisions is not touched by the revert process.
Application Options:
--version print the version and exit
Help Options: -h, --help Show this help message
daniel@daydream:~$
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answered Jul 29 '16 at 9:33
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In speaking with Ubuntu developers, the current default is to keep three prior versions of a snap so that you can roll-back to a prior version if needed. This default setting is not configurable.
You can use the command snap remove --revision=<an old one> snapname to remove an older revision of a snap.
They are considering whether to have only the current snap mounted as a loop filesystem, but I don't know the status of that.
answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
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Snapd will automatically retain three revisions (usually current plus two older) by default, and will delete older.
In mid-2018, snapd was updated so that the number of revisions is configurable (though never less than 2).
Use the command:
snap set system refresh.retain=N
N cannot be less than two.
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Answer from doug, somewhat extended:
/snap/* is read-only and snaps are mounted there. The reason for this is that snapd allows you to roll back to an older version of a given snap, that's why it keeps multiple versions. Calling snap remove will remove them all from the system again. There is a r/w location for snaps, but that's unrelated. https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage needs an update, but it explains the general concept.
Rolling back is done using snap revert:
daniel@daydream:~$ snap revert --help
Usage:
snap [OPTIONS] revert
The revert command reverts the given snap to its state before the
latest refresh. This will reactivate the previous snap revision, and
will use the original data that was associated with that revision,
discarding any data changes that were done by the latest revision. As
an exception, data which the snap explicitly chooses to share across
revisions is not touched by the revert process.
Application Options:
--version print the version and exit
Help Options: -h, --help Show this help message
daniel@daydream:~$
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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answered Jul 29 '16 at 9:33
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Answer from doug, somewhat extended:
/snap/* is read-only and snaps are mounted there. The reason for this is that snapd allows you to roll back to an older version of a given snap, that's why it keeps multiple versions. Calling snap remove will remove them all from the system again. There is a r/w location for snaps, but that's unrelated. https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage needs an update, but it explains the general concept.
Rolling back is done using snap revert:
daniel@daydream:~$ snap revert --help
Usage:
snap [OPTIONS] revert
The revert command reverts the given snap to its state before the
latest refresh. This will reactivate the previous snap revision, and
will use the original data that was associated with that revision,
discarding any data changes that were done by the latest revision. As
an exception, data which the snap explicitly chooses to share across
revisions is not touched by the revert process.
Application Options:
--version print the version and exit
Help Options: -h, --help Show this help message
daniel@daydream:~$
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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answered Jul 29 '16 at 9:33
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Answer from doug, somewhat extended:
/snap/* is read-only and snaps are mounted there. The reason for this is that snapd allows you to roll back to an older version of a given snap, that's why it keeps multiple versions. Calling snap remove will remove them all from the system again. There is a r/w location for snaps, but that's unrelated. https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage needs an update, but it explains the general concept.
Rolling back is done using snap revert:
daniel@daydream:~$ snap revert --help
Usage:
snap [OPTIONS] revert
The revert command reverts the given snap to its state before the
latest refresh. This will reactivate the previous snap revision, and
will use the original data that was associated with that revision,
discarding any data changes that were done by the latest revision. As
an exception, data which the snap explicitly chooses to share across
revisions is not touched by the revert process.
Application Options:
--version print the version and exit
Help Options: -h, --help Show this help message
daniel@daydream:~$
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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answered Jul 29 '16 at 9:33
dholbach
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Answer from doug, somewhat extended:
/snap/* is read-only and snaps are mounted there. The reason for this is that snapd allows you to roll back to an older version of a given snap, that's why it keeps multiple versions. Calling snap remove will remove them all from the system again. There is a r/w location for snaps, but that's unrelated. https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage needs an update, but it explains the general concept.
Rolling back is done using snap revert:
daniel@daydream:~$ snap revert --help
Usage:
snap [OPTIONS] revert
The revert command reverts the given snap to its state before the
latest refresh. This will reactivate the previous snap revision, and
will use the original data that was associated with that revision,
discarding any data changes that were done by the latest revision. As
an exception, data which the snap explicitly chooses to share across
revisions is not touched by the revert process.
Application Options:
--version print the version and exit
Help Options: -h, --help Show this help message
daniel@daydream:~$
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In speaking with Ubuntu developers, the current default is to keep three prior versions of a snap so that you can roll-back to a prior version if needed. This default setting is not configurable.
You can use the command snap remove --revision=<an old one> snapname to remove an older revision of a snap.
They are considering whether to have only the current snap mounted as a loop filesystem, but I don't know the status of that.
answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
j1mc
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In speaking with Ubuntu developers, the current default is to keep three prior versions of a snap so that you can roll-back to a prior version if needed. This default setting is not configurable.
You can use the command snap remove --revision=<an old one> snapname to remove an older revision of a snap.
They are considering whether to have only the current snap mounted as a loop filesystem, but I don't know the status of that.
answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
j1mc
373512
add a comment |
In speaking with Ubuntu developers, the current default is to keep three prior versions of a snap so that you can roll-back to a prior version if needed. This default setting is not configurable.
You can use the command snap remove --revision=<an old one> snapname to remove an older revision of a snap.
They are considering whether to have only the current snap mounted as a loop filesystem, but I don't know the status of that.
answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
j1mc
373512
In speaking with Ubuntu developers, the current default is to keep three prior versions of a snap so that you can roll-back to a prior version if needed. This default setting is not configurable.
You can use the command snap remove --revision=<an old one> snapname to remove an older revision of a snap.
They are considering whether to have only the current snap mounted as a loop filesystem, but I don't know the status of that.
answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
j1mc
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answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
j1mc
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answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
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answered Apr 9 '18 at 21:05
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Snapd will automatically retain three revisions (usually current plus two older) by default, and will delete older.
In mid-2018, snapd was updated so that the number of revisions is configurable (though never less than 2).
Use the command:
snap set system refresh.retain=N
N cannot be less than two.
answered Jan 2 at 1:34
user535733
7,73722942
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Snapd will automatically retain three revisions (usually current plus two older) by default, and will delete older.
In mid-2018, snapd was updated so that the number of revisions is configurable (though never less than 2).
Use the command:
snap set system refresh.retain=N
N cannot be less than two.
answered Jan 2 at 1:34
user535733
7,73722942
add a comment |
Snapd will automatically retain three revisions (usually current plus two older) by default, and will delete older.
In mid-2018, snapd was updated so that the number of revisions is configurable (though never less than 2).
Use the command:
snap set system refresh.retain=N
N cannot be less than two.
answered Jan 2 at 1:34
user535733
7,73722942
Snapd will automatically retain three revisions (usually current plus two older) by default, and will delete older.
In mid-2018, snapd was updated so that the number of revisions is configurable (though never less than 2).
Use the command:
snap set system refresh.retain=N
N cannot be less than two.
answered Jan 2 at 1:34
user535733
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/snap/* is read-only and only is there, (populated) when snaps are mounted so you couldn't remove anything there if you tried. There is a r/w location but I'd stay away. Maybe read here - developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/garbage
– doug
Jul 26 '16 at 21:15