From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   Mike Easter wrote:   
   > If I use the LL software manager, to install firefox it goes to the Ub   
   > repo/s to install Ffx, which Ub package installs the snap/snapd   
   > ecosystem (in order to) install Ub's firefox.  That's pretty crazy. I   
   > don't believe that should happen 'that way' without giving permission to   
   > install the snap/snapd.   
      
   I'm reading that it is possible to configure LL to NOT use snap packages.   
      
   Since the default LL does NOT have snap/snapd or any snap apps, it is   
   not necessary to /remove/ snap, but it IS necessary to prevent Ub   
   packages from installing snap.  Ub has configured 'all kinds' of   
   packages to install snap when they are called.   
      
   A blog cites a command rec/ed by LM to block that problem:   
      
   $ sudo cat <