Snappy : Install2020/08/03

	Install Snappy that is a software deployment and package management system.
[1]	Install and Run Snapd to use Snap packages.

# install from EPEL

[root@dlp ~]#

dnf --enablerepo=epel -y install snapd

[root@dlp ~]#

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

[root@dlp ~]#

echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/var/lib/snapd/snap/bin' > /etc/profile.d/snap.sh

[root@dlp ~]#

systemctl enable --now snapd.service snapd.socket

[2]	Basic usage of [Snap] command.

# list installed packages

[root@dlp ~]#

snap list

No snaps are installed yet. Try 'snap install hello-world'.

# search packages with words in Snap repository

[root@dlp ~]#

snap find kubernetes

Name                     Version                Publisher              Notes    Summary
microk8s                 v1.18.6                canonical              classic  Lightweight Kubernetes for workstations and appliances
kata-containers          1.11.2                 katacontainers         classic  Lightweight virtual machines that seamlessly plug into the containers ecosystem
doctl                    v1.46.0                digitalocean           -        The official DigitalOcean command line interface
kubectl                  1.18.6                 canonical              classic  Command line client for controlling a Kubernetes cluster.
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# install [hello-world] package

[root@dlp ~]#

snap install hello-world

2020-07-31T19:23:13+09:00 INFO Waiting for automatic snapd restart...
hello-world 6.4 from Canonical installed

[root@dlp ~]#

snap list

Name         Version    Rev   Tracking       Publisher   Notes
core         16-2.45.2  9665  latest/stable  canonical   core
hello-world  6.4        29    latest/stable  canonical   -

# show package info

[root@dlp ~]#

snap info hello-world

name:      hello-world
summary:   The 'hello-world' of snaps
publisher: Canonical
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/hello-world
contact:   snappy-devel@lists.ubuntu.com
license:   unset
description: |
  This is a simple hello world example.
commands:
  - hello-world.env
  - hello-world.evil
  - hello-world
  - hello-world.sh
snap-id:      buPKUD3TKqCOgLEjjHx5kSiCpIs5cMuQ
tracking:     latest/stable
refresh-date: today at 16:23 JST
channels:
  latest/stable:    6.4 2019-04-17 (29) 20kB -
  latest/candidate: 6.4 2019-04-17 (29) 20kB -
  latest/beta:      6.4 2019-04-17 (29) 20kB -
  latest/edge:      6.4 2019-04-17 (29) 20kB -
installed:          6.4            (29) 20kB -

# run application

[root@dlp ~]#

hello-world

Hello World!

# PATH

[root@dlp ~]#

which hello-world

/var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/hello-world

[root@dlp ~]#

ll /var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/hello-world

lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 13 Jul 31 16:23 /var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/hello-world -> /usr/bin/snap

# disable application

[root@dlp ~]#

snap disable hello-world

hello-world disabled

[root@dlp ~]#

snap list

Name         Version    Rev   Tracking       Publisher   Notes
core         16-2.45.2  9665  latest/stable  canonical   core
hello-world  6.4        29    latest/stable  canonical   disabled

[root@dlp ~]#

hello-world

-bash: /var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/hello-world: No such file or directory

# enable application

[root@dlp ~]#

snap enable hello-world

hello-world enabled

[root@dlp ~]#

hello-world

Hello World!

# uninstall an application

# [snap remove] requires [tar] command on the System

# [tar] is not included in CentOS Minimal Install

[root@dlp ~]#

snap remove hello-world

hello-world removed

[root@dlp ~]#

snap list

Name  Version    Rev   Tracking       Publisher   Notes
core  16-2.45.2  9665  latest/stable  canonical   core

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