Orphaned Snap Packages Remover

Description

This script finds and removes orphaned snap packages on a Linux system, unless they serve as a default provider for another snap package.

Usage

1. Save this script as a file (e.g. remove_orphaned_snaps.sh)
2. Make the script executable with chmod +x remove_orphaned_snaps.sh
3. Run the script with ./remove_orphaned_snaps.sh

How it works

1. The script uses snap connections to find all snap packages that have no connections (i.e. are orphaned).
2. It filters out themes and slot-based connections.
3. It extracts the package names from the output and stores them in the orphan variable.
4. It checks if any of the orphaned packages are default providers for other packages by parsing the snap.yaml files.
5. If an orphaned package is a default provider, it will not be removed.
6. Otherwise, the script will remove the orphaned package using sudo snap remove.

Notes

• Be careful when running this script, as it will permanently remove packages without prompting for confirmation.