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Docs show apt remove instead of snap remove for uninstalling Pieces on Linux #627

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@cshanejennings

While following the Linux installation guide
, I noticed a mismatch between the install and uninstall instructions:

Install instructions: use snap install pieces-os and snap install pieces-for-developers ✅

Uninstall instructions: suggest apt remove pieces-os and apt remove pieces-for-developers ❌

Since these apps are distributed as Snap packages, they are not managed by APT. Attempting to uninstall with apt remove has no effect, because there’s no .deb registered. The correct uninstall commands should be:

sudo snap remove pieces-os
sudo snap remove pieces-for-developers

Steps to Reproduce:

Install PiecesOS and Pieces for Developers via Snap (snap install …).

Try to uninstall with apt remove pieces-os.

Nothing happens, since the package isn’t known to APT.

Expected Behavior:
Docs should list snap remove as the uninstall method, matching the installation method.

Actual Behavior:
Docs currently list apt remove.

Environment:

Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 (Snap preinstalled)

PiecesOS and Pieces for Developers installed via Snap

Suggested Fix:
Update the uninstall section of the docs to use snap remove instead of apt remove. (I'm assuming that's an issue)

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