For any new freshly Ubuntu 20.04 downloaded and installed systems the Ubuntu's snap store should be part of the system by default. However, for any upgraded Ubuntu 20.04 system you might need to install the Snap Store manually.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-snap-store-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux-desktop
Be careful ! Dont upgrade a snap-free system!
After a installation of snap you will experience a lot of system problems …
- web-browsers (firefox, chromium) not working anymore
- office-applications (libre-office) not working anymore
- backup not working anymore
There is no fix for all these issues, when using mounted or linked filesystems !!!
So never upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 !!!
There snap is preinstalled and indispensable.
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