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Snapd eating CPU

P Performance Medium

🔴 Error Message

snapd process consuming 100% CPU

📖 What This Means

Snap daemon stuck in refresh loop.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Stop: sudo systemctl stop snapd
  2. Disable: sudo systemctl disable snapd
  3. Remove: sudo apt purge snapd
  4. Use apt for packages instead

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