diff --git a/ci/remove_snap.sh b/ci/remove_snap.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+pushd /etc/apt/preferences.d/
+cat > nosnap.pref <<EOF
+# To prevent repository packages from triggering the installation of snap,
+# this file forbids snapd from being installed by APT.
+
+Package: snapd
+Pin: release a=*
+Pin-Priority: -10
+EOF
+popd
+snap remove --purge $(snap list | awk '!/^Name|^core/ {print $1}')
+apt-get purge -y snapd