How to manage packages and snaps¶
You can manage packages (Debian) and snaps from the web portal for each managed instance in your Landscape account.
Packages¶
View package information¶
To view package information for a specific client instance, go to Instances > click the instance you want to manage > Packages tab. Note that packages can sometimes take awhile to load.
This tab displays a list of installed packages, including the name, status, and version.
You can also search for specific packages using the search bar.
Manage packages: Install, hold, upgrade, and more¶
You can perform different actions with packages from an instance’s Packages tab, either in bulk or on a single package. From the Packages tab, you can:
Install/uninstall
Hold/unhold
“Holding” a package prevents the package from upgrading in the background. It’ll stay locked to that version until you remove the hold, but you can still manually upgrade the package.
Upgrade/Downgrade
You can only downgrade an individual package, not multiple packages at once.
All actions will ask you to complete a form or confirm before Landscape sends an activity to perform the action. You can check the status of activities in the Activities page from the sidebar.
Snaps¶
View snap information¶
To view snap information for a specific client instance, go to Instances > click the instance you want to manage > Snaps tab.
This tab displays a list of installed snaps, including the name, channel, version, and whether the snap is held at a specific version.
You can also search for specific snaps using the search bar.
Manage snaps: Install, refresh, hold, and more¶
You can perform different actions with snaps from an instance’s Snaps tab, either in bulk or on a single snap. From the Snaps tab, you can:
Install/uninstall (remove)
Refresh (upgrade)
Hold/unhold
“Holding” a snap prevents the snap from upgrading in the background. It’ll stay locked to that version until you remove the hold, but you can still manually refresh (upgrade) the snap.
Switch channels
You can only switch channels on individual snap, not multiple snaps at once.
All actions will ask you to complete a form or confirm before Landscape sends an activity to perform the action. You can check the status of activities in the Activities page from the sidebar.