The original question , "how do I remove a downloaded app?" may have been misleading!

[Nil Magnifico]

I downloaded system monitor, which didn't appear to work! So I tried to remove it, which also didn't appear to have worked! I received the following message "Unable to remove "GNOME System Monitor": status-code=409 kind=snap-change-conflict message=snap "gnome-system-monitor" has "install-snap" in progress", could somebody tell me what this means?

 

[Deleted member 101831]

What Linux distro are you using.

How and where did you download "gnome System Monitor" from.

Did you use Synaptic package manager or did you install it using the software manger from the software center.

 

[KGIII]

See also:

Solve Error: Snap "package" has "install-snap" change in progress

The error Install snap chnage in progress on Ubuntu or any other Linux operating system comes becuase of the process that making our SNAP busy.

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[Nil Magnifico]

What Linux distro are you using.

How and where did you download "gnome System Monitor" from.

Did you use Synaptic package manager or did you install it using the software manger from the software center.

I'm using ubuntu.
gnome system manager I downloaded from the 'ubuntu software' app that was bundled with the distro.

I did not use Synaptic package manager, and I don't believe that I am using software manager from software center. To be frank, I am familiar with neither of these things so I can't be much help in that regard, sorry?

Anyway, the problem is that I am new to Ubuntu and failed to recognize that there was a version of 'system manager' , within the utilities app - so, Doh!

 

[kc1di]

It Sounds like you installed it via snap package manager. So to remove it you'll have to use snap in a terminal this way

sudo snap remove gnome-system-monitor

The command may vary depending upon the exact name of the package used for instance I've seen it as gnomesystemmonitor.
So you may have to change the name to align with the actual package installed. Also the above will uninstall the actual program but it often leaves behind a folder in the snap directory you can remove that with this command. First navigate to the snap directory with this command

cd /snap
Then
Issue this command
sudo rm -r gnome-system-monitor

Good luck.

 

[Vrai]

I downloaded system monitor, which didn't appear to work! So I tried to remove it, which also didn't appear to have worked! I received the following message "Unable to remove "GNOME System Monitor": status-code=409 kind=snap-change-conflict message=snap "gnome-system-monitor" has "install-snap" in progress", could somebody tell me what this means?

Try this;
Solve Error: Snap “package” has “install-snap” change in progress