What Is Dev Loop Linux?
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/dev/loop* are loop devices making plain files accessible as block devices. They have nothing to do with RAM occupation. They are typically used for mounting disk images, in your case apparently for Ubuntu Snap.

What is Dev loop service?

It means you got more software installed from containers. Each loop device is a snap install. –

Can I delete Dev loop0?

So you can use losetup -d /dev/loop0 to delete a file associated with a loop on dev/loop0(! “losetup -d” is just usable as admin., so you need to type sudo losetup -d or wath the most LinuxGurus not fink fin, u have a so-terminal static open).

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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