Snaps
Cloud and server
Machine learning with snaps
by Michael Hall on 28 March 2017
Late last year Amazon introduce a new EC2 image customized for Machine Learning (ML) workloads. To make things easier for data scientists and researchers,...
Internet of Things
Distributing a ROS system among multiple snaps
by Kyle Fazzari on 22 March 2017
One of the key tenets of snaps is that they bundle their dependencies. The fact that they’re self-contained helps their transactional-ness: upgrading or...
Internet of Things
Fresh Snaps from February 2017
by Didier Roche on 9 March 2017
It’s that time of the month! Didier has put together a selection of top ten snaps written in February ranging from blockchain to graphical applications. To...
Internet of Things
How to become a LimeSDR innovator?
by Maarten Ectors on 8 March 2017
After an amazing week at MWC, I got people reaching out to me that want to be a LimeSDR innovator. Here is a short guide on what to do and what we are working...
Desktop
8 KDE snaps written in January
by didrocks on 9 February 2017
It’s a special this month. Instead of our round-up of desktop snaps, we’re focusing on KDE! 8 KDE snaps written in January have been selected from a...
Internet of Things
The first consumer device to run snaps: Nextcloud box
by Amrisha Prashar on 3 February 2017
The Nextcloud box is a private cloud and IoT solution for home users, giving consumers a way to take back control over their personal data. It’s an...
Desktop
How to snap: introducing classic confinement
by David Callé on 9 January 2017
Last Thursday, January 5, the snapd team was delighted to announce a new release of snapd (2.20), the daemon that enables systems to work with snaps and...
Internet of Things
snapd 2.18: the snap command strikes back
by David Callé on 12 December 2016
Last Thursday, December 8, the snapd team was happy to announce a new release of snapd (2.18), the daemon that enables systems to work with snaps and provides...
Internet of Things
Competition: Build a seasonal snap on your Raspberry Pi
by Amrisha Prashar on 1 December 2016
And our present for you this Christmas is… a competition to create a seasonal snap on your Raspberry Pi 2 or 3! We’d love to see the entries that are the most...
Internet of Things
10 desktop snaps written in November
by Didier Roche on 1 December 2016
It’s that time of the month again where we round up our top ten snaps from the last month! For those that may not know, snaps are a new way for developers to...
Desktop
10 IoT-focused desktop snaps written in October
by didrocks on 3 November 2016
This month we’ve selected 10 of our favourite IoT targeted snaps! And to recap for those of you that may not know, snaps are a new way for developers to...
Desktop
Ubuntu 16.10 brings Unity 8 to desktop and more snap installations
by Amrisha Prashar on 3 November 2016
The recent release of Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak includes a developer preview of Unity 8 for desktop and the installation of snaps! The universal ‘snap’ Linux...