Snaps
Desktop
Mycroft: The open source answer to natural language platforms
by Amrisha Prashar on 7 July 2016
We’re thrilled to be working with Mycroft, the open source answer to proprietary natural language platform. Mycroft has adopted Ubuntu Core and Snaps to...
Desktop
10 Desktop Snaps written in June
by Didier Roche on 7 July 2016
For those that may not know, Snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package...
Desktop
Announcing new snap desktop launchers
by Didier Roche on 6 July 2016
BackgroundIntegrating desktop applications with snaps has been a little bit challenging in terms of getting them looking and behaving as part of the system....
Cloud and server
Snapcraft 2.12: an ecosystem of parts, qmake and gulp
by Canonical on 29 June 2016
Snapcraft 2.12 is here and is making its way to your 16.04 machines today.This release takes Snapcraft to a whole new level. For example, instead of defining...
Cloud and server
HOWTO: Host your own SNAP store!
by Dustin Kirkland on 24 June 2016
SNAPs are the cross-distro, cross-cloud, cross-device Linux packaging format of the future. And we’re already hosting a fantastic catalog of SNAPs in the...
Desktop
HOWTO: Host your own SNAP store!
by Dustin Kirkland on 24 June 2016
SNAPs are the cross-distro, cross-cloud, cross-device Linux packaging format of the future. And we’re already hosting a fantastic catalog of SNAPs in the...
Desktop
HOWTO: Classic, apt-based Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server on the rpi2!
by Dustin Kirkland on 20 June 2016
Classic Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, on an rpi2Hopefully by now you’re well aware of Ubuntu Core — the snappiest way to run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi…But have you ever...
Cloud and server
Leveling up snapd integration tests
by Gustavo Niemeyer on 16 June 2016
Over the last several months there has been noticeable and growing pain associated with the evolving integration tests around snapd, and given the project...
Cloud and server
Running snaps in LXD containers
by Stéphane Graber on 16 February 2016
Introduction The LXD and AppArmor teams have been working to support loading AppArmor policies inside LXD containers for a while. This support which finally...
Internet of Things
IoT World and the power of Snappy Apps everywhere
by Maarten Ectors on 19 May 2015
IoT World was an eye opener for many. The same open source operating system that everybody loves from the cloud now powered the first smart fridge with apps...