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Discovering snaps with .NET and Microsoft
by Sarah Dickinson on 8 November 2017
.NET Core, run by the .NET Foundation and Microsoft, is a free, cross-platform platform that supports building and running the next generation of web...
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Using snaps to advance robotics development
by Sarah Dickinson on 30 October 2017
Robotics development has seen great expansion in recent years. Some roboticists strongly believe that this expansion is not only due to the rise of...
Desktop
Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: GNOME Fixes & New Snaps
by Will Cooke on 27 October 2017
I’ll be starting the weekly round-up posts again now that the release is out and 18.04 is getting under way. At this early stage in the development cycle...
Desktop
Fresh Snaps from September 2017
by David Callé on 18 October 2017
October, it’s almost time for a new Ubuntu release! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about spending relaxing time with your computer: playing games,...
Desktop
elementary on why snaps are right for their Linux distro
by Sarah Dickinson on 11 October 2017
elementary is the company behind the elementary OS Linux distribution and the associated app store. Celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, elementary...
Desktop
Heroku as a snap: talking security, Snapcraft & daily updates
by Sarah Dickinson on 4 October 2017
Created 10 years ago and now owned by Salesforce, Heroku is a hosted cloud platform as a service (PaaS) which makes it easy for developers to run apps and...
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Snap configuration: the configure hook
by Kyle Fazzari on 3 October 2017
This article originally appeared on Kyle’s blog You’ve heard it a million times: snaps bundle their dependencies. People seem to understand and accept the...
Desktop
Snap install-time setup: the install hook
by Kyle Fazzari on 3 October 2017
This article originally appeared on Kyle’s blog When it comes to developing snaps, there’s a particular confusion out there that I see over and over again:...
Desktop
Wavebox snap: A central hub for Gmail, Outlook, Trello, Slack and more
by luciadecastro on 12 September 2017
Wavebox is an app that brings together most of the tools you’ll need on an everyday basis, like Gmail, Outlook, Office 365, Slack and more, and is now...
Desktop
Fresh Snaps from August 2017
by David Callé on 11 September 2017
September, back to school! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about productivity and collaboration tools. Very competent web browser? Check. Messaging...
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Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 2
by Canonical on 7 September 2017
By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services (Part 1) Tracks With tracks, developers can give a group of users the ability to stay on...
Internet of Things
Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 1
by Canonical on 4 September 2017
By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services Ever since snaps were introduced, a crucial part of their feature set has been the...