Snaps
Internet of Things
Snaps are now available for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop and server
by David Callé on 30 March 2017
The snapd team recently announced a new release of snapd supporting Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty) for servers and desktop (i386, amd64). The snapd service is what...
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...