Snap is yet another package manager for Linux that makes it possible to install applications not found in many apt repositories. Find out how to use Snap to keep your software up to date. I’m all ...

If your desktop of choice is GNOME and you use snap packages, Jack Wallen believes this handy extension is a must-use. Snap packages are yet another technology that has been found to be somewhat ...

Who would have thought that software packaging software would cause such a hubbub? But such is the case with snap. Developed by Canonical as a faster and easier way to get the latest versions of ...

One of the biggest new features in April’s launch of Ubuntu 16.04 was the introduction of support for a new way to install applications. But the new feature, called Snappy, isn’t just for Ubuntu alone ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Developers from multiple Linux distributions and companies today announced collaboration on the “snap” universal Linux package format, enabling a single binary package to work ...

It's not going too far away from its roots, though.

When Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04 in April, one of the biggest changes was support for a new way to install applications. But snaps aren’t just for Ubuntu anymore. Canonical has announced that it’s ...

As of Canonical’s announcement, Snaps already work on Arch, Debian, and Fedora, as well as the Ubuntu-based Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu systems ...

I'm a little put off by the title of the article. Snaps are "the easier way" if you're specifically running Ubuntu, not if you're running Linux in general. Ubuntu doesn't have the majority market ...