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"Snaps"

Igor Ljubuncic
24 October 2019

Bauh is a nifty snap manager

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

If you’re looking for an easy, non-techie way to install snaps, you want a simple store-like utility. Snap integration is available in both GNOME Software and KDE Discover, which cover a large portion of the Linux user base. However, in distributions and desktop environments that do not natively provide a snap-capable graphical frontend, ...

Igor Ljubuncic
17 October 2019

Snaptastic – elementary OS snap manager

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

An interesting aspect in the life of any technology is how it propagates. Like organisms in nature, technology follows evolutionary patterns, and sometimes, it can be difficult predicting them. But their observation can be quite telling. Case in point, Snaptastic on elementary OS. Snaptastic is a graphical snap manager utility, available ...

Alex Cattle
6 September 2019

Management of snaps in a controlled, enterprise environment

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Few enterprises want all their computing devices to be fully exposed to the internet. In an environment of ever-growing security threats, isolating internal networks from the wider internet is not simply best practice, but borderline essential. However, with all the benefits that restricted networks provide, it can pose challenges for ent ...

Igor Ljubuncic
29 August 2019

A technical comparison between snaps and debs

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

How are snaps different from debs? This is a common question that comes up in technical discussions in the Linux community, especially among developers and users who have just embarked on their snap journey and are interested in learning more details. Indeed, the introduction of self-contained application format likes snaps has created a ...

Sarah Dickinson
21 August 2019

Jupyter looks to distro-agnostic packaging for the democratisation of installation

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

When users of your application range from high school students to expert data scientists, it’s often wise to avoid any assumptions about their system configurations. The Jupyter Notebook is popular with a diverse user base, enabling the creation and sharing of documents containing live code, visualisations, and narrative text. The app use ...

Canonical
31 July 2019

Digital signage platform Xibo launches as a snap

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

The open source digital signage platform, Xibo, is now available as a snap – the universal Linux app packaging format. Xibo provides a comprehensive suite of digital signage products, with its Content Management System (CMS) at the heart of this experience-led offering. Xibo for Linux is completely free and natively built for the Xibo CMS ...

Galem KAYO
23 July 2019

Getting started with Ubuntu Core – streaming video from a Raspberry Pi

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Artificial intelligence relies on machine vision just as much as human intelligence relies on vision. Image sensors are, therefore, crucial for AI applications because of the richness of data that they capture. Capturing and processing video and images at the edge is a capability that intelligent IoT applications need to deliver. In this ...

wgs1
20 June 2019

Kubernetes on Mac: how to set up

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

UPDATED in July 2020 with the latest instruction set. Are you looking for a Kubernetes solution to run on your Mac? MicroK8s is a lightweight, pure upstream distribution of Kubernetes developed by Canonical. It’s a compact Linux snap that installs a single-node Kubernetes cluster alongside carefully selected add-ons on Linux, Windows and ...

alfonsosanchezbeato
18 June 2019

Your first robotic arm with Ubuntu Core, coming from Niryo

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Niryo has built a fantastic 6-axis robotic arm called ‘Niryo One’. It is a 3D-printed, affordable robotic arm focused mainly on educational purposes. Additionally, it is fully open source and based on ROS. On the hardware side, it is powered by a Raspberry Pi 3 and NiryoStepper motors, based on Arduino microcontrollers. When we found ...

Canonical
13 June 2019

Customisable for the enterprise: the next-generation of drones

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Drones, and their wide-ranging uses, have been a constant topic of conversation for some years now, but we’re only just beginning to move away from the hypothetical and into reality. The FAA estimates that there will be 2 million drones in the United States alone in 2019, as adoption within the likes of distribution, construction, ...

Igor Ljubuncic
16 May 2019

Introduction to snapcraft

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

First steps are always hard, especially in technology. Most of the time, you need a primer, just the right dose of knowledge, to get started with a platform. This tutorial and upcoming sequels are designed to provide developers with simple, clear and effective tips and tricks on how to build and publish their applications as ...

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