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"Snaps"

David Callé
13 June 2017

Vectr: a fresh take on vector graphics edition on Linux

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

There is new desktop app available in the Snap store: Vectr. A free vector graphics editor for the Web and the Linux desktop Following the Inkscape snap, there is a new vector graphics editor readily available to install. With project sharing built-in, a modern UI built with Electron and more on the roadmap (real-time collaboration, versi ...

Canonical
13 June 2017

Amazon Greengrass launches as a snap on Ubuntu

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Last week, Amazon launched Greengrass, their new IoT platform allowing developers to create intelligent edge software. Amazon is collaborating with a variety of manufacturers to make Greengrass available on as many devices as possible from home gateways, industrial gateways to smart microphones. This is a reflection of the increased appet ...

Thibaut Rouffineau
30 May 2017

Build.snapcraft.io gets your code ready to distribute in minutes

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

The public beta release of build.snapcraft.io is now open! build.snapcraft.io is an easy and free to use platform for publishing your software to the tens of millions of machines running Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSuSE, Arch, Gentoo, Yocto and others. whichever Operating System they’re running, the behaviour of your app is going to be th ...

David Callé
19 May 2017

Visual Studio Code is now available as a snap on Ubuntu

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

There is a new desktop snap in the Snap store: Visual Studio Code. A versatile and open source code editor Launched in 2015 by Microsoft, Visual Studio Code has imposed itself as one of the preferred code editors in the developer community. Cross-platform (powered by Electron), it features a marketplace of more than 3000 extensions where ...

David Callé
17 May 2017

Simplenote gives a new life to your notes

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

There’s a new desktop snap in the Snap store: Simplenote. Write in Markdown, sync, tag, collaborate and publish If you haven’t tried it yet, Simplenote brings a solid note taking utility to your day-to-day open source toolkit. Don’t be fooled by a simple appearance, as it’s one of the most comprehensive editing suite around, especially fo ...

Sarah Dickinson
17 May 2017

Ubuntu ranked as 2nd most used IoT OS by Eclipse Foundation survey

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Last week we posted a blog on programming languages following the Eclipse Foundation 2017 IoT survey results. This week we look at the findings from a business perspective which highlight a number of IoT trends emerging from the wide ranging survey from key industries, growth of new technologies, most common concerns and more. The 2017 ...

David Callé
11 May 2017

Atom is now available as a snap for Ubuntu

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

There’s a new desktop snap in the Snap store: Atom. The hackable editor, backed by GitHub Launched in 2014, Atom has been rapidly adopted by a large community and is considered one of the top language agnostic code editors. It offers a constantly growing library of 6 000+ addons for all purposes, from themes to ...

Sarah Dickinson
10 May 2017

Why language choices can be irrelevant when choosing the right IoT OS

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

This is the first in a series of two blogs exploring the finding from the latest Eclipse Foundation IoT Developer Survey. A couple of months ago we posted a blog inviting developers to contribute to the 3rd Eclipse Foundation IoT Developer Survey. The 2017 results are now published with a total of 713 respondents, from all ...

David Callé
4 May 2017

Discord is now available as a snap for Ubuntu and other distributions

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

There’s a new desktop snap in the Snap store: Discord. Ever heard of Discord? Within 1.5 years of its launch Discord has become an almost mandatory tool for gamers. Adoption has been wild, from streaming to a Twitch account to voice calls to sync up on gaming tactics. But Discord can also be used as ...

Kyle Fazzari
27 April 2017

ROS production: obtaining confined access to the Turtlebot [4/5]

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

This is the fourth blog post in this series about ROS production. In the previous post we created a snap of our prototype, and released it into the store. In this post, we’re going to work toward an Ubuntu Core image by creating what’s called a gadget snap. A gadget snap contains information such as ...

Canonical
13 April 2017

Ubuntu 17.04 supports widest range of container capabilities

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu 17.04 released today, supporting Kubernetes, Docker, LXD and Snaps. This is the 26th release of Ubuntu, the world’s most widely deployed Linux OS and the leading platform for cloud and IoT operations. “The breadth and pace of open source innovation has made it the center of gravity in technology today, and the Ubuntu community ...

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