Why? Because Snap enables a single binary package to work perfectly and securely on any Linux desktop, server, cloud or device. According to Olli Ries, head of Canonical's Ubuntu client platform ...

Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and it's my favorite. In part because, while it's based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it goes its own way. For example, its developers created ...

Canonical on Thursday announced the availability of Skype as a Snap file, the universal Linux app packaging format. The release means that Skype can deliver its communication service to a wider range ...

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 ...

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 ...

Canonical has contributed open source code that’s resulted in a universal snap that works across all Linux distributions. With Ubuntu snaps, the company set out to create some software to make it ...

Quick to install, safe to run, easy to update, and dramatically easier to maintain and support, snaps represent a big step forward in Linux software development and distribution. Starting with Ubuntu ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Snaps, a relatively new development in the Linux world, are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. They look pretty slick, too. For example, if you want to install ...

Democracy is great -- except when it isn't. The open source world is full of minute arguments and points of difference. Snap might just solve some of that. News today from the Linux world about a new ...