Didier Roche
on 7 July 2016

10 Desktop Snaps written in June


This article was last updated 8 year s ago.

For those that may not know, Snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package formats such as .deb, .rpm, and others. Snaps are secure, isolated, secure and allow apps to be rolled back should an issue occur. Snaps really are the future of Linux application packaging.

We’ve selected 10 of our favourites for June below – check them out!

  • Krita – Krita is a FREE sketching and painting program
  • Jenkins – Leading open source automation server
  • Cassandra – Open source distributed database management system
  • Freecad – Open source parametric 3D CAD modeler
  • Shout – Powers internet radio stations of different styles
  • Nextcloud – Self hosted file sync and share platform
  • Htop – Interactive process viewer
  • Moon-buggy – Game to drive a car across the moon
  • Hangups – Unofficial google hangout
  • Webdm – Make the app a whole screen app

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