Blog posts written by David Callé

David Callé
9 February 2018

Tutorial: Setup a ZFS storage pool

Article Cloud and server

ZFS is a handy way of pooling disks together into a single filesystem. Whether you want to transparently mirror content across disks to preserve yourself from faulty hardware or unify an array of disks into a single storage unit, it’s a good fit for both personal devices and enterprise stacks. In this short tutorial, you

David Callé
9 February 2018

David Callé
2 February 2018

Tutorial: Install single-server OpenStack with conjure-up

Tutorials Cloud and server

OpenStack is the de facto open source standard to build private and public clouds. We believe deploying and getting familiar with OpenStack should be an easy task for all developers, that’s why we have built conjure-up, a simple interface to deploy big software with best practices built-in. In this tutorial, you will...

David Callé
2 February 2018

David Callé
30 January 2018

Tutorial: Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook

Tutorials Desktop

Chromebooks have gained popularity as relatively inexpensive web-centric laptops. They give access to web-based and native applications through the Chrome store, but what if you want to do more with them? Installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook gives you more choice and lets you turn a web-centric machine into any other...

David Callé
30 January 2018

David Callé
19 January 2018

Tutorial: Continuous delivery of snaps with Circle CI

Tutorials Desktop

Bullet-proof continuous delivery of software is crucial to the health of your community, more than a way to run manual tests, it also enables your early adopters to test code and give feedback on it as soon as it lands. You may be already using build.snapcraft.io to do so for snaps, but in some cases,

David Callé
19 January 2018

David Callé
20 December 2017

Fresh Snaps from November 2017

Article Desktop

The past month has been exciting in the snap world, between getting ready to welcome our Google Code-in students, improving the developer dashboard and starting to land, piece by piece, the new store frontend, it’s time we take a small break to appreciate some new releases. Featuring IDEs for Go and PHP, production grade film

David Callé
20 December 2017

David Callé
28 November 2017

How to write an Ubuntu tutorial

Article People and culture

Since we started building a learning platform at tutorials.ubuntu.com, we have published over 30 tutorials on a wide range of Ubuntu-related topics: for developers wanting to assess new technologies (such as installing Kubernetes or running Linux containers on Windows) and users (such as using the snap command and...

David Callé
28 November 2017

David Callé
15 November 2017

How to turn your website into a desktop app

Article Desktop

Turning your website into a desktop integrated app is a relatively simple thing to do, but distributing it as such and making it noticeable in app stores is another story. This tutorial will show you how to leverage Electron and snaps to create a desktop web app from scratch and release it on a multi-million

David Callé
15 November 2017

David Callé
7 November 2017

Fresh Snaps from October 2017

Article Desktop

Hot on the heels of the Ubuntu 17.10 release, the snap store has seen some great additions for musicians with MuseScore, for developers with IntelliJ IDEA, and many more! Let’s have a look at our october selection: 1. MuseScore MuseScore MuseScore is the world’s leading free and open-source software for writing music,...

David Callé
7 November 2017

David Callé
18 October 2017

Fresh Snaps from September 2017

Article Desktop

October, it’s almost time for a new Ubuntu release! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about spending relaxing time with your computer: playing games, listening to music and enjoying beautiful GNOME applications! If the term snaps doesn’t ring a bell, they are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing

David Callé
18 October 2017

David Callé
11 September 2017

Fresh Snaps from August 2017

Article Desktop

September, back to school! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about productivity and collaboration tools. Very competent web browser? Check. Messaging clients? Check. PDF and Video files editing? Check. Hacking your router to host apps and Minepocket server management? Well, September also has weekends – check!...

David Callé
11 September 2017

David Callé
12 July 2017

Fresh Snaps from June 2017

Article Desktop

From fast and secure file sharing to Kubernetes charts management, from email clients to classic text editors for your Pi, our selection of top snaps for June has something for everyone. If the term “snaps” doesn’t ring a bell, they are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing many advantages over traditional

David Callé
12 July 2017

David Callé
15 June 2017

Gitter and Mattermost: two desktop apps for your future chat platform

Article Desktop

In the hunt for the perfect communication platform or protocol, a lot of companies are experimenting, which can lead to some confusion as not everyone is moving at the same pace: one team on IRC, another one on Slack, one on “anything but Slack, have you tried Mattermost? It’s almost like RocketChat”. Then, if a

David Callé
15 June 2017

David Callé
13 June 2017

Vectr: a fresh take on vector graphics edition on Linux

Article Desktop

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...

David Callé
13 June 2017

David Callé
19 May 2017

Visual Studio Code is now available as a snap on Ubuntu

Article Desktop

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...

David Callé
19 May 2017