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Announcing snapcraft 2.35

by Sergio Schvezov on 22 November 2017

The snapcraft team is pleased to announce that version 2.35 has been released. Contributions This release saw some excellent contributions from outside the...

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Building a future-proofed IoT consumer device with brand stores

by Sarah Dickinson on 20 November 2017

When building or deploying any IoT device either in remote locations or consumer’s homes, it is now essential for manufacturers to consider and review how...

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Orchestrating architectural installations and live shows with snaps

by Sarah Dickinson on 15 November 2017

Dutch manufacturer Visual Productions BV, provides multi-platform software and solid-state hardware lighting control technology for namely the architectural,...

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How to turn your website into a desktop app

by David Callé on 15 November 2017

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...

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Discovering snaps with .NET and Microsoft

by Sarah Dickinson on 8 November 2017

.NET Core, run by the .NET Foundation and Microsoft,  is a free, cross-platform platform that supports building and running the next generation of web...

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Launching Fingbox: from idea to distribution in under a year

by Sarah Dickinson on 2 November 2017

If you’re using a network security and scanning tool at home then there is a strong chance you have adopted Fing – the free network scanner for iOS and...

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Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: GNOME Fixes & New Snaps

by Will Cooke on 27 October 2017

I’ll be starting the weekly round-up posts again now that the release is out and 18.04 is getting under way. At this early stage in the development cycle...

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Fresh Snaps from September 2017

by David Callé on 18 October 2017

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,...

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elementary on why snaps are right for their Linux distro

by Sarah Dickinson on 11 October 2017

elementary is the company behind the elementary OS Linux distribution and the associated app store. Celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, elementary...

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Heroku as a snap: talking security, Snapcraft & daily updates

by Sarah Dickinson on 4 October 2017

Created 10 years ago and now owned by Salesforce, Heroku is a hosted cloud platform as a service (PaaS) which makes it easy for developers to run apps and...

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Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 2

by Canonical on 7 September 2017

By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services (Part 1) Tracks With tracks, developers can give a group of users the ability to stay on...

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Controlling snap releases with channels, tracks and branches – Part 1

by Canonical on 4 September 2017

By Daniel Manrique, Engineering Manager at Canonical, Online Services Ever since snaps were introduced, a crucial part of their feature set has been the...