Creating a Snap is Not Difficult, Here's How to Package Your Apps for Ubuntu | Linux Today

Creating a Snap is Not Difficult, Here’s How to Package Your Apps for Ubuntu

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Marius Nestor
Jun 1, 2016

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is the first version of the acclaimed operating system to come with out-of-the-box support for the new Snap package format, which Canonical thinks it is the future for easy distribution of Linux applications.

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Marius Nestor

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