Lightweight "Snappy Ubuntu Core" OS targets IoT | Linux Today

Lightweight “Snappy Ubuntu Core” OS targets IoT

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Eric Brown
Jan 20, 2015

Canonical released a “Snappy” version of its lightweight, Ubuntu Core OS for IoT, featuring an app store, hacker-proof updates, and a 128MB RAM footprint.

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