How to install Snap packages on Ubuntu 16.04 Your email has been sent Snappy packages are all the rage. But what can you do with them? How can you install them? Jack ...

Get a better snap package manager with this GNOME extension Your email has been sent If your desktop of choice is GNOME and you use snap packages, Jack Wallen believes this handy extension is a ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced that Microsofts Skype is now available as a snap, the universal Linux app packaging format. This snap works natively on all Linux distributions that ...

Ubuntu’s “snappy” new way of packaging applications is no longer exclusive to Ubuntu. Canonical today is announcing that snapd, the tool that allows snap packages to be installed on Ubuntu, has been ...

Traditionally, Ubuntu has used the Deb package format. The Deb package format comes from Debian, which Ubuntu is based on. This is similar to other Linux package formats, like the RPM packages that ...

Snap and Flatpak are Linux universal package managers. Both have their pros and cons. Each gives Linux far more apps to choose from. Flatpak and Snap are universal package managers. Both are simple to ...