Why Create a Snap App? This Video Explains All…
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/02/why-create-a-snap-app-this-video-explains-all
Canonical’s Alan Pope lists 10 benefits of publishing apps in the Snap store. His talk was recorded at the FOSDEM Linux conference in Belgium. This post, Why Create a Snap App? This Video Explains All…, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
7 Best Ubuntu Games Available on the Snap Store
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/01/best-games-for-ubuntu-snap
In this post we list the best Ubuntu games that you can install as Snap apps, for free, from the official Snapcraft store on Ubuntu and other Linux distros. This post, 7 Best Ubuntu Games Available on the Snap Store, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
The Easy Way to Install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/10/plex-media-server-ubuntu-snap-app
It’s easy to install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and other Linux distros as the popular media streaming app is now available on the Snap store. This post, The Easy Way to Install Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Microsoft Brings PowerShell to the Ubuntu Snap Store
▻https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/07/install-powershell-ubuntu-linux-snap
It’s just got easier to install Microsoft PowerShell on Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora. Microsoft has brought PowerShell Core to the Snap Store as a Snap application. The move allows Linux users and admins on various distros to run the latest version of PowerShell securely and safely across desktop, laptop and IoT. “Snaps are […] This post, Microsoft Brings PowerShell to the Ubuntu Snap Store, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Offline Computing – 10 Apps for the Digital Nomad | Ubuntu blog
▻https://blog.ubuntu.com/2018/05/22/offline-computing-10-apps-for-the-digital-nomad
In today’s always-connected, constantly-inturrupted world, it can often be rewarding to go offline. Disconnecting from the Internet doesn’t mean you have to buy a yurt, live on beans, and get no work done though!
While there’s a ton of great apps in the Snap store which rely on a connection to function, there’s also a lot you can do offline. So whether you’re taking a trip that doesn’t offer (reasonably priced) in-flight wifi, or want to live life the digital nomad style, we’ve got some apps for you!
These all work offline, so once installed you can work, study & play without a connection.
It Just Got Easier to Install Skype on Ubuntu
▻http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/install-skype-linux-ubuntu
Skype for Linux is available as a Snap app on the Snap store, making it easy to download and install Skype on Linux distros like Ubuntu and Linux Mint. This post, It Just Got Easier to Install Skype on Ubuntu, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Snappy Is Finally Doing Something About Super Large App Sizes
▻http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/06/gnome-platform-snap-development
Ubuntu is finally doing something to tackle the size of Snap apps, albeit only for GNOME apps at present. A new GNOME platform snap is available in for testing in the testing channel of the Snap store. This snap will allow devs to build and distribute smaller GNOME Snap apps. Because apps will be able to […] This post, Snappy Is Finally Doing Something About Super Large App Sizes, was written by Joey Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.