![]() ![]() With the release of Ubuntu 16.04 in April, Canonical officially brought Snap to the Ubuntu desktop.Ĭanonical is also developing Snappy Ubuntu Core, a tiny Linux-based operating system for large-scale cloud container deployments, IoT devices and much more, and anything that needs transitional updates and tiny footprint. ![]() Beyond Mobile to Servers and IoTĬlick evolved into Snap and Canonical extended its potential use to the server, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and desktop spaces. It allowed developers to use the latest libraries in their apps, to offer new features as they were decoupled from the libraries installed on the system. Additionally, mobile also needed to confine apps and sandbox them, so that they would not compromise the entire platform.Ĭlick enabled developers to bundle all dependencies into a single app package, so users and developers didn’t have to worry about conflicting systems and app libraries. The origin of Snap finds its roots in Click, a solution that Canonical created for its mobile platform back in 2014, to handle the complexity of delivering apps to Ubuntu phone and tablet users, an ecosystem far different from desktops and servers. Snap is Canonical’s attempt to refine the app packaging and delivery mechanism on the Linux platform. The announcement ruffled some feathers within the Linux community, who saw scant evidence of any other Linux distro supporting Snaps. A few weeks ago, Canonical announced cross distribution support for Snap application delivery mechanism, one that could support mobile, desktop and server-based applications. ![]()
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