Snap

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Snap[1] is a software deployment and package management for Linux available at least since 2015 [2] with support for channels[3] and parallel installs [4].

Snaps are basically an application compiled together with its dependencies and libraries – providing a sandboxed environment for the application to run. These are easier and faster to install, can receive latest updates and is confined from the OS and other apps.

Basic operations

snap install hello
  • Remove an application: snap remove hello-world
  • Search for your application: snap find SNAP_TO_SEARCH
    • Search for Canonical’s snaps:
snap find Canonical
  • List installed snaps:
snap list
snap info SNAP_NAME

Directories

Snapshots and Roll Back

Channels

Adoption

Snaps were introduced in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Activities

Related

See also

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