
One snap for everything: be it a desktop, server or cloud.
Automatic Updates: Updates to a snap are delivered automatically on a daily basis, and reaches out to everyone irrespective of the base OS. Easier to create and manage for Developers: Snaps are easier to create and contain all the dependencies and libraries needed to run, which also means the application uses the latest libraries and do not face any dependencies issues. In other words, instead of worrying about DEB packages for Debian/Ubuntu, RPM packages for Fedora etc, you can use Snap package that would work on all Linux distributions with Snap support. It has worked well because more and more applications are now providing Snap packages. For an application developer, maintaining different package formats and subsequent updates is a pain, which Canonical in the form of Snaps has tried to overcome. These are easier and faster to install, can receive latest updates and is confined from the OS and other apps.Īn application can be packaged for every Linux desktop, server, cloud or devices in the form of snap. Snaps are basically an application compiled together with its dependencies and libraries – providing a sandboxed environment for the application to run. Canonical describes Snap as a universal Linux package which can work on any distribution.
You might be hearing about Snap applications these days. In this article, we will see how to install and use snaps in various Linux distributions.
Brief: Snaps are Canonical’s way of providing a cross-distribution package management system.