Snap

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.

• Installation: sudo apt install snapd^[5]
• Install your first application: snap install hello
• Remove an application: snap remove hello-world
• Search for your application: snap find SNAP_TO_SEARCH
• List snaps: snap list
• Show Info: snap info SNAP_NAME
• Update your snaps: sudo snap refresh

• Take a snapshot: snap save
• Roll Back (including data): sudo snap revert hello

• Change channel: sudo snap refresh hello --channel=beta

• Read snap source code: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
• Enable snaps in Fedora: sudo dnf install snapd and sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket

• Snapcraft
• Ubuntu
• docker containers

1. ↑ https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
2. ↑ https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/releases/tag/0.1-0ubuntu1
3. ↑ https://snapcraft.io/docs/channels
4. ↑ https://snapcraft.io/docs/parallel-installs
5. ↑ https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/basic-snap-usage#1