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Igor Ljubuncic
28 January 2020

How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Hardware and software considerations

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Some time ago, Rhys Davies wrote a timely article, titled Why you should upgrade to Ubuntu. In it, he outlined a high-level overview of what the end of support of Windows 7 signifies for the typical user, the consideration – and advantages – of migrating to Ubuntu as an alternative, and the basic steps one ...

Igor Ljubuncic
23 January 2020

Looking for video editing software? The Snap Store has some nice apps for you.

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In the past decade, video has become the most ubiquitous method of communication on the Web. Video clips are used for pretty much anything, from short software tutorials to hours-long live online gaming streaming. In some cases, the use of “moving pictures” might not be the best communication medium, but there is no denying the ...

Igor Ljubuncic
3 January 2020

Discover cool apps with snap find

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Software discovery and installation broadly comes in two flavors – via graphical user interface or on the command line. If you’re using a Linux distribution with a friendly software frontend offering integrated snap support, e.g. KDE Discover or GNOME Software, you can enjoy the experience without having to resort to using a terminal wind ...

Igor Ljubuncic
19 December 2019

Building a C snap by example

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Quite often, getting started with new technologies is a chicken and an egg problem. You want to fall back and rely upon work done by others, so you can learn from it, and yet, as a technological pioneer, you will be facing first-of-kind issues that won’t have readily available answers. We are fully aware of ...

Igor Ljubuncic
5 December 2019

Snapcraft now auto-detects missing dependencies

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When you build snaps, the process of composing a complete snapcraft.yaml file will usually revolve around three main activities: parts, build requirements and runtime components. Sometimes, you may discover that you’re missing certain libraries in the compilation stage, or that they are required for your application to run. In most cases, ...

Igor Ljubuncic
28 November 2019

Productivity corner: free, versatile office suites in the Snap Store

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For the past few decades, the digital office formula has not changed much. It still revolves around three main components – text documents, data spreadsheets and visual slide decks, designed to convey a powerful business message. While simple in essence, this model is quite complex in practice, and choosing the best tools for the job ...

Igor Ljubuncic
21 November 2019

Snapcraft secret sauce: KDE neon extension

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Simplicity is the magic ingredient in any product design. For members of the KDE community, snap development has become that much simpler, thanks to the recent introduction of the KDE neon extension. Last year, we talked about the KDE build and content snaps, which can greatly speed the build of KDE application snaps and save ...

Igor Ljubuncic
24 October 2019

Bauh is a nifty snap manager

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If you’re looking for an easy, non-techie way to install snaps, you want a simple store-like utility. Snap integration is available in both GNOME Software and KDE Discover, which cover a large portion of the Linux user base. However, in distributions and desktop environments that do not natively provide a snap-capable graphical frontend, ...

Igor Ljubuncic
17 October 2019

Snaptastic – elementary OS snap manager

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An interesting aspect in the life of any technology is how it propagates. Like organisms in nature, technology follows evolutionary patterns, and sometimes, it can be difficult predicting them. But their observation can be quite telling. Case in point, Snaptastic on elementary OS. Snaptastic is a graphical snap manager utility, available ...

Igor Ljubuncic
4 October 2019

The smart dump plugin

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As you probably already know, snapcraft supports a range of plugins, designed to aid developers in making their snaps in an easier, faster, more transparent fashion. Plugins work with different programming languages and build tools, like Python, Java, Rust, Cmake, and others. By making complex things simpler, they can accelerate your proj ...

Igor Ljubuncic
19 September 2019

Popular snaps per distro

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From a distance, Linux is one big, confusing ball of passionate users and hardcore technical jargon. But as you zoom in, you can start seeing patterns – and differences. Indeed, the individual and vastly varied choice of a favorite distribution has played a major part in shaping the community conversation in the Linux space. But ...

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