While binaries for Slack have been available for Ubuntu and Fedora, other Linux operating systems are not so lucky. To overcome this, Canonical has released Slack as a Snap, which allows Slack to be ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced that Microsofts Skype is now available as a snap, the universal Linux app packaging format. This snap works natively on all Linux distributions that ...

VS Code is a lightweight source-code editor. It also includes IntelliSense code completion and debugging tools. Microsoft open-sourced VS Code several years ago. Since then, VS Code, which can be used ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. They look pretty slick, too. For example, if you want to install ...

How to install Snap packages on Ubuntu 16.04 Your email has been sent Snappy packages are all the rage. But what can you do with them? How can you install them? Jack ...

Installing Steam on a Linux system just got a little easier, at least if you can install a Snap package. Ubuntu-maker Canonical announced today that its Steam Snap supports "bleeding edge" Mesa ...

Get a better snap package manager with this GNOME extension Your email has been sent If your desktop of choice is GNOME and you use snap packages, Jack Wallen believes this handy extension is a ...

Also in today’s open source roundup: Yes, you can install Snap packages in Fedora, and System76 isn’t giving up on Ubuntu Android rules the roost when it comes to mobile operating systems, it has the ...

I'm a little put off by the title of the article. Snaps are "the easier way" if you're specifically running Ubuntu, not if you're running Linux in general. Ubuntu doesn't have the majority market ...