Ubuntu Snap isn't the one making poor security choices. Rather, X11's security model is giving Snap packages access to other applications The new Ubuntu distribution is out, along with the new Snap ...

[Update, 2:00 pm ET, May 31: Ubuntu published a blog post about its Ubuntu Core desktop work after this Ars Technica post was published. Noting that Snaps “are a little famous for having some rough ...

Canonical Enterprise Store is now generally available as part of Ubuntu Pro, giving regulated enterprises and air-gapped networks a supported path to deploy and update snap packages and charm ...

As of Canonical’s announcement, Snaps already work on Arch, Debian, and Fedora, as well as the Ubuntu-based Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Unity, and Xubuntu systems ...

Ubuntu is often heralded as the king of beginner-friendly distros, and it more than lives up to its reputation. Its simple setup process, support for most consumer-oriented hardware, and strong ...

Why? Because Snap enables a single binary package to work perfectly and securely on any Linux desktop, server, cloud or device. According to Olli Ries, head of Canonical's Ubuntu client platform ...

Since the start of the year, Canonical has been announcing that popular apps such as Skype, the messenger Slack, and the streaming service Spotify, are available as snap packages. Now the company has ...