Using Snaps
Software bundles packaged this way are called snaps. Snaps can be installed using Ubuntu Software or from the command line. On the command line, snaps have a new command. Use the following to interact with snaps.
To show a list of snap packages that are available to be installed:
matthew@seymour:~$ snap find
Because snaps are new, few packages are available today. However, this list is growing and is likely to become unwieldy at some point. Sure, you can use grep to search through the output to try to find a specific package in the list, but you can also use:
matthew@seymour:~$ snap find searchterm
To install a snap package:
matthew@seymour:~$ sudo snap install packagename
To show a list of snap packages that are currently installed:
matthew@seymour:~$ snap list
To update a snap package:
matthew@seymour:~$ sudo snap refresh packagename
To remove a snap package:
matthew@seymour:~$ sudo snap remove packagename
To display a list of changes, such as when snaps were installed, updated, or removed:
matthew@seymour:~$ snap changes
It is possible for you to create a snap package. See Chapter 39, “Opportunistic Development,” to learn how. Learn more and keep up to date as Ubuntu Snappy Core continues develop by checking out https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/.