Internet of Things

All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.

Mycroft: The open source answer to natural language platforms

by Amrisha Prashar on 7 July 2016

We’re thrilled to be working with Mycroft, the open source answer to proprietary natural language platform. Mycroft has adopted Ubuntu Core and Snaps to...

10 Desktop Snaps written in June

by Didier Roche on 7 July 2016

For those that may not know, Snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package...

Announcing new snap desktop launchers

by Didier Roche on 6 July 2016

BackgroundIntegrating desktop applications with snaps has been a little bit challenging in terms of getting them looking and behaving as part of the system....

HOWTO: Classic, apt-based Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server on the rpi2!

by Dustin Kirkland on 20 June 2016

Classic Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, on an rpi2Hopefully by now you’re well aware of Ubuntu Core — the snappiest way to run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi…But have you ever...

Leveling up snapd integration tests

by Gustavo Niemeyer on 16 June 2016

Over the last several months there has been noticeable and growing pain associated with the evolving integration tests around snapd, and given the project...

Universal “snap” packages launch on multiple Linux distros

by Canonical on 14 June 2016

Developers from multiple Linux distributions and companies today announced collaboration on the “snap” universal Linux package format, enabling a single...

Apps to Snaps

by Jamie Bennett on 1 June 2016

Distributing applications on Linux is not always easy. You have different packaging formats, base systems, available libraries, and distribution release...

Still and rigid or adaptable? Tell us about your app

by Amrisha Prashar on 1 June 2016

Competition time! Calling all developers – how well does your app converge across devices? We have a new competition to inspire you in making your app...

Snaps on NAS: IOT apps for your private network

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 31 May 2016

QNAP selects snaps and Ubuntu to bring IOT apps to its NAS On Friday QNAP announced that they were adopting snaps as the application format of choice for...

Ubuntu Core sees the light on NXP/Freescale i.MX 6 and HiKey

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 16 May 2016

This week the worlds of open source and embedded development are all gathering in Austin for OSCON and the NXP FTF. This is the opportunity for Canonical to...

Ubuntu Core now available for Samsung ARTIK 5 and 10

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 5 May 2016

If you have been waiting to try Ubuntu Core on the Samsung ARTIK 5 or 10… the wait is over! Developer images for the 2 boards are now available from...

Security confinement in Ubuntu Core

by Gustavo Niemeyer on 4 May 2016

As much anticipated, the recent release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS included integrated support for snaps on classic Ubuntu. The snap format is part of Ubuntu Core, a...