Blog posts tagged "Snap"

We wish you RISC-V holidays!

There are three types of computer users: the end user, the system administrator, and the involuntary system administrator. As it happens, everyone has found...

Optimise your ROS snap – Part 6

Welcome to Part 6 of our “Optimise your ROS snap” blog series. Make sure to check Part 5. This sixth and final part will  summarise every optimisation that we...

Optimise your ROS snap – Part 4

Welcome to Part 4 of our “optimise your ROS snap” blog series. Make sure to check Part 3 before. This fourth part is going to explain what dynamic library...

Optimise your ROS snap – Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of our “optimise your ROS snap” blog series. Make sure to check Part 2. This third part is going to present safe optimisations consisting of...

Optimise your ROS snap – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of the “optimise your ROS snap” blog series. Make sure to check Part 1 before reading this blog post. This second part is going to present...

Optimise your ROS snap – Part 1

Do you want to optimise the performance of your ROS snap? We reduced the size of the installed Gazebo snap by 95%! This is how you can do it for your snap....

ROS orchestration with snaps

Application orchestration is the process of integrating applications together to automate and synchronise processes. In robotics, this is essential,...

How to build a snap using ROS 2 Humble

We’ve recently celebrated the release of ROS 2 Humble Hawksbill with a post detailing how to get started developing for the new release in containers. In...

How to use ROS 2 shared memory in snaps

If you already tried to package ROS 2 Foxy applications into snaps, you might have encountered the following error regarding shared memory: This log is...

Install Gazebo for ROS 2 in under a minute

Recently, we announced the beta release of the Gazebo snap to help you install Gazebo for ROS 2. The gazebo snap is easy to install on dozens of Linux...

Star Developers are here!

We are happy to announce that the newest community feature of the Snap Store is here: Star Developers! Background  In the Snap Store, we have a fantastic...

Let’s build a snap together – a complex snapcraft.yaml walkthrough

It has been a while since we talked about how to build snaps. In the past, we went through a number of detailed examples, focused on different programming...

What is an IoT marketplace?

The Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is expanding at a rapid rate, with the number of devices growing every year. The increase in physical hardware being...

How to ensure your snap uses the correct theme

An app is an app is an app. But in the world of Linux, things are a little more nuanced. Take VLC as an example. The software may be packaged ever so slightly...

Top 10 apps for a fresh Linux install in 2021

Are you struggling with too much lag? Is it time for a spring clean and a fresh Linux install? Ready to upgrade to Focal Fossa (LTS) or Hirsute Hippo?...

A technical introduction to the Snap Store Proxy

In the world of IoT, it is crucial to be fully in control of your devices. Over-the-air (OTA) updates are essential for a distributed set of devices. This...

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