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Snapcraft

Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification. Created by Canonical

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Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.

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Snapcraft was added by Sneetsher in Apr 2018 and the latest update was made in Aug 2020. The list of alternatives was updated Jul 2020. It's possible to update the information on Snapcraft or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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