| Guided reading | Canonical released a new maintenance release for Snapd, the main component of its Snappy technology that enables Linux -based operating systems to support common Snap applications, and last weekend, powering the latest proprietary Nvidia drivers. |
Snapd 2.32.2 is now available for download, and should be coming soon to the stable repositories of your favorite Snappy-enabled GNU/Linux distributions. What's exciting about this release is that it enables Snappy to use Nvidia's latest proprietary graphics drivers in the Snap app on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) and similar operating systems.
In addition to this, Snappy can now use the latest YAML parser, allowing developers to grant write access to writable content slots, and immediately recalculate the next refresh time when the schedule is set. Switched Fedora 27 testing to manual in Snapd 2.32.2, no longer excludes the /dev/ttymxcX serial port, and only sends authentication data when using custom Snappy storage.
Snappy is becoming more and more popular
Recent changes in Snapd 2.32 correctly create Vulkan directories containing Nvidia IDC files and handle SIGTERM and SIGINT on early boot. Additionally, Snappy no longer confuses AppArmor with useless temp files and provides a more robust integration test suite on the core device.
Snaps are becoming more popular among GNU/Linux distributions because they are faster to install, safer to use, and easier to create and update. You can already use Snap applications on Arch Linux, Fedora, Linux Mint, Debian GNU/Linux, Solus, Gentoo Linux, OpenSUSE, OpenEmbedded, OpenWrt and many other Linux-based operating systems.
Updates to Snap apps are provided automatically and transactionally by the respective app's developers, so you don't have to rely on third-party repositories. This way, you'll always have the latest version of your app as long as it's released upstream. Thanks to this innovative mechanism, Snap updates are never interrupted and always remain secure.
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