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"snap store"

Igor Ljubuncic
12 June 2020

Productivity is but a snap away – useful applications for your everyday needs

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

The state of being productive comes in various guises. Sometimes, you want to do more. Sometimes, you want less. It’s been a while since we toured the Snap Store, and we thought you would be interested in a fresh batch of cool, fun and useful applications that can help you perfect your daily digital activities. ...

Igor Ljubuncic
9 April 2020

An adventure through the Snap Store

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

An application store with a large number of entries is a double-edged sword. It’s often a good sign of a vibrant, thriving community of software creators, developers and users working together. But then, people new to the ecosystem may struggle finding relevant content right away. The Snap Store currently offers about 7,000 applications, ...

Igor Ljubuncic
11 February 2020

How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Desktop tour and applications

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

This is the third and the last guide in this series. In the first installment, we learned about considerations for an update from Windows 7 to Ubuntu, key differences in hardware and software between the two operating systems, the terminology, and how to safely backup data ahead of migration. In the second tutorial, we covered ...

Igor Ljubuncic
23 January 2020

Looking for video editing software? The Snap Store has some nice apps for you.

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

In the past decade, video has become the most ubiquitous method of communication on the Web. Video clips are used for pretty much anything, from short software tutorials to hours-long live online gaming streaming. In some cases, the use of “moving pictures” might not be the best communication medium, but there is no denying the ...

Igor Ljubuncic
3 January 2020

Discover cool apps with snap find

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Software discovery and installation broadly comes in two flavors – via graphical user interface or on the command line. If you’re using a Linux distribution with a friendly software frontend offering integrated snap support, e.g. KDE Discover or GNOME Software, you can enjoy the experience without having to resort to using a terminal wind ...

Igor Ljubuncic
22 August 2019

Useful security software from the Snap Store

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Overall, most Linux distributions offer sane, reasonable defaults that balance security and functionality quite well. However, most of the security mechanisms are transparent, running in the background, and you still might require some additional, practical software to bolster your security array. Back in July, we talked about handy produ ...

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