Canonical’s Snap Store will be shutting down for database maintenance this weekend, meaning users won’t be able to install or update snap software until it’s back online. The planned downtime starts on Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC…
Read MoreUbuntu’s App Center software tool makes it easier to manage and update Deb software in its latest update – and nets a few extra options for snaps, too. The changes are part of Canonical’s goal of making App Center, first introduced in Ubunt…
Read MoreStop by the Snap Store website today you’ll see it’s undergone a revamp – the second design rejig to the online storefront in the past 12 months but more substantive than the first. The search bar is now shorter and incorporated into …
Read MoreSnap Store takes action against malicious app uploads, implementing a manual approval policy for new applications. Here’s more on that!
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Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. It’s responding to reports that a number of recently published crypto-related snap…
Read MoreDid you read my post on the ‘unofficial’ Snap Store for Ubuntu and come away as excited as I am about it’s potential? Well, I’ve got an interesting update…
This post, That ‘Unofficial’ Snap Store We Loved? It’s Becoming More Official …
There’s an interesting and totally unofficial desktop software app in development by the Ubuntu Flutter community. Devs describe it as ‘an alternative software store for the Ubuntu Desktop made with Flutter‘, the app-development tech …
Read MoreA Steam Snap app is now available for testing. Following an announcement at LAS Canonical says it’s “going all in” to improve the Linux gaming on Ubuntu. As part of that effort they want to simplify and smooth out the bumps currently …
Read MoreI’ve seen a few people mention that Ubuntu 22.04 doesn’t lets you search for, browse, or install .deb packages from the Ubuntu Software app. This is a bug.
This post, Ubuntu 22.04’s Snap-Only Software Store is a Bug, Not a Feature is from OMG! Ub…