Install snapcraft (available on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and above):
$ sudo apt install snapcraft
Pick one of the directories, each contains a snapcraft project file:
$ cd <directory>
Simply type snapcraft to download all of the dependencies and to build the snap:
$ snapcraft
The output is a .snap file.
$ ls *.snap
This is an unsigned package, so use --force-dangerous
sudo snap install --force-dangerous <package-name>.snap
This installs the .snap file that we just built with snapcraft.
The snap will be unpacked into /snap/<package-name>/current.
Any executables in the snap will be available in the $PATH
and in the /snap/bin directory as <package-name>.<executable-name>
sudo snap remove <package-name>
- snapcraft yaml syntax: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/build-apps/snapcraft-syntax/
- and more on parts: https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/build-apps/snapcraft-parts/
- app/plugs that allow permissions through apparmor: http://snapcraft.io/docs/reference/interfaces