13.2 Basic Snap Commands

Although many software packages are still provided in .deb format and installed using apt, the number of apps and tools now provided in snap format is increasing rapidly. In fact, all of the software listed in the Ubuntu Software tool (outlined previously in the chapter entitled “A Guided Tour of the GNOME 3 Desktop”) are packaged and installed using snap. Snap-based software may also be installed using the snap command-line tool, the basics of which will be covered in this section.

To list the snap packages that are available for a specific category of software, run a command similar to the following:

# snap find "image editor"

Name Version Publisher Notes Summary

gimp 2.10.18 snapcrafters - GNU Image Manipulation Program

paintsupreme-3d 1.0.41 braindistrict - PaintSupreme 3D

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The above command will list all...