Follow this guide if you want all the benefits Snaps has to offer. This guide will show you how to install Snap on your Raspberry Pi.
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What is Snap?
Canonical developed Snap, and it is a software packaging and deployment system developed for operating systems that use the Linux kernel. Snap is essentially a new package manager for Linux. In other words, it is an alternative to apt, yum, etc. In addition, snaps are distribution-independent, meaning they can run on many distributions ranging from Ubuntu to Raspberry Pi and much more.
Why use Snap?
Snaps are great because they provide some of the following benefits:
- Snaps automatically update, which means you always run the latest version.
- Every Snap is isolated from the rest of your system as they effectively run in a container. Additionally, Snaps are more secure since they patch themselves automatically.
- Another benefit is that Snaps ships with all the dependencies that the app requires.
But, naturally, there are disadvantages to using Snaps. Generally, Snaps use more storage than the original package, and the startup is slightly slower.
The complete list of benefits and disadvantages of Snaps is beyond the scope of this guide.
How to enable Snap on your Raspberry Pi
The latest version of Raspbian supports Snap. You can follow these steps to install it using the command line.
First, you must install Snap:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapdNext, you must reboot your Raspberry Pi:
sudo rebootThen, finally, get the latest Snap update:
sudo snap install coreWrapping Up
So, what do you plan to install now that you have installed Snap on your Raspberry Pi?
