Canonical Releases Snapcraft 2.38 Tool to Improve Support for Classic Snaps

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Canonical released today the Snapcraft 2.38 tool that lets application developers package their Linux apps as Snaps for distribution across multiple Snappy-powered operating systems.

Announced just a few minutes ago by Sergio Schvezov, Snapcraft 2.38 will soon make its way into the stable software repositories of supported Ubuntu Linux releases, as well as other GNU/Linux distributions. The biggest change that landed in this new version is better support for classic Snaps, which will allow for true isolation for host’s dynamically linked executables.

“Snapcraft now has a better architecture overall to handle classic Snaps, not only for those coming from parts that are built, but also for the case where prebuilt binaries are dumped into the Snap,” writes Sergio Schvezov. “Prior to this version of Snapcraft, true isolation for a dynamically linked executable from the host was not possible. The work here makes sure that the correct … (read more)

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