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Canonical is reworking Snap application packages on Linux
Snap packages are a common way to install software on Linux desktops and servers, and now it's undergoing some architectural changes.
Snap is a software packaging and distribution platform for Linux developed by Canonical, creators of Ubuntu Linux. Snap applications are more portable than traditional Linux software, and most of them are containerized to prevent some common security issues. However, Snap also has plenty of problems, which might be the reason Canonical is experimenting with a new architecture.
Canonical announces Anbox Cloud for businesses to serve Android apps from the cloud
Canonical has announced the Anbox Cloud mobile computing platform. It lets developers host Android apps in the cloud, enabling users stream them.
Canonical is known primarily as a company that distributes the free and open-source Ubuntu operating system. The desktop version of Ubuntu still has its uses, but for the past few years, Canonical's attention has been on cloud services. Ubuntu is available for servers and clouds as separate variants, and the company's focus on cloud services instead of desktop GNU/Linux is because cloud services are simply much more profitable. Now, Canonical has announced the Anbox Cloud solution, which is a solution for telcos to let developers host Android apps in the cloud.