Fresh Snaps from April 2018

Alan Pope

on 16 May 2018

Tags: Development , games , sc:series:snaps-of-the-month , sc:snap:dataexplore , sc:snap:dosbox-x , sc:snap:newsboat , sc:snap:ora , sc:snap:pencilsheep , sc:snap:sdlpop , sc:snap:shattered-pixel-dungeon

This article was last updated 6 years ago.

In case you missed it, here are some of the snaps we featured during April 2018. Here you’ll find snaps to enhance your productivity, tools for creatives, IDEs for developers and games for the weekend.

You can stay up to date with our editorial picks by following @snapcraftio on Twitter where we share three new and interesting snaps a week. We’d also love to hear what your favourite snaps are, perhaps you’ve found something we’ve missed.

1. Simply Fortran

Jeffrey Armstrong


Bring the language of supercomputers to your desktop with Simply Fortran, a modern Fortran development environment, now available as a snap! Get Simply Fortran from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install simplyfortran

2. SDLPoP

Snapcrafters


SDLPop is an open-source port of Prince of Persia, based on the disassembly of the DOS version. Get SDLPoP from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install sdlpop

3. Newsboat

Alexander Batischev


Terminal junkie? RSS subscriber and podcast listener? Newsboat has got you covered. Download the snap today, and get your console news on! Get Newsboat from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install newsboat

4. PencilSheep

PencilSheep


If you’re looking for a GPU accelerated professional image editor then take a look at Pencil Sheep. Make your images better in a snap! Get Pencil Sheep from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install pencilsheep

5. Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Snapcrafters


Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a Rogue-like RPG, with pixel art graphics, lots of variety and replay-ability. Every game is unique! Get Shattered Pixel Dungeon from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install shattered-pixel-dungeon

6. Ora

Ora Pm


Agile task management and visual team collaboration, the Ora snap is your team’s command center. Ora is task management done right. Get Ora from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install ora

7. DOSBox-X

Snapcrafters


DOSBox-X is a x86 emulator with Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics sound and DOS. It’s been designed to run old DOS games under platforms that don’t support it. Ready to install as a snap for Linux. Get DOSBox-X from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install dosbox-x

8. ZeroNet

Maciej Krüger


Open, free and uncensorable websites. The ZeroNet snap provides decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and the BitTorrent network. Get ZeroNet from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install zeronet

9. DataExplore

Damien Farrell


DataExplore is a desktop application for data analysis and plotting intended for use in both research and education. Now available as a snap for #Linux users. Get DataExplore in the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install dataexplore

10. Slack Term

Snapcrafters


Looking for a lightweight way to chat to colleagues via Slack on Linux? Grab a snap of slack-term, a Slack client for your Linux terminal. Get Slack-Term from the Snap store or install it on the command-line with:

snap install slack-term

See you next month!

Ubuntu desktop

Learn how the Ubuntu desktop operating system powers millions of PCs and laptops around the world.

Newsletter signup

Get the latest Ubuntu news and updates in your inbox.

By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to Canonical's Privacy Policy.

Related posts

Crafting new Linux schedulers with sched-ext, Rust and Ubuntu

In our ongoing exploration of Rust and Ubuntu, we delve into an experimental kernel project that leverages these technologies to create new schedulers for...

Get familiar with “Rusty” kernel programming in Ubuntu Lunar Lobster

The Linux kernel has recently introduced the Rust programming language as an alternative to C for creating kernel modules. Rust is a strongly, statically...

Snapcraft 8.0 and the respectable end of core18

‘E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This base is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in...