Snap used to test the snap-automatic-security-updates
It is used to support functional tests for the snap-automatic-security-updates,
which scans snap revisions published to certain channels and re-triggers the build
to bring security updates from the archive.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install test-snap-automatic-security-updates
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install test-snap-automatic-security-updates
To install test-snap-automatic-security-updates, simply use the following command: