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Snapcraft

Prerequisites

1. Install snap

sudo apt install snapd

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sudo pacman -S --needed git base-develgit clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.gitcd snapdmakepkg -sisudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socketsudo systemctl start snapd.socketsudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service

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sudo dnf install snapd# Enable classic snap supportsudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap

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Reboot your system afterwards.

2. Install a base snap

sudo snap install core22

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3. Install snapcraft

sudo snap install snapcraft --classic

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Configuration

  1. Create an UbuntuOne account.
  2. Go to the Snapcraft website and register an App name.
  3. Create a snapcraft.yaml file in your projects root.
  4. Adjust the names in the snapcraft.yaml file.
name: appnamebase: core22version: '0.1.0'summary: Your summary # 79 char long summarydescription: |  Your description
grade: stableconfinement: strict
layout:  /usr/lib/$SNAPCRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET/webkit2gtk-4.1:    bind: $SNAP/usr/lib/$SNAPCRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET/webkit2gtk-4.1
apps:  appname:    command: usr/bin/appname    desktop: usr/share/applications/appname.desktop    extensions: [gnome]    #plugs:    #  - network    # Add whatever plugs you need here, see https://snapcraft.io/docs/snapcraft-interfaces for more info.    # The gnome extension already includes [ desktop, desktop-legacy, gsettings, opengl, wayland, x11, mount-observe, calendar-service ]    #  - single-instance-plug # add this if you're using the single-instance plugin    #slots:    # Add the slots you need to expose to other snaps    #  - single-instance-plug # add this if you're using the single-instance plugin
# Add these lines only if you're using the single-instance plugin# Check https://v2.tauri.app/plugin/single-instance/ for details#slots:#  single-instance:#    interface: dbus#    bus: session#    name: org.net_mydomain_MyApp.SingleInstance # Remember to change net_mydomain_MyApp to your app ID with "_" instead of "." and "-"##plugs:#  single-instance-plug:#    interface: dbus#    bus: session#    name: org.net_mydomain_MyApp.SingleInstance # Remember to change net_mydomain_MyApp to your app ID with "_" instead of "." and "-"
package-repositories:  - type: apt    components: [main]    suites: [noble]    key-id: 78E1918602959B9C59103100F1831DDAFC42E99D    url: http://ppa.launchpad.net/snappy-dev/snapcraft-daily/ubuntu
parts:  build-app:    plugin: dump    build-snaps:      - node/20/stable      - rustup/latest/stable    build-packages:      - libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev      - build-essential      - curl      - wget      - file      - libxdo-dev      - libssl-dev      - libayatana-appindicator3-dev      - librsvg2-dev      - dpkg    stage-packages:      - libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0      - libayatana-appindicator3-1    source: .    override-build: |      set -eu      npm install      npm run tauri build -- --bundles deb      dpkg -x src-tauri/target/release/bundle/deb/*.deb $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/      sed -i -e "s|Icon=appname|Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/appname.png|g" $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/usr/share/applications/appname.desktop

Explanation

  • The name variable defines the name of your app and is required to be set to the name that you have registered earlier.
  • The base variable defines which core you are using.
  • The version variable defines the version, and should be updated with each change to the source repository.
  • The apps section allows you to expose the desktop and binary files to allow the user to run your app.
  • The package-repositories section allows you to add a package repository to help you satisfy your dependencies.
  • build-packages/build-snaps defines the build dependencies for your snap.
  • stage-packages/stage-snaps defines the runtime dependencies for your snap.
  • The override-build section runs a series of commands after the sources were pulled.

Building

sudo snapcraft

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Testing

snap run your-app

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Releasing Manually

snapcraft login # Login with your UbuntuOne credentialssnapcraft upload --release=stable mysnap_latest_amd64.snap

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Building automatically

  1. On your apps developer page click on the builds tab.
  2. Click login with github.
  3. Enter in your repository’s details.

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Last updated Oct 08, 2026