Microsoft and Ubuntu-maker Canonical launch Visual Studio Code snap for Linux

One of the most frustrating things for Windows users that switch to Linux is learning to install software. With Microsoft's operating system, you search the web for the software you want, download it, and install it. With Linux-based operating systems, however, programs are typically installed through a centralized app center or through the terminal. The Linux approach is arguably safer, as Windows users can easily be tricked into downloading malware. Windows 10 tries to emulate the centralized software center with the Microsoft Store, but users have largely rejected it. Thanks to Canonical's wildly popular snaps (and other containerized packages, such as… [Continue Reading]