Fresh Snaps from September 2017

RetroArch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players.

It enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all.

RetroArch has advanced features like shaders, netplay, rewinding, and more!

• Install RetroArch from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install retroarch

A GTK3 app for finding and listening to internet radio stations.

Search and find radio stations, listen to them, and this without needing to use a browser or enter an internet radio stream URL.

Gradio uses the community-based ‘Radio Browser‘ website for its database backend.

• Install Gradio from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install gradio

Clementine is a modern music player and library organizer for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

• Install Clementine from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install clementine

Pulsemimxer is a cli and curses mixer for pulseaudio.

• Install pulsemixer from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install pulsemixer

A free and open source real time strategy game.

In Warzone 2100, you command the forces of The Project in a battle to rebuild the world after mankind has almost been destroyed by nuclear missiles.
The game offers campaign, multi-player, and single-player skirmish modes. An extensive tech tree with over 400 different technologies, combined with the unit design system, allows for a wide variety of possible units and tactics.

Warzone 2100 was originally developed as a commercial game by Pumpkin Studios and published in 1999, and was released as open source by them in 2004, for the community to continue working on it.

• Install Warzone 2100 from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install warzone2100

An arcade-style shoot ’em up.

OpenTyrian is a port of the DOS shoot-em-up Tyrian, an arcade-style vertical scrolling shooter. The story is set in 20,031 where you play as Trent Hawkins, a skilled fighter-pilot employed to fight Microsol and save the galaxy.

• Install OpenTyrian from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install opentyrian

Trustgrid’s Secure Edge Network is a software defined solution enabling fast and secure connectivity to Edge data and workloads. It aims at eliminating the delays, costs, and complexity of hardware-dependent VPN solutions.

Learn more about Trustgrid.

• Install Trustgrid from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install trustgrid

Briss is a cross-platform application for cropping PDF files. A simple user interface lets you define exactly the crop-region by fitting a rectangle on the visually overlaid pages.

• Install Briss from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install briss

Data plotting and analysis package, DataExplore is an open source desktop application intended for use in both research and education. It is intended primarily for non-programmers who need to do relatively advanced table manipulation methods.

• Install DataExplore from the Software Center.
• or from the command-line:

  sudo snap install dataexplore

Last but not least, let’s celebrate the upcoming Ubuntu 17.10 release and its GNOME 3 desktop with a fresh batch of GNOME 3.26 apps available as snaps:
gnome-calendar, gnome-clocks, gnome-calculator, gnome-contacts,
gnome-sudoku, gnome-dictionary, gnome-logs, gnome-characters, and more!