The latest versions of Ubuntu Snappy Core increase the compatibility with SBC boards and Free Hardware that facilitate the installation and use of Ubuntu in personal projects.
If we take into account that these boards are increasingly affordable, we can say that IoT projects are more within reach and that is why we tell you the five applications or snap packages that every IoT project must have or be considered to be used, without taking into account, of course, Ubuntu Snappy Core, the operating system par excellence for this type of device.
Oxide is the first application that we will talk about. Oxide es a complete browser that works without any type of server, something useful to be able to navigate between files or between other types of technologies. For its installation we have to open a terminal and write «snap install oxide-digitalsignage --devmode --beta»
Nextcloud It is another of the applications that we have to take into account when creating our IoT project. This application allows us to use NextCloud's cloud services, that is, to have cloud space, share files or even have collaborative tools like a calendar or chat. It is a great app that we must not lose sight of even if we want to use physical storage such as a SATA disk or another type of storage.
These snap packages can be found in the Ubuntu Core market
Possibly, if you don't have large users or many distributed units of your project, awsiot it is an interesting application. Awsiot is a snap package that register or link our IoT device with our account on Amazon Web Services, creating certificates and being able to use Amazon technologies more easily.
The fourth snap package that we have to have in our project or at least take into account is Gogs, a package that will give us git service and will allow us to connect the project with a Git repository, something interesting if we want to spread our project although it is true that this connection is not necessary.
Finally and for Amazon lovers, there is the package of alexaweb, a package that will bring us the functions of Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant that will help us control our project with our voice, in the same style mycroft.
These packages are available in the official Ubuntu store, all in their snap version so they are compatible with Ubuntu Core and they're free, so there's no reason not to try them Do not you think?