Create snap package

Create snapcraft.yaml

• Install snapcraft to your Ubuntu machine with sudo apt install snapcraft
• Create snap subdirectory in your project
• Execute snapcraft init to create snap/snapcraft.yaml initial file
• Sample file:

name: myapp
version: '1.0'
summary: Short description of package.
description: |
  Some more detailed multi-line description.
confinement: devmode
base: core20
grade: devel

parts:
  myapp:
    plugin: dump
    source: https://somehost/source/location
    source-type: subversion
    build-packages: 
    - fpc
    - lazarus
    - lcl
    - lcl-utils
    override-build: |
      lazbuild --build-mode=Release myapp.lpi

apps:
  myapp:
    command: myapp
    desktop: /usr/share/applications/myapp.desktop

See Snapcraft.yaml reference for full list of supported properties.

Register app in snap store

• Login into https://snapcraft.io with your user account
• Register new snap package name https://snapcraft.io/account/register-snap
• Go to your newly registered package and fill all needed details https://snapcraft.io/snaps

Setup build on Launchpad

Snap packages can be built automatically on Launchpad. Open Create snap package link form your application branch page.

See also

• Publish project on Launchpad