Blog posts written by David Callé

David Callé
9 February 2018

Tutorial: Setup a ZFS storage pool

Cloud and server Article

ZFS is a handy way of pooling disks together into a single filesystem. Whether you want to transparently mirror content across disks to preserve yourself from faulty hardware or unify an array of disks into a single storage unit, it’s a good fit for both personal devices and enterprise stacks. In this short tutorial, you ...

David Callé
2 February 2018

Tutorial: Install single-server OpenStack with conjure-up

Cloud and server Tutorials

OpenStack is the de facto open source standard to build private and public clouds. We believe deploying and getting familiar with OpenStack should be an easy task for all developers, that’s why we have built conjure-up, a simple interface to deploy big software with best practices built-in. In this tutorial, you will learn how to ...

David Callé
30 January 2018

Tutorial: Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook

Desktop Tutorials

Chromebooks have gained popularity as relatively inexpensive web-centric laptops. They give access to web-based and native applications through the Chrome store, but what if you want to do more with them? Installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook gives you more choice and lets you turn a web-centric machine into any other laptop: you can install ...

David Callé
19 January 2018

Tutorial: Continuous delivery of snaps with Circle CI

Desktop Tutorials

Bullet-proof continuous delivery of software is crucial to the health of your community, more than a way to run manual tests, it also enables your early adopters to test code and give feedback on it as soon as it lands. You may be already using build.snapcraft.io to do so for snaps, but in some cases, ...

David Callé
20 December 2017

Fresh Snaps from November 2017

Desktop Article

The past month has been exciting in the snap world, between getting ready to welcome our Google Code-in students, improving the developer dashboard and starting to land, piece by piece, the new store frontend, it’s time we take a small break to appreciate some new releases. Featuring IDEs for Go and PHP, production grade film ...

David Callé
28 November 2017

How to write an Ubuntu tutorial

People and culture Article

Since we started building a learning platform at tutorials.ubuntu.com, we have published over 30 tutorials on a wide range of Ubuntu-related topics: for developers wanting to assess new technologies (such as installing Kubernetes or running Linux containers on Windows) and users (such as using the snap command and creating bootable Ubuntu ...

David Callé
15 November 2017

How to turn your website into a desktop app

Desktop Article

Turning your website into a desktop integrated app is a relatively simple thing to do, but distributing it as such and making it noticeable in app stores is another story. This tutorial will show you how to leverage Electron and snaps to create a desktop web app from scratch and release it on a multi-million ...

David Callé
7 November 2017

Fresh Snaps from October 2017

Desktop Article

Hot on the heels of the Ubuntu 17.10 release, the snap store has seen some great additions for musicians with MuseScore, for developers with IntelliJ IDEA, and many more! Let’s have a look at our october selection: 1. MuseScore MuseScore MuseScore is the world’s leading free and open-source software for writing music, with a user-friendly ...

David Callé
18 October 2017

Fresh Snaps from September 2017

Desktop Article

October, it’s almost time for a new Ubuntu release! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about spending relaxing time with your computer: playing games, listening to music and enjoying beautiful GNOME applications! If the term snaps doesn’t ring a bell, they are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing ...

David Callé
11 September 2017

Fresh Snaps from August 2017

Desktop Article

September, back to school! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about productivity and collaboration tools. Very competent web browser? Check. Messaging clients? Check. PDF and Video files editing? Check. Hacking your router to host apps and Minepocket server management? Well, September also has weekends – check! If the term “snaps” ...

David Callé
12 July 2017

Fresh Snaps from June 2017

Desktop Article

From fast and secure file sharing to Kubernetes charts management, from email clients to classic text editors for your Pi, our selection of top snaps for June has something for everyone. If the term “snaps” doesn’t ring a bell, they are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing many advantages over traditional ...

David Callé
15 June 2017

Gitter and Mattermost: two desktop apps for your future chat platform

Desktop Article

In the hunt for the perfect communication platform or protocol, a lot of companies are experimenting, which can lead to some confusion as not everyone is moving at the same pace: one team on IRC, another one on Slack, one on “anything but Slack, have you tried Mattermost? It’s almost like RocketChat”. Then, if a ...