My November 2020 Linux Snap Package Metrics
Posted onI maintain a several Snap packages (installable Linux software packages) and I’ve been very interested in the metrics that Snapcraft (the Snap Store) provides. It’s a (minor) indicator of how large the snap user base is (or at least growth) as well as how useful a snap may or may not be. Plus, it’s a nice feeling to see the usage of something I’ve made go up. In October of 2018 I started this Linux Snap Package Metrics series and I’m trying to report back every few months with the numbers.
Here’s the metrics for snaps I maintain for the past month:
Snap | # Active Devices | % Change |
---|---|---|
circleci | 1,797 | +13.1% |
cu-ddns | 44 | -4.3% |
gotham | 14 | +27.3% |
hub | 3,780 | -11.6% |
linode-cli | 124 | +3.3% |
para | 16 | +300.0% |
pocket-casts | 788 | +4.1% |
scc | 530 | +18.3% |
sonar | 79 | +618.2% |
zsync | 222 | -0.9% |
There’s a couple items of note here:
- I’m starting to see a regular drop in usage of
hub
. I attribute this to GitHub launching their alternative and more “official”gh
CLI. It’s a shame but that’s life. - Two of my projects, para and Sonar had huge jumps. I’m not too sure why. They’re newer projects so maybe it just took time for search engines to find it?