Does Xubuntu 16.04 have the ubuntu snap installed?

Question

I upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 beta 2 to 16.04 LTS recently and read How To Install And Remove Snap Packages In Ubuntu 16.04.

But when I run snap list I am getting the following output:

error: no snaps found

Does Xubuntu also have snap packaging or is this only for Ubuntu?

Output of lsb_release -a:

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release:    16.04
Codename:   xenial

@muru acoording to the above web site ubuntu-core was installed by default as a snap. So shouldn't it be the same for me?? — Mohit Rajan, Apr 24 '16 at 13:01
You're not using Ubuntu Core. You're using a desktop image. Try the images from https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/start/ — muru, Apr 24 '16 at 13:02
@muru : Mohit Rajan meant the snap packaging support in Ubuntu 16.04 (some people just call it Ubuntu core) ... please read my answer ... this question is not a duplicate. :) — cl-netbox, Apr 24 '16 at 13:32
@cl-netbox I disagree. OP doesn't know what Ubuntu Core is. That's where the problem lies. — muru, Apr 24 '16 at 13:34
@cl-netbox If OP wants that, then they can edit the question to make that clear. — muru, Apr 24 '16 at 13:41

cl-netbox · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-12T12:53:30.417

Canonical unveils 6th LTS release of Ubuntu with 16.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS adds new “snap” application package format, enabling further convergence across IOT, mobile and desktop.

You just get this output because you currently have no snap packages installed ... execute :

snap find

The output shows the currently available packages :

Name                   Version                  Summary  
canonical-dragon       0.7.1                    The gadget snap for the dragonboard  
canonical-i386         3.1                      The gadget snap for generic i386 systems  
canonical-pc           3.1                      AMD64 generic package  
canonical-pc-linux     4.4.0-18+20160419.13-26  The ubuntu-core kernel snap  
canonical-pi2          3.2                      Raspberry Pi 2 support package  
go-example-webserver   16.04-4                  Minimal Golang webserver for snappy  
hello-world            6.0                      Hello world example  
http                   4.6692016                HTTPie in a snap  
links                  2.12-1                   Web browser running in text mode  
moon-buggy             1.0.51.9                 Drive a car across the moon  
nmap                   7.12SVN-0.4              Nmap ("Network Mapper") is a free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing  
notes-dpm              0.0.8+snap1              Note-taking application, write down your thoughts  
shout                  0.53.0                   A self hosted web IRC client  
sshtron                1.0                      multiplayer Tron via ssh  
tor-middle-relay       0.2.7.6-6                Essential infrastructure node for Tor network  
ubuntu-calculator-app  2.1+snap3                Ubuntu Calculator application for the Unity 7 desktop  
ubuntu-clock-app       3.6+snap3                Ubuntu Clock application for the Unity 7 desktop  
ubuntu-core            16.04+20160419.20-55     The ubuntu-core OS snap  
xkcd-webserver         16.04-5                  Show random XKCD compic via a build-in webserver

To install a snap package execute :

sudo snap install <package-name>

After having installed packages, snap list will show you the installed packages.

For more information about all available snap commands execute : snap --help.

Example :

sudo snap install nmap

Result :

snap list
Name         Version               Developer
nmap         7.12SVN-0.4           joetalbott
ubuntu-core  16.04+20160419.20-55  canonical

Does Xubuntu 16.04 have the ubuntu snap installed?

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