Announcing Snappy Ubuntu Core

A new, transactionally updated Ubuntu for the cloud.

Ubuntu Core is a new rendition of Ubuntu for the cloud with transactional updates. Ubuntu Core is a minimal server image with the same libraries as today’s Ubuntu, but applications are provided through a simpler mechanism. The snappy approach is faster, more reliable, and lets us provide stronger security guarantees for apps and users — that’s why we call them “snappy” applications.

Source:

http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud/tools/snappy

More here:
https://insights.ubuntu.com/2014/12/19/snappy-ubuntu-core-now-on-aws/