[System Enablement] New releases: wifi-ap=10 pulseaudio=8.0-3

[Simon Fels]

On 04.01.2017 15:16, Jamie Bennett wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 1:51 PM, Simon Fels <simon.fels at canonical.com> wrote:
>> Hey everyone,
>>
>> A new release of the wifi-ap and pulseaudio snaps were pushed into the
>> candidate channel. This release includes several improvements for both
>> snaps.
>>
>> wifi-ap:
>>
>> * Switched to a unix domain socket instead of a local TCP endpoint to
>> provide secure access to the management service REST API endpoint via a
>> content interface based slot.
>>
>> * The management service now controls the access point process directly
>> instead of both being two independent systemd service units. This makes
>> coordination and application of configuration changes a lot easier.
>>
>> * New wifi-ap.status command is now available which shows the current status
>> of the AP.
>>
>> * Improve configuration wizard which now has an auto mode as well which is
>> executed directly after the installation of the snap to provide an
>> out-of-the-box experience and directly spawn up an access point users can
>> connect to. Wizard can be manually invoked too and guides the user through
>> the configuration of the access point.
>>
>> * Added extensive testing of the whole snap via spread
> 
> This is great for initial configuration of a device and is what we are
> looking to use for SnapWeb, thanks.
> 
>> pulseaudio:
>>
>> This is the first release of the snap. We currently only support running
>> pulseaudio in system mode and with that only support Ubuntu Core devices.
>> Installing on classic desktop devices is possible but not yet supported.
>>
>> Please note that we require a kernel with ALSA support enabled which is not
>> yet the case for all reference devices like the Raspberry Pi 2 or 3.
> 
> Is there a reason why we do not have ALSA support enabled for these platforms?

I don't know but it simply looks like we're missing a few kernel modules
to get it properly working. Still have the item on my list to file a bug
for this.

regards,
Simon