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+name: Lubuntu Manual # you probably want to 'snapcraft register <name>'
+base: core18 # the base snap is the execution environment for this snap
+version: '0.1' # just for humans, typically '1.2+git' or '1.3.2'
+summary: Documentation for Lubuntu # 79 char long summary
+description: |
+  This is my-snap's description. You have a paragraph or two to tell the
+  most important story about your snap. Keep it under 100 words though,
+  we live in tweetspace and your description wants to look good in the snap
+  store.
+
+grade: devel # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
+confinement: devmode # use 'strict' once you have the right plugs and slots
+
+parts:
+  my-part:
+    # See 'snapcraft plugins'
+    plugin: nil