diff --git a/.idea/dictionaries/develar.xml b/.idea/dictionaries/develar.xml
index ca2ce47e7e1..e7e3d47c0f4 100644
--- a/.idea/dictionaries/develar.xml
+++ b/.idea/dictionaries/develar.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
       <w>libnss</w>
       <w>libunity</w>
       <w>libxss</w>
+      <w>libxtst</w>
       <w>localappdata</w>
       <w>lockfile</w>
       <w>lzfse</w>
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 193c169a9ff..3d0325aa83a 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ before_install:
 install:
 - nvm install $NODE_VERSION
 - nvm use --delete-prefix $NODE_VERSION
-- ln -sf $PWD/test/yarn.js /usr/local/bin/yarn
+- ln -sf $PWD/test/vendor/yarn.js /usr/local/bin/yarn
 - yarn install --pure-lockfile
 - if [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" == "master" && "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" && "$AUTO_PUBLISH" != "false" && "$TRAVIS_TAG" == "" && "$PUBLISH_TO_NPM" == "true" ]]; then yarn add @develar/semantic-release@next --dev ; fi
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23d564675d8..9d1ae6db931 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ const Platform = builder.Platform
 // Promise is returned
 builder.build({
   targets: Platform.MAC.createTarget(),
-  devMetadata: {
-    "//": "build and other properties, see https://goo.gl/5jVxoO"
+  config: {
+   "//": "build options, see https://goo.gl/ZhRfla"
   }
 })
   .then(() => {
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0b630d336a7..b5e2cc20789 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ environment:
 
 install:
   - ps: Install-Product node 6 x64
-  - node ./test/yarn.js
+  - node ./test/vendor/yarn.js
 
 build: off
 
 test_script:
-  - node ./test/yarn.js test
\ No newline at end of file
+  - node ./test/vendor/yarn.js test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index a4d8a8ab6a0..ede4c79d7c1 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
     - sudo apt-get install git-lfs=1.3.0
     - ssh git@github.com git-lfs-authenticate $CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME.git download
     - git lfs pull
-    - docker run --rm --env-file ./test/docker-env.list -v ${PWD}:/project -v ~/.electron:/root/.electron -v ~/.cache/electron-builder:/root/.cache/electron-builder electronuserland/electron-builder:$([ "$CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX" == "2" ] && echo "6" || echo "wine") /bin/bash -c "node ./test/yarn.js && node ./test/yarn.js test"
+    - docker run --rm --env-file ./test/docker-env.list -v ${PWD}:/project -v ~/.electron:/root/.electron -v ~/.cache/electron-builder:/root/.cache/electron-builder electronuserland/electron-builder:$([ "$CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX" == "2" ] && echo "6" || echo "wine") /bin/bash -c "node ./test/vendor/yarn.js && node ./test/vendor/yarn.js test"
 
 test:
   override:
diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile b/docker/base/Dockerfile
index 1f9fa2ffd8b..6931ae0a9b7 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ENV DEBUG_COLORS true
 ENV FORCE_COLOR true
 
 RUN curl -L https://yarnpkg.com/latest.tar.gz | tar xvz && mv dist yarn && ln -s /yarn/bin/yarn /usr/local/bin/yarn  && apt-get update -y && \
-  apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y git snapcraft xorriso bsdtar build-essential autoconf libssl-dev icnsutils graphicsmagick gcc-multilib g++-multilib libgnome-keyring-dev lzip rpm yasm && \
+  apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y git snapcraft qtbase5-dev xorriso bsdtar build-essential autoconf libssl-dev icnsutils graphicsmagick gcc-multilib g++-multilib libgnome-keyring-dev lzip rpm yasm && \
   apt-get clean && \
   rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
   curl -L http://tukaani.org/xz/xz-$XZ_VERSION.tar.xz | tar -xJ && cd xz-$XZ_VERSION && ./configure && make && make install && cd .. && rm -rf xz-$XZ_VERSION && ldconfig && \
diff --git a/docs/Options.md b/docs/Options.md
index 286ad40c51f..d0b2da91bde 100644
--- a/docs/Options.md
+++ b/docs/Options.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Don't customize paths to background and icon, — just follow conventions.
 | squirrelWindows | <a name="BuildMetadata-squirrelWindows"></a>See [.build.squirrelWindows](#SquirrelWindowsOptions).
 | appx | <a name="BuildMetadata-appx"></a>See [.build.appx](#AppXOptions).
 | linux | <a name="BuildMetadata-linux"></a>See [.build.linux](#LinuxBuildOptions).
+| snap | <a name="BuildMetadata-snap"></a>See [.build.snap](#SnapOptions).
 | compression | <a name="BuildMetadata-compression"></a>The compression level, one of `store`, `normal`, `maximum` (default: `normal`). If you want to rapidly test build, `store` can reduce build time significantly.
 | afterPack | <a name="BuildMetadata-afterPack"></a>*programmatic API only* The function to be run after pack (but before pack into distributable format and sign). Promise must be returned.
 | npmRebuild | <a name="BuildMetadata-npmRebuild"></a>Whether to [rebuild](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/rebuild) native dependencies (`npm rebuild`) before starting to package the app. Defaults to `true`.
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ Linux specific build options.
 | vendor | <a name="LinuxBuildOptions-vendor"></a>The vendor. Defaults to [author](#AppMetadata-author).
 | desktop | <a name="LinuxBuildOptions-desktop"></a>The [Desktop file](https://developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/desktop-files.html.en) entries (name to value).
 | compression | <a name="LinuxBuildOptions-compression"></a>*deb-only.* The compression type, one of `gz`, `bzip2`, `xz`. Defaults to `xz`.
-| depends | <a name="LinuxBuildOptions-depends"></a>Package dependencies. Defaults to `["libappindicator1", "libnotify-bin"]`.
+| depends | <a name="LinuxBuildOptions-depends"></a>Package dependencies. Defaults to `["gconf2", "gconf-service", "libnotify4", "libappindicator1", "libxtst6", "libnss3"]` for `deb`.
 | executableName | <a name="LinuxBuildOptions-executableName"></a><p>The executable name. Defaults to <code>productName</code>.</p> <p>Cannot be specified per target, allowed only in the <code>.build.linux</code>.</p>
 
 <a name="MacOptions"></a>
@@ -281,6 +282,8 @@ Amazon S3 — `https` must be used, so, if you use direct Amazon S3 endpoints, f
 | summary | <a name="SnapOptions-summary"></a>The 78 character long summary. Defaults to [productName](#AppMetadata-productName).
 | grade | <a name="SnapOptions-grade"></a><p>The quality grade of the snap. It can be either <code>devel</code> (i.e. a development version of the snap, so not to be published to the “stable” or “candidate” channels) or “stable” (i.e. a stable release or release candidate, which can be released to all channels). Defaults to <code>stable</code>.</p>
 | assumes | <a name="SnapOptions-assumes"></a>The list of features that must be supported by the core in order for this snap to install.
+| stagePackages | <a name="SnapOptions-stagePackages"></a><p>The list of Ubuntu packages to use that are needed to support the <code>app</code> part creation. Like <code>depends</code> for <code>deb</code>. Defaults to <code>[&quot;libnotify4&quot;, &quot;libappindicator1&quot;, &quot;libxtst6&quot;, &quot;libnss3&quot;, &quot;fontconfig-config&quot;]</code>.</p>
+| ubuntuAppPlatformContent | <a name="SnapOptions-ubuntuAppPlatformContent"></a><p>Specify <code>ubuntu-app-platform1</code> to use [ubuntu-app-platform](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/11/17/how-to-create-snap-packages-on-qt-applications/). Snap size will be greatly reduced, but it is not recommended for now because “the snaps must be connected before running uitk-gallery for the first time”.</p>
 
 <a name="SquirrelWindowsOptions"></a>
 ### `.build.squirrelWindows`
diff --git a/docs/programmaticUsage.js b/docs/programmaticUsage.js
index 093d67a56f7..d9dc1d2c19d 100644
--- a/docs/programmaticUsage.js
+++ b/docs/programmaticUsage.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ builder.build({
   platform: [builder.Platform.MAC],
   "//": "platform, arch and other properties, see PackagerOptions in the node_modules/electron-builder/out/electron-builder.d.ts",
   config: {
-    "//": "build and other properties, see https://goo.gl/5jVxoO"
+    "//": "build options, see https://goo.gl/ZhRfla"
   }
 })
   .then(() => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81cea15261f..134528f16a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
   "scripts": {
     "compile": "ts-babel . nsis-auto-updater test",
     "lint": "node ./test/lint.js",
-    "pretest": "node ./test/yarn.js run compile && node ./test/yarn.js run lint",
+    "pretest": "node ./test/vendor/yarn.js run compile && node ./test/vendor/yarn.js run lint",
     "check-deps": "node ./test/out/helpers/checkDeps.js",
     "test": "node ./test/out/helpers/runTests.js",
     "test-linux": "docker run --rm -ti -v ${PWD}:/project -v ${PWD##*/}-node-modules:/project/node_modules -v ~/.electron:/root/.electron electronuserland/electron-builder:wine /test.sh",
-    "pack-updater": "cd nsis-auto-updater && node ./test/yarn.js --production && cd ..",
+    "pack-updater": "cd nsis-auto-updater && node ./test/vendor/yarn.js --production && cd ..",
     "semantic-release": "semantic-release pre && npm publish && semantic-release post",
     "//": "Update wiki if docs changed. Update only if functionalily are generally available (latest release, not next)",
     "update-wiki": "git subtree split -b wiki --prefix docs/ && git push -f wiki wiki:master",
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "read-installed": "^4.0.3",
     "sanitize-filename": "^1.6.1",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
-    "source-map-support": "^0.4.6",
+    "source-map-support": "^0.4.8",
     "stat-mode": "^0.2.2",
     "tunnel-agent": "^0.4.3",
     "update-notifier": "^1.0.3",
diff --git a/src/metadata.ts b/src/metadata.ts
index 29ae81bf80e..a90e3b894e2 100755
--- a/src/metadata.ts
+++ b/src/metadata.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { PlatformPackager } from "./platformPackager"
 import { MacOptions, DmgOptions, MasBuildOptions } from "./options/macOptions"
 import { Publish } from "./options/publishOptions"
 import { WinBuildOptions, NsisOptions, SquirrelWindowsOptions, AppXOptions } from "./options/winOptions"
-import { LinuxBuildOptions } from "./options/linuxOptions"
+import { LinuxBuildOptions, SnapOptions } from "./options/linuxOptions"
 
 export interface Metadata {
   readonly repository?: string | RepositoryInfo | null
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ export interface BuildMetadata {
 
   readonly deb?: LinuxBuildOptions | null
 
+  /*
+   See [.build.snap](#SnapOptions).
+   */
+  readonly snap?: SnapOptions | null
+
   /*
    The compression level, one of `store`, `normal`, `maximum` (default: `normal`). If you want to rapidly test build, `store` can reduce build time significantly.
    */
diff --git a/src/options/linuxOptions.ts b/src/options/linuxOptions.ts
index f235e99dca1..f8dc4456739 100644
--- a/src/options/linuxOptions.ts
+++ b/src/options/linuxOptions.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export interface LinuxBuildOptions extends PlatformSpecificBuildOptions {
   readonly compression?: string | null
 
   /*
-   Package dependencies. Defaults to `["libappindicator1", "libnotify-bin"]`.
+   Package dependencies. Defaults to `["gconf2", "gconf-service", "libnotify4", "libappindicator1", "libxtst6", "libnss3"]` for `deb`.
    */
   readonly depends?: string[] | null
 
@@ -98,4 +98,16 @@ export interface SnapOptions extends LinuxBuildOptions {
   The list of features that must be supported by the core in order for this snap to install.
    */
   assumes?: Array<string> | null
+
+  /*
+  The list of Ubuntu packages to use that are needed to support the `app` part creation. Like `depends` for `deb`.
+  Defaults to `["libnotify4", "libappindicator1", "libxtst6", "libnss3", "fontconfig-config"]`.
+   */
+  stagePackages?: Array<string> | null
+
+  /*
+  Specify `ubuntu-app-platform1` to use [ubuntu-app-platform](https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/11/17/how-to-create-snap-packages-on-qt-applications/).
+  Snap size will be greatly reduced, but it is not recommended for now because "the snaps must be connected before running uitk-gallery for the first time".
+   */
+  ubuntuAppPlatformContent?: string | null
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/targets/fpm.ts b/src/targets/fpm.ts
index 98ccd50c2f5..0cc6877445a 100644
--- a/src/targets/fpm.ts
+++ b/src/targets/fpm.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export default class FpmTarget extends Target {
     let depends = options.depends
     if (depends == null) {
       if (target === "deb") {
-        depends = ["libnotify4", "libnss3"]
+        depends = ["gconf2", "gconf-service", "libnotify4", "libappindicator1", "libxtst6", "libnss3"]
       }
       else {
         depends = []
diff --git a/src/targets/snap.ts b/src/targets/snap.ts
index 0f0659c6605..991aeeed0f7 100644
--- a/src/targets/snap.ts
+++ b/src/targets/snap.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { safeDump } from "js-yaml"
 import { spawn } from "../util/util"
 import { homedir } from "os"
 import { Target } from "./targetFactory"
+import BluebirdPromise from "bluebird-lst-c"
 
 export default class SnapTarget extends Target {
   private readonly options: SnapOptions = Object.assign({}, this.packager.platformSpecificBuildOptions, (<any>this.packager.config)[this.name])
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ export default class SnapTarget extends Target {
     const snapDir = `${appOutDir}-snap`
     await emptyDir(snapDir)
 
+    const extraSnapSourceDir = path.join(snapDir, ".extra")
+    const isUseUbuntuPlatform = options.ubuntuAppPlatformContent != null
+    if (isUseUbuntuPlatform) {
+      // ubuntu-app-platform requires empty directory
+      await BluebirdPromise.all([this.helper.icons, emptyDir(path.join(extraSnapSourceDir, "ubuntu-app-platform"))])
+    }
+
     const snap: any = {}
     snap.name = packager.executableName
     snap.version = appInfo.version
@@ -57,21 +65,36 @@ export default class SnapTarget extends Target {
       [snap.name]: {
         command: `desktop-launch $SNAP/${packager.executableName}`,
         plugs: [
-          "home", "x11", "unity7", "unity8", "browser-support", "network", "gsettings", "pulseaudio", "opengl",
+          "home", "x11", "unity7", "unity8", "browser-support", "network", "gsettings", "pulseaudio", "opengl", "platform",
         ]
       }
     }
 
+    if (isUseUbuntuPlatform) {
+      snap.plugs = {
+        platform: {
+          interface: "content",
+          content: "ubuntu-app-platform1",
+          target: "ubuntu-app-platform",
+          "default-provider": "ubuntu-app-platform",
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     const isUseDocker = process.platform !== "linux"
     snap.parts = {
       app: {
         plugin: "dump",
-        "stage-packages": ["libnotify4", "libnss3", "fontconfig-config"],
+        "stage-packages": options.stagePackages || (isUseUbuntuPlatform ? ["libnss3"] : ["libnotify4", "libappindicator1", "libxtst6", "libnss3", "fontconfig-config"]),
         source: isUseDocker ? `/out/${path.basename(snapDir)}` : appOutDir,
-        filesets: {
-          app: [`${appOutDir}/*`],
-        },
-        after: ["desktop-glib-only"]
+        after: isUseUbuntuPlatform ? ["extra", "desktop-ubuntu-app-platform"] : ["desktop-glib-only"]
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (isUseUbuntuPlatform) {
+      snap.parts.extra = {
+        plugin: "dump",
+        source: extraSnapSourceDir
       }
     }
 
@@ -95,6 +118,7 @@ export default class SnapTarget extends Target {
     else {
       await spawn("snapcraft", ["snap"], {
         cwd: snapDir,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "inherit", "pipe"]
       })
     }
 
diff --git a/test/jestSetup.js b/test/jestSetup.js
index a88a1221cd7..26f27872f21 100644
--- a/test/jestSetup.js
+++ b/test/jestSetup.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test.ifNotCiWin = isCi && isWindows ? skip : test
 test.ifDevOrWinCi = !isCi || isWindows ? test : skip
 test.ifDevOrLinuxCi = !isCi || process.platform === "linux" ? test : skip
 test.ifWinCi = isCi && isWindows ? test : skip
+test.ifLinux = process.platform === "linux" ? test : skip
 
 delete process.env.CSC_NAME
 process.env.CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY = "false"
diff --git a/test/src/helpers/packTester.ts b/test/src/helpers/packTester.ts
index 4e025d9e854..d96d141b49c 100755
--- a/test/src/helpers/packTester.ts
+++ b/test/src/helpers/packTester.ts
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ async function checkLinuxResult(outDir: string, packager: Packager, checkOptions
     Vendor: "Foo Bar <foo@example.com>",
     Package: "testapp",
     Description: " \n   Test Application (test quite “ #378)",
-    Depends: checkOptions == null || checkOptions.expectedDepends == null ? "libappindicator1, libnotify-bin" : checkOptions.expectedDepends,
+    Depends: checkOptions == null || checkOptions.expectedDepends == null ? "gconf2, gconf-service, libnotify4, libappindicator1, libxtst6, libnss3" : checkOptions.expectedDepends,
     Section: "devel",
   })
 }
diff --git a/test/src/linux/linuxPackagerTest.ts b/test/src/linux/linuxPackagerTest.ts
index f34f50ca433..90a5558a286 100755
--- a/test/src/linux/linuxPackagerTest.ts
+++ b/test/src/linux/linuxPackagerTest.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,6 @@ import { Platform } from "out"
 
 test.ifDevOrLinuxCi("AppImage", app({targets: Platform.LINUX.createTarget()}))
 
-if (process.platform === "linux") {
-  test("snap", app({
-    targets: Platform.LINUX.createTarget("snap"),
-    config: {
-      productName: "Snap Electron Builder Test",
-    },
-    appMetadata: {
-      name: "snap-electron-builder-test",
-    },
-  }))
-}
-
 test.ifDevOrLinuxCi("AppImage - default icon, custom executable and custom desktop", app({
   targets: Platform.LINUX.createTarget("appimage"),
   effectiveOptionComputed: async (it) => {
diff --git a/test/src/linux/snapTest.ts b/test/src/linux/snapTest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c6b2353284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/linux/snapTest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Platform } from "out"
+import { app } from "../helpers/packTester"
+
+test.ifLinux("platform", app({
+  targets: Platform.LINUX.createTarget("snap"),
+  config: {
+    productName: "Sep P",
+    snap: {
+      ubuntuAppPlatformContent: "ubuntu-app-platform1",
+    },
+  },
+  appMetadata: {
+    name: "sep-p",
+  },
+}))
+
+test.ifLinux("snap", app({
+  targets: Platform.LINUX.createTarget("snap"),
+  config: {
+    productName: "Sep",
+  },
+  appMetadata: {
+    name: "sep",
+  },
+}))
diff --git a/test/typings/jest-ex.d.ts b/test/typings/jest-ex.d.ts
index cb62b4c5aa2..eb7ef7b8d98 100644
--- a/test/typings/jest-ex.d.ts
+++ b/test/typings/jest-ex.d.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ declare module jest {
     ifDevOrWinCi: jest.It
     ifWinCi: jest.It
     ifDevOrLinuxCi: jest.It
+    ifLinux: jest.It
   }
 
   interface Matchers {
diff --git a/test/yarn.js b/test/vendor/yarn.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/yarn.js
rename to test/vendor/yarn.js
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 33f94fb4cb3..39894c8cc26 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2350,8 +2350,8 @@ lodash@^3.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz#5bf45e8e49ba4189e17d482789dfd15bd140b7b6"
 
 lodash@^4.0.0, lodash@^4.14.0, lodash@^4.2.0, lodash@^4.2.1, lodash@^4.5.1, lodash@^4.8.0:
-  version "4.17.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.2.tgz#34a3055babe04ce42467b607d700072c7ff6bf42"
+  version "4.17.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.3.tgz#557ed7d2a9438cac5fd5a43043ca60cb455e01f7"
 
 longest@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
@@ -3184,9 +3184,9 @@ sntp@1.x.x:
   dependencies:
     hoek "2.x.x"
 
-source-map-support@^0.4.2, source-map-support@^0.4.6:
-  version "0.4.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.4.7.tgz#7a7988e0e66241c778c78dd179199bb6bcd35bd6"
+source-map-support@^0.4.2, source-map-support@^0.4.6, source-map-support@^0.4.8:
+  version "0.4.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.4.8.tgz#4871918d8a3af07289182e974e32844327b2e98b"
   dependencies:
     source-map "^0.5.3"