Canonical Partners with Google Cloud to Offer Ubuntu on ARM-Based T2A VMs

Canonical and Google Cloud have formed a partnership where users would benefit from running the Ubuntu Linux operating system on a secure, scalable, and highly cost-effective cloud infrastructure. The two companies have worked on an optimized Ubuntu image that fits perfectly on the preview of Tau T2A virtual machines (VMs) based on the Ampere Altra […]

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‘Significant Improvements’ Made to Ubuntu Firefox Snap

Canonical has often talked about how it has improved the startup time of Snap apps yet, for many of us, the improvements remained theoretical.
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Ubuntu Core 22 Released for IoT and Embedded Device Makers

Ubuntu Core 22 is available to download. Ubuntu Core is Canonical’s streamlined Ubuntu spin targeted at embedded devices, IoT, and industrial hardware.
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Canonical Details Plans to Make the Firefox Snap, Snappier

I think most of us can agree that the Firefox Snap included in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS doesn’t start up nearly as fast as it could (or arguably should). Now, Canonical wants us to know that — and it wants us know that it’s doing something to fix i…

Canonical is Recruiting Devs for ‘Ubuntu Gaming’ Team

Anyone remember Ubuntu Gamer? It was a spin-off blog we launched way before Steam for Linux was a thing. Oops! But hey, here’s something related…
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New Ubuntu Linux Kernel Security Updates Patch 17 Vulnerabilities

Canonical has released several Ubuntu Linux kernel security updates for Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri), Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa), Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), and Ubuntu 16.04 and 14.04 ESM.
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Ubuntu Preview on WSL Brings Daily Builds to Windows Desktops

Ubuntu is no stranger to the WSL community, having been tightly coupled with the boundary-blurring tech since Microsoft first unveiled it. And now fans can test ride the latest development release of Ubuntu on WSL thanks to the launch of Ubuntu Preview…

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Is Now Available for Download

Dubbed by Canonical as the “Jammy Jellyfish,” Ubuntu 22.04 LTS has finally been released. Learn more about the new release here.
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Mark Shuttleworth: Expect Canonical to Go Public in 2023

The founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, indicated on Thursday that the company will probably have its IPO sometime in 2023.
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 24th, 2022

This has been a great week for Ubuntu users as Canonical released the highly anticipated Ubuntu 22.04 LTS operating system series, which will be supported for the next five years, as well as new kernel security updates for the rest of the supported Ubuntu releases. On top of that, TUXEDO Computers launched a new laptop […]

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Ubuntu Brings Back Its Iconic Developer Summit

Ubuntu is reviving an in-person event at which developers and distro enthusiasts can get together to plan, hack on, and find ways to help improve the project. The new “Ubuntu Summit” is going to be held this autumn in an as-yet unannounced …

Canonical Patches Dirty Pipe Vulnerability in Ubuntu 21.10 and 20.04 LTS

Canonical has patched the Dirty Pipe vulnerability that affected both Ubuntu 21.10 and 20.04 LTS. Learn more and patch your OS now.
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How to Install Ubuntu Desktop from Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu is one of the most widely used Linux distributions, developed by Canonical. Learn how to install the Ubuntu desktop from an Ubuntu server here.
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Wazuh Vulnerability Detection

Wazuh is able to detect vulnerabilities through the integration of vulnerability feeds indexed by Canonical, Debian, Red Hat, and the National Vulnerability Database. Learn more here.
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Ubuntu 22.04 Dailies Show an Ubuntu Pro Notification on Login

When I wrote about the new “Ubuntu Pro” section in Ubuntu 22.04‘s software settings panel I said the banner wasn’t a nag screen or a desktop notification but something you had to go out of your way to see. Not so in the latest d…

Ubuntu is Axing the Partner Repo Nobody Uses

Ubuntu wants to close the Canonical Partner repository ahead of the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS release. This isn’t a shock as it’s been empty for more than a year.
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What is the ‘Ubuntu Pro’ Banner in Software Sources About?

Canonical is currently promoting a beta Ubuntu Pro for Desktop programme through the Software & Updates app on Ubuntu LTS releases. But what is it?
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Looks Like Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Will Be Powered by Linux 5.15 LTS, Ship with GNOME 42

Due for release on April 21st, 2022, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) is currently under heavy development, and it will be Canonical’s next long-term supported (LTS) series, which will receive software and security updates for at least 5 years. Being an LTS series, Ubuntu 22.04 will be a more conservative release, like all previous Ubuntu […]

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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Promises Performance Boost for All Raspberry Pi 4 Devices

Ubuntu Desktop on Raspberry Pi arrived officially with the Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) release, but it was only recommended for the Raspberry Pi 4 models with 4GB or 8GB RAM, Raspberry Pi 400, as well as Raspberry Pi CM4 (Compute Module 4). Well, that’s about to change as Canonical wants to make Ubuntu Desktop work […]

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Canonical Outlines the ‘Future of Snapcraft’

Canonical is making changes to the system used for creating Snap apps, outlining its plans in a blog titled ‘The Future of Snapcraft’. More details inside.
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