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"Ubuntu Desktop"

James Nunns
20 October 2018

Canonical and Ubuntu – user statistics

Desktop Desktop

Most stories are pretty clear and straightforward, heroes, villains, friends, enemies. There’s clear lines as to who is involved with who and what is going on. Then you arrive at the story of Canonical and Ubuntu and things aren’t quite so clear anymore, lines are blurred. Ubuntu appears everywhere, sometimes accompanied by Canonical but ...

Canonical
18 October 2018

Infographic: Snaps in numbers

Cloud and server Article

Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 18.10 today, we have celebrated the exceptional adoption of snaps by sharing the infographic below. From popular snaps to daily installs, this infographic demonstrates where, when and why users are installing and adopting the secure, Linux application format. For more commentary around these numbers, ...

Canonical
18 October 2018

Ubuntu 18.10:Multi-cloud,new desktop theme & enhanced snap integration

Canonical announcements Canonical News

London, UK, 18th October 2018; Canonical today announced the release of Ubuntu 18.10, focused on multi-cloud deployments, AI software development, a new community desktop theme and richer snap desktop integration. “Ubuntu is now the world’s reference platform for AI engineering and analytics” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. “We ...

Canonical
12 October 2018

Firefox ESR 60 availability on Ubuntu

Desktop Article

Mozilla Release Engineering created a special customised packaging of the Ubuntu version of Firefox intended for our enterprise partners of Canonical.  This is particularly useful if partners decide they need to apply policies to Firefox for an install base they administer.  This Extended Support Release (ESR) is similar in concept to the ...

Canonical
11 October 2018

Plex arrives in Canonical’s Snap Store

Canonical announcements Desktop

The leading streaming media platform is now available to a wider Linux community Visit the Snap Store to see more information on Plex as a Snap and install it on your machine. London, UK: 11th October 2018 – Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, today announces Plex as a Snap, bringing the over-the-top (OTT) media service to millions of ...

Igor Ljubuncic
10 October 2018

Snapistics – Snaps in numbers

Cloud and server Article

Actions speak louder than words. So do numbers. When we talk about snaps, we often focus on the application packages, and talk about their individual merits. However, a no less important – and interesting – facet is the collective numbers behind the scenes. They tell a compelling story for developers and users alike. They allow ...

Canonical
26 September 2018

Canonical’s Current Security Certifications

Cloud and server Article

Canonical has entered the security certifications space by achieving a few important security certifications for the first time on Ubuntu. Canonical has achieved FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certification for several cryptographic modules on Ubuntu 16.04. Canonical has also achieved Common Criteria EAL2 certification for Ubuntu 16.04. In addition, ...

Alan Pope
13 September 2018

Fresh Snaps from August 2018

Desktop Desktop

Another month passes and we’ve got a collection of applications which crossed our “desk” (Twitter feed) during August 2018. We have a mix of social tools, music creation and curation software, password storage systems, developer tools and some fun too. Take a look down the list, and discover something new today. 1. Whalebird AkiraFukushim ...

Alan Pope
28 August 2018

Fresh Linux Applications On Demand

Cloud and server Desktop

Traditionally Linux users have relied on central distribution-maintained repositories to get new software. With six-month or longer spans between releases, this meant many users just put up with old versions of applications & libraries. In many cases newer software was just missing from the archives. Modern applications iterate quickly, r ...

Martin Wimpress
31 July 2018

Create your Linux development workstation in seconds

Desktop Article

Linux is the best platform for developers. Here’s how you can get popular languages and development environments up and running in moments. The first step is to install snapd (the service that runs and manages Snaps) on your distro, then you can install your pick from some of our recommendations below. We regularly share new ...

Canonical
27 July 2018

Dell XPS13 Developer Edition ships with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pre-installed

Desktop Canonical News

Dell’s XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop is now available in the US on Dell.com with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) pre-installed, with European availability expected in early August. The launch signals the first availability of Ubuntu’s latest LTS on a major OEM’s hardware since its release in April. Canonical and Dell have worked togeth ...

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