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Igor Ljubuncic
7 May 2020

How to preserve old software – with snaps

Article Desktop

If you have been using computers for some time now, you probably have fond memories of this or that piece of software from the past, an application or a game that was fun, useful and just plain great, but which isn’t available any longer. For those who have had a chance to experience the digital

Igor Ljubuncic
7 May 2020

Igor Ljubuncic
4 May 2020

How to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS today

Article Desktop

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) was officially released on April 23. This is the latest Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release, with security patches and updates available until 2025. If you are currently using an older version of Ubuntu, you may be interested in upgrading. In this tutorial, we will show how to safely upgrade

Igor Ljubuncic
4 May 2020

Igor Ljubuncic
27 April 2020

Work smart, not hard – fun applications to help you do less in your day

Article Desktop

Modern-day life is fast, hectic, demanding. Time is precious, and we often need to be able to squeeze every atom of efficiency from our environment and our tools. But sometimes, the best thing you can do for your productivity is – to do nothing. Sometimes, less is more. In this article, we want to show

Igor Ljubuncic
27 April 2020

Luke Wesley-Holley
26 April 2020

We are changing the way you build snaps from GitHub repos

Article Desktop

On 11 March 2020 we introduced a new process for building a snap using GitHub repos to snapcraft.io. Here is all you need to know about this update. What is build.snapcraft.io? Build.snapcraft.io allows you to automatically build and release snaps from a GitHub repository. This means you can build your snaps for...

Luke Wesley-Holley
26 April 2020

Alex Chalkias
24 April 2020

Ubuntu kernel 5.4: What’s new with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Article Cloud and server

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has just arrived. The latest LTS comes with a new version of the Linux kernel – 5.4 – which brings a lot of exciting new features, faster boot times, enhanced performance and security. Additionally, the Canonical kernel team ran benchmark tests to validate the performance improvements of the new kernel....

Alex Chalkias
24 April 2020

Martin Wimpress
24 April 2020

What’s new in Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS?

Article Desktop

Well, here it is! Ubuntu is the world’s most popular open-source desktop operating system, and we think this is our best release to date. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is an enterprise-grade, secure, cost-effective operating system for organisations and home users. Before I summarise the changes in this release, let’s address...

Martin Wimpress
24 April 2020

Canonical
23 April 2020

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS arrives

Article Canonical announcements

April 23rd 2020: Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced the general availability of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, with a particular emphasis on security and performance. “Accelerating open source globally is our mission. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is the new state of the art open source platform for the enterprise and the...

Canonical
23 April 2020

Rhys Davies
22 April 2020

Ubuntu 20.04 survey results

Article Cloud and server

In December 2019, we asked you what you thought were the most important things for us to include in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (now live!) 21,862 people took the survey, and have since become a part of our decision-making processes. We would like to thank each and everyone who spent their time to take this survey,

Rhys Davies
22 April 2020

Sohini Bianka Roy
21 April 2020

WSLConf: Sessions Part 1 – C++ cross-platform development and more

Article Desktop

Earlier this year, Canonical had the pleasure of hosting WSLConf, a virtual conference dedicated to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). We demonstrated what teamwork and community can achieve when we flipped the in-person conference to a virtual experience in less than a week. WSLConf united developers, security...

Sohini Bianka Roy
21 April 2020

Canonical
21 April 2020

2004 to 20.04 LTS: Ubuntu in popular culture

Article Desktop

When we launched Ubuntu back in 2004, our mission to make well-supported, free open source software available to everyone, everywhere was a bold one – but today, Ubuntu is one of the world’s most popular operating systems. One consequence of that popularity is that Ubuntu has very much entered the public consciousness,...

Canonical
21 April 2020

Heather Ellsworth
17 April 2020

GNOME 3.34 snapcraft extension

Article Desktop

We constantly strive to empower developers. Part of that aim extends to making development easier, for example improving build tools and documentation. As an element of this continued effort, we would like to introduce the new gnome-3-34 snapcraft extension! What is the GNOME snapcraft extension? The gnome-3-34...

Heather Ellsworth
17 April 2020

Rhys Davies
17 April 2020

What is an Ubuntu LTS release?

Article Desktop

This article was updated in September 2021 to reflect the new Ubuntu lifecycle. Come April 23rd 2020, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS will be available. It will be the first LTS version of Ubuntu since the 18.04 release, and in this blog, I want to answer the common question, what is an LTS? For a deeper look

Rhys Davies
17 April 2020

Igor Ljubuncic
9 April 2020

An adventure through the Snap Store

Article Desktop

An application store with a large number of entries is a double-edged sword. It’s often a good sign of a vibrant, thriving community of software creators, developers and users working together. But then, people new to the ecosystem may struggle finding relevant content right away. The Snap Store currently offers about...

Igor Ljubuncic
9 April 2020

Mark Shuttleworth
19 March 2020

Update: Canonical managed services and Ubuntu support during COVID-19 outbreak

Article Cloud and server

SUMMARY Canonical’s fully managed OpenStack, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elastic, Postgres and other open source stacks, are operating at full SLA. Ubuntu and broader open source support services are unaffected and our teams have adjusted schedules to allow for colleagues to be out sick while maintaining full coverage in the...

Mark Shuttleworth
19 March 2020

All you need to know about the fast, free, and user friendly Ubuntu desktop operating system.

All you need to know about the fast, free, and user friendly
Ubuntu desktop operating system.