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10 Desktop Snaps written in June

by Didier Roche on 7 July 2016

For those that may not know, Snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it many advantages over the more traditional package...

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Announcing new snap desktop launchers

by Didier Roche on 6 July 2016

BackgroundIntegrating desktop applications with snaps has been a little bit challenging in terms of getting them looking and behaving as part of the system....

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HOWTO: Host your own SNAP store!

by Dustin Kirkland on 24 June 2016

SNAPs are the cross-distro, cross-cloud, cross-device Linux packaging format of the future.  And we’re already hosting a fantastic catalog of SNAPs in the...

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HOWTO: Classic, apt-based Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server on the rpi2!

by Dustin Kirkland on 20 June 2016

Classic Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, on an rpi2Hopefully by now you’re well aware of Ubuntu Core — the snappiest way to run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi…But have you ever...

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The Changelog Podcast — Ubuntu Everywhere

by Dustin Kirkland on 18 June 2016

I had the honor and privilege a couple of weeks ago, to participate in a recording of The Changelog, a podcast dedicated to Open Source technology.You can...

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Over-The-Air 11: We’ve gone wireless!

by Amrisha Prashar on 1 June 2016

We’re pretty excited about this OTA! We’ve introduced wireless capabilities to the Meizu Pro 5, which gives users the full Ubuntu PC experience running from a...

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Snaps on NAS: IOT apps for your private network

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 31 May 2016

QNAP selects snaps and Ubuntu to bring IOT apps to its NAS On Friday QNAP announced that they were adopting snaps as the application format of choice for...

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Thank you CC

by Mark Shuttleworth on 17 May 2016

Just to state publicly my gratitude that the Ubuntu Community Council has taken on their responsibilities very thoughtfully, and has demonstrated a proactive...

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LTS 16.04 review roundup!

by Amrisha Prashar on 29 April 2016

What a month! We had the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS that allowed us to bring out newer software for desktop in the form of snap packaging formats and tools....

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Canonical unveils 6th LTS release of Ubuntu with 16.04

by Canonical on 20 April 2016

Introduces “snaps” for new robust, secure app format Introduces LXD pure-container hypervisor with OpenStack Mitaka Supports IBM Z and LinuxONE systems with...

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HOWTO: Ubuntu on Windows

by Dustin Kirkland on 14 April 2016

As announced last week, Microsoft and Canonical have worked together to bring Ubuntu’s userspace natively into Windows 10.As of today, Windows 10 Insiders can...

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Adding snaps for secure, transactional packages in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

by Olli Ries on 12 April 2016

The development of the Ubuntu phone platform and its expansion to IoT and devices has challenged us to solve real problems in security and reliability. These...