Blog posts tagged
"Ubuntu Desktop"

320 posts

Rhys Davies
22 October 2020

Build a Raspberry Pi Desktop with an Ubuntu heart

Article Desktop

On the 22nd October 2020, Canonical released an Ubuntu Desktop image optimised for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s 4GB and 8GB boards work out of the box with everything users expect from an Ubuntu Desktop. It is our honour to contribute an optimised Ubuntu Desktop image to the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s...

Rhys Davies
22 October 2020

nilayshrugged
1 October 2020

Dell brings new Intel 11th gen Core processors to the XPS 13 Developer Edition

Desktop Desktop

This week, Dell announced the availability of its XPS 13 Developer Edition, preloaded with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, has been updated with Intel’s® new 11th generation core™ processors. This is the first laptop to preload Linux together with Intel’s 10nm Tiger Lake processor. The XPS 13 Developer Edition is focused on bringing...

nilayshrugged
1 October 2020

nilayshrugged
23 September 2020

Lenovo expand enterprise desktop range preinstalled with Ubuntu

Article Desktop

Today, Lenovo announced the expansion of its Linux program to include selected ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs preinstalled with Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS. Designed to be the daily drivers for developers across the globe, the ThinkPad and ThinkStation ranges, including the popular X1, can now be purchased globally, with...

nilayshrugged
23 September 2020

Canonical
2 September 2020

HP Z series on Ubuntu – AI development on enterprise workstations, now in your remote office

Article Desktop

Today, HP announced the launch of its Z series of laptops and workstations certified with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, the latest additions to their popular professional workstation line. Made to drive AI and machine learning and with hardware that is also suited to 3D and virtual reality development, the Z series is an ideal...

Canonical
2 September 2020

Kris Sharma
14 August 2020

Optimised authentication methods for Ubuntu Desktop

Article Desktop

Still counting on passwords to protect your workstation? When set up properly, alternatives to passwords provide a streamlined user experience while significantly improving security. These alternative authentication methods can also easily be combined to create a custom and adaptive authentication profile. This...

Kris Sharma
14 August 2020

Canonical
8 July 2020

Canonical enables Linux desktop app support with Flutter

Article Canonical announcements

By Chris Sells (Google) & Ken VanDine (Canonical) Google’s goal for Flutter has always been to provide a portable framework for building beautiful UIs that run at native speeds no matter what platform you target. To validate this capability, we started by focusing on the mobile platforms, Android and iOS, where we’ve...

Canonical
8 July 2020

Tytus Kurek
16 June 2020

Is Ubuntu an enterprise Linux distribution?

Article Cloud and server

Is Ubuntu an enterprise Linux distribution? If you are asking, you are probably wondering if you can use Ubuntu anywhere else other than your workstation or development environment. Perhaps you are wondering whether you can implement Ubuntu in your enterprise, including production environments? If that is the case, I...

Tytus Kurek
16 June 2020

Pierre Equoy
10 June 2020

People and processes behind “Ubuntu certified” devices

Article Desktop

While searching for your next GNU/Linux enabled computer, you may have found that some vendors such as Dell, HP and Lenovo sell a selection of desktops and laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed. In fact, Ubuntu is certified on an ever-growing list of hardware. But what does it mean exactly for such a device to be “Ubuntu

Pierre Equoy
10 June 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

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

Igor Ljubuncic
11 February 2020

How to upgrade from Windows 7 to Ubuntu – Desktop tour and applications

Article Desktop

This is the third and the last guide in this series. In the first installment, we learned about considerations for an update from Windows 7 to Ubuntu, key differences in hardware and software between the two operating systems, the terminology, and how to safely backup data ahead of migration. In the second tutorial, we covered

Igor Ljubuncic
11 February 2020

Martin Wimpress
14 January 2020

New Ubuntu Theme in Development for 20.04

Article Design

Yaru is the user interface theme that has been used in Ubuntu since 18.10. The theme is what determines the colours, borders, shadows, size, and shape of individual elements on the screen. Last week, the Yaru team visited London to plan the future of Yaru with members of Canonical’s Design and Ubuntu Desktop teams. I’d

Martin Wimpress
14 January 2020

Rhys Davies
14 January 2020

Why you should upgrade Windows 7 to Ubuntu

Article Desktop

Windows 7 has reached the end of its life. It will no longer receive security updates and Microsoft’s technical support will stop. Running an out-of-date OS can have serious potential risks, and if you’re one of more than 750,000 people using Windows exposed to the internet, you may have a problem. Fortunately, there are two

Rhys Davies
14 January 2020

Rhys Davies
9 December 2019

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS feature planning and priority survey

Article Cloud and server

This 10-15 minute survey will shape Canonical’s work on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and beyond. Tell us what’s important for you! We care equally about personal, community, research and commercial projects. Whether you are an enterprise IT director, or a scientist, or a hobbyist, we want to honour the contributions of thousands of...

Rhys Davies
9 December 2019

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