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Alex Murray
1 November 2018

A guide to snap permissions and interfaces

Article Desktop

Snap is a Linux application package management system which allow developers to easily publish self contained software packages (snaps) that work across many distributions and versions of Linux. Snaps have security at their heart, and are designed to ensure all applications support the principle of least privilege /...

Alex Murray
1 November 2018


Canonical
1 November 2018

Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes supported on Arm architecture

Article Canonical announcements

Today, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announces that Canonical’s Distribution of Kubernetes (CDK) is now commercially available and supported on processors and servers based on 64-bit Arm® v8-A architecture. The data centre is evolving to support new workload requirements, it is transforming to be optimised for...

Canonical
1 November 2018


Mark Shuttleworth
30 October 2018

Statement on the IBM acquisition of Red Hat

Canonical News Canonical announcements

Over the past two years, many prominent Red Hat customers have selected Ubuntu and engaged Canonical to build leaner, more efficient open source infrastructure and solutions for important new initiatives. Among them we count the world’s leading banks, telcos, governments, universities, airlines, insurance companies,...

Mark Shuttleworth
30 October 2018


Canonical
29 October 2018

OpenStack Summit Berlin

Article Cloud and server

Event Details Date: November 13 – 15, 2018 Location: Berlin, Germany Venue: CityCube Booth: B10 OpenStack Summit Berlin Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is headlining the main event of the season, OpenStack Summit Berlin, November 13 – 15, 2018. As a founding member, we are passionate about OpenStack and talking to...

Canonical
29 October 2018


Canonical
26 October 2018

Low latency and real-time kernels for telco and NFV

White paper Cloud and server

The kernel is the fundamental core of a computer operating system. It is the first program to load, and it manages all core functions of the computer. With the expanding role of the Linux kernel in systems today, Canonical is often asked to provide leadership and support for different offerings for many purposes....

Canonical
26 October 2018


Canonical
25 October 2018

Ubuntu Advantage successfully passes MSPCV cloud certification process

Article Canonical announcements

Canonical is pleased to share that it’s TechOps team has successfully completed the MSP Cloud Verify Program (MSPCV) certification process which recognises the quality of companies offering cloud and/or managed services. The MSPCV, conducted by the MSPAlliance, is based on the Unified Certification Standard (UCS) for...

Canonical
25 October 2018


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...

James Nunns
20 October 2018


Will Cooke
19 October 2018

Welcome Ubuntu Desktop 18.10

Article Desktop

The Cosmic Cuttlefish has arrived.  Ubuntu 18.10 is out and represents the first step on the road to the next LTS in April 2020.  This release of Ubuntu comes with 9 months of support and brings the latest update to the GNOME stack, improvements to the snap experience on the desktop, some new features and

Will Cooke
19 October 2018


James Nunns
19 October 2018

Ubuntu events in November

Events Cloud and server

  November is just around the corner, winter jumpers are being dug out from the back of the wardrobe and it’s now acceptable to put the heating on. Although many may be considering hibernation, the Ubuntu team here at Canonical will be out and about around the world at a number of big events. So

James Nunns
19 October 2018


Canonical
18 October 2018

Infographic: Snaps in numbers

Article Cloud and server

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...

Canonical
18 October 2018


Canonical
18 October 2018

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

Canonical News Canonical announcements

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...

Canonical
18 October 2018


Joshua Powers
16 October 2018

Ubuntu Server development summary – 16 Oct 2018

Server Cloud and server

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team mailing list. Spotlight:

Joshua Powers
16 October 2018


Canonical
16 October 2018

Canonical collaborates with Eurotech on edge computing solutions

Article Canonical announcements

Coinciding with IoT World Solutions Congress in Barcelona this week, Canonical is pleased to announce a dual-pronged technological partnership with Eurotech to help organisations advance their internet of things enablement. Eurotech is a long time leader in embedded computing hardware as well as providing software...

Canonical
16 October 2018


Joshua Powers
15 October 2018

Deploying Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS

Server Cloud and server

With recent updates to MAAS and Curtin, deploying Ubuntu with a ZFS root disk is now possible! Curtin added zfsroot support earlier this year and MAAS has now exposed the option. However, Ubuntu root on ZFS with MAAS is experimental! We encourage users to try this out and report back any issues, but it is

Joshua Powers
15 October 2018