Ubuntu

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The primary desktop in Ubuntu 23.04 and Fedora 38 is getting there

OSes14 Mar 2023 | 46

How to get the latest Linux kernel on your Ubuntu box

And a choice of ways to get the latest KDE too, if that's your thing

OSes06 Mar 2023 | 35

By order of Canonical: Official Ubuntu flavors must stop including Flatpak by default

You can add Snap's rival cross-distro packaging format back in yourself

OSes23 Feb 2023 | 70

What you need to know about the real-time capable edition of Ubuntu 22.04

Don't rush in if you don't need it – there may be more cons than pros

OSes20 Feb 2023 | 37

Ubuntu Advantage is being wired deeper into the distro

Dislike those messages about Ubuntu Pro? Then you won't like this

OSes17 Feb 2023 | 57

Vanilla OS 22.10: An Arch and Fedora-compatible Ubuntu

Despite its name and looks, this is quite the radical departure for a Linux distro

OSes03 Jan 2023 | 17

Fancy some fresh Linux Mint? 21.1 enters beta, should be here by Christmas

If you like the flavor of Cinnamon, good news: you'll get a new version

OSes05 Dec 2022 | 8

Fresh versions of Ubuntu Touch, Mir display server, and Unity arrive

Make a big FOSS for Ubuntu Touch OTA-24, Mir 2.10, and the return of Unity on Arch Linux

OSes29 Nov 2022 | 16

Looking for a holiday DIY project? Build your own pen-plotter, for under $15

Ubuntu Summit BrachioGraph: 'The cheapest, simplest possible pen-plotter'

Bootnotes14 Nov 2022 | 19

No formal certifications? CUE the Ubuntu skills testing scheme

Ubuntu Summit Canonical is working on a new way to prove to employers you know your stuff

Software10 Nov 2022 | 5

Strong support for Snap and Ubuntu Core as Canonical meet IRL

Ubuntu Summit Reg FOSS desk chats with one of the core architects

OSes09 Nov 2022 | 48

Zorin OS 16.2: Shapeshifting desktop to help the Linux-wary feel more at home

Pining for Windows XP? Update to the last major release can do that

OSes02 Nov 2022 | 16

Linux Lite 6.2: Latest release from distro with a misleading name

One of the more popular Ubuntu-based flavors for new migrants from Windows

OSes01 Nov 2022 | 22

Ubuntu continues expanding RISC-V support – now, the $17 Sipeed LicheeRV

As progress revealed on Android port to the open ISA

Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 11

KDE 5.26 gets a second point release (yes, already)

It's worth it, though. And it's easy to install the latest KDE on the latest Kubuntu

OSes27 Oct 2022 | 16

Teen dream team reboots Rolling Rhino into Rhino Linux

Well, these distros are all about continual reinvention, after all

OSes26 Oct 2022 | 5

Update time for Ubuntu: Last version of Linux kernel 5.19.17 hits

Only just installed? You may need another upgrade all the same

OSes25 Oct 2022 |

Ubuntu 22.10 is out, with an extra remix in the family: Unity

Linux wunderkind's project now an official flavor as 'Kinetic Kudu' brings nine months of updates

OSes20 Oct 2022 | 26

Zinc: An Ubuntu remix that dares to be different

Impressive distro is somewhere between a tech demo and a power user's tool

OSes13 Oct 2022 | 14

Canonical displays controversial 'ad' in shell update prog

Updated Ubuntu once again courts controversy, but alternative commands are available

OSes13 Oct 2022 | 61

Tuxedo Computers releases version 1.0 of its Ubuntu remix

We spin up Linux PC vendor's first public version of its in-house OS

OSes12 Oct 2022 | 10

Canonical makes Ubuntu Pro free for up to five machines

Kernel live-patching and a full decade of software updates

OSes06 Oct 2022 | 3

Amazon lets you rent Ubuntu Pro. Yes, it's Linux on the virtual desktop

Insert your Year of Linux joke here, we dare you

Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 7

Late but lustrous, a fresh remix of Ubuntu emerges

UbuntuDDE 22.04 is colorful, and with slightly less Chinese flavor than Ubuntu Kylin

OSes28 Sep 2022 | 10

Kubuntu and Lubuntu get desktop upgrades, as optional extras

Latest versions of the KDE Plasma and LXQt desktops now available

OSes01 Sep 2022 | 7

Ubuntu Linux 18.04 systemd security patch breaks DNS in Microsoft Azure

Snafu disrupts VMs as cloud giant offers workarounds

PaaS + IaaS30 Aug 2022 | 44

Kylin: The multiple semi-official Chinese versions of Ubuntu

Investigating the world of Chinese Linux

OSes30 Aug 2022 | 19

Weighing the less mainstream Ubuntu remixes: Including China's Kylin

We look at the official flavors, but there are more out there

Applications19 Aug 2022 | 9

We tested all the Ubuntu remixes for resource usage so you don't have to

Which flavors are the lightest and the heaviest disk and memory-wise?

OSes18 Aug 2022 | 57

Attention Microsoft-oriented Linux devs: .NET 6 is on Ubuntu 22.04

Linux distro announces the availability of Microsoft tooling on Jammy Jellyfish

Devops17 Aug 2022 | 19

Ubuntu 22.04.1: Slightly late, but worth the upgrade

Latest shine on the Jammy Jellyfish brings ton of fixes to keep you working smoothly

OSes12 Aug 2022 | 13

Rescuezilla 2.4 is here: Grab it before you need it

A fork of Redo Rescue that outdoes the original – and beats Clonezilla too

Software11 Aug 2022 | 17

Ubuntu Focal user? Expect a Jammy upgrade popup soon

Updated If you're on the HWE stack, you'll get the Jammy kernel*

OSes04 Aug 2022 | 6

Dell and Ubuntu certify latest model of XPS 13 ultrabook

Computer giant's Project Sputnik extends to the 2022 model series

Columnists21 Jul 2022 | 19

Tavis Ormandy ports WordPerfect for UNIX to Linux

Two ways to run the classic word processor on a modern open-source box

Offbeat20 Jul 2022 | 62

Linux Mint 21 hits beta, and it's looking fresh

'Vanessa' is shaping up nicely – Ubuntu could learn a thing or two

OSes14 Jul 2022 | 30

How a botched kernel patch broke Ubuntu – and why it may happen again

Panic! at the distro

OSes08 Jul 2022 | 41

Tuxedo Pulse G2: Linux in your lap

Germany's answer to System76 – pre-installed with your preferred distro

Personal Tech05 Jul 2022 | 16

China rallies support for Kylin Linux in war on Windows

openKylin project is latest chapter in Beijing's love-hate relationship with Redmond

OSes03 Jul 2022 | 50

Ubuntu Unity desktop back from the dead after several years' hiatus

Thanks to Linux wunderkind Rudra Saraswat, not Canonical, this time

OSes01 Jul 2022 | 16

Ubuntu Touch OTA-23 is coming: Do you have one of the older model phones that can test it?

Linux fondleslab effort continues to update 16.04-based phone/tablet distro

OSes23 Jun 2022 | 13

Ubuntu releases Core 22: Its IoT and edge distro

A tougher nut to crack than the regular flavor, some will find it very tasty

OSes17 Jun 2022 | 11

Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? Consult our cynic's guide to desktop Linux

For your consideration: A reasonable list of the least bad distros

OSes31 May 2022 | 303

The sad state of Linux desktop diversity: 21 environments, just 2 designs

Analysis You look like Windows, and you look like Windows and you look like Windows ...

Software17 May 2022 | 352

China's Kylin Linux targets second RISC-V platform

Is state-approved Ubuntu distro how the Middle Kingdom will replace PCs with home-grown kit?

OSes16 May 2022 | 5

Windows Subsystem for Linux gets bleeding-edge Ubuntu

'This is not recommended for production development. It may be unstable and it will have bugs'

OSes13 May 2022 | 11

Free enterprise systems management tool Uyuni releases stable version

Navigate the SALT-y seas of systems-wrangling with the FOSS basis of SUSE Manager

Software28 Apr 2022 | 2

Pop!_OS 22.04: New kid on the Ubuntu block starting to show real muscle

Latest LTS release brings a host of welcome changes that feel fast, modern, and powerful

OSes28 Apr 2022 | 45

Fancy a remix? Ubuntu Unity and Ubuntu Cinnamon have also hit 22.04

Remember the 12-year-old who revived the Unity desktop? Both that and fellow unofficial remix Cinnamon are looking great

OSes26 Apr 2022 | 43

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS arrives on everything from a 2GB Pi to AWS Graviton

The last LTS before a Canonical float in 2023?

OSes21 Apr 2022 | 17

Next versions of both Fedora and Ubuntu head into beta

GNOME 42 and some other small changes for both... though we still miss Unity

OSes31 Mar 2022 | 32

Rolling Rhino: A rolling-release remix of Ubuntu

It may have an official-sounding name but it's a community effort

OSes29 Mar 2022 | 25

Canonical puts out last update to Ubuntu 20.04 before 22.04

Another bug-squish for current LTS version before Jammy Jellyfish arrives

OSes25 Feb 2022 | 16

Ubuntu applies security fixes for all versions back to 14.04

Update those boxes pronto – yes, we're looking at you, users of Trusty Tahr and Xenial Xerus

Security23 Feb 2022 | 17

Linux Snap package tool fixes make-me-root bugs

Or you could think of them as a superuser password reset function

Security19 Feb 2022 | 25

12-year-old revives Unity desktop, develops software repo client, builds gaming environment for Ubuntu...

If you don't already feel enough of an under-achiever, read on

Software04 Feb 2022 | 77