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Ubuntu's upcoming 21.10 distro is far ahead of Windows 10 and 11 in performance in some of the applications as per a report. The performance is especially impressive in CPUs-intense workloads.

Sayan Sen · Sep 11, 2021 · Hot! with 93 comments

Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.04.3 to the general public. It includes all the latest security updates saving you time after install. It also comes with support for newer hardware.

Paul Hill · Aug 27, 2021 with 3 comments

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla will lose suppose from July 22. It's imperative that users migrate to Ubuntu 21.04 or Ubuntu 20.04 LTS before this date to stay safe.

Paul Hill · Jun 18, 2021 · Hot! with 0 comments

Canonical and Google have announced that Ubuntu Pro is now available for Google Cloud. This version of Ubuntu is aimed at enterprise users and those who want to run production systems.

Paul Hill · Jun 14, 2021 with 0 comments

Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 21.04. It brings native Active Directory integration and switches to Wayland by default. This release is supported until January 2022.

Paul Hill · Apr 22, 2021 · Hot! with 15 comments

Canonical has announced full enterprise support for Kubernetes 1.21 which was launched today. Canonical supports Kubernetes across a range of platforms including workstations, IoT, and edge.

Paul Hill · Apr 8, 2021 with 0 comments

Canonical has released the beta version of Ubuntu 21.04. It comes with Wayland by default and the newer Linux 5.11 kernel. Ubuntu 21.04 will officially ship on April 22 following the beta period.

Paul Hill · Apr 1, 2021 with 12 comments

Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. The new ISO brings all the latest security and software updates and it includes a newer Linux kernel featuring better hardware support.

Paul Hill · Feb 4, 2021 with 3 comments

Canonical has announced Ubuntu Core 20. The new release is a stripped back version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS that's aimed at IoT devices and embedded systems. It includes several new security features.

Paul Hill · Feb 2, 2021 with 2 comments

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 21.04 will ship with the Wayland display server as default. This will give the software a year to mature before Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is released for production PCs.

Paul Hill · Jan 28, 2021 with 12 comments

This short guide will show you how to create encrypted partitions on USB devices, external hard drives, and internal hard drives using the GNOME Disks tool found on popular Linux distributions.

Paul Hill · Dec 12, 2020 with 1 comment

This tutorial will help you install the command line tool Neofetch which stylishly shows a summary of your device's hardware and software. Neofetch can be installed on both desktop and mobile.

Paul Hill · Dec 5, 2020 · Hot! with 13 comments

Canonical has revealed that Ubuntu 21.04 will be codenamed 'Hirsute Hippo' which means hairy hippo in plain English. It will be supported for nine months following release on April 22nd.

Paul Hill · Oct 28, 2020 with 6 comments

Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla. This update comes with Linux Kernel 5.8, GNOME 3.38, and a plethora of other new and updated packages. It's supported until July 2021.

Paul Hill · Oct 22, 2020 · Hot! with 12 comments

Today, Dell introduced its latest XPS 13 clamshell and convertible laptops. The 2-in-1 got a whole new design, while both get Intel Tiger Lake processors, Thunderbolt 4, memory upgrades, and more.

Rich Woods · Sep 28, 2020 with 3 comments

Today, Lenovo announced that it's expanding its Linux certification program to all of its ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs. Previously, it was exclusive to the company's workstations.

Rich Woods · Sep 23, 2020 with 11 comments

Canonical has announced the availability of Ubuntu 16.04.7 and Ubuntu 18.04.5. Mostly, they just roll all the latest patches into new disc images but the latter adds new hardware support too.

Paul Hill · Aug 14, 2020 · Hot! with 0 comments

Canonical has released the first point release for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. In bundles all the updates available so far into the ISO saving time post-install. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users are now able to upgrade.

Paul Hill · Aug 7, 2020 · Hot! with 0 comments

Canonical is set to stop updating Ubuntu 19.10 in mere days. Those still running this operating system are advised now to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 in order to keep their systems secure.

Paul Hill · Jul 7, 2020 with 2 comments

Ubuntu today announced that the new Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is now available, and it's the first laptop to market to include Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The Linux laptop starts at $1,099.99.

Rich Woods · Jun 23, 2020 with 7 comments

Linux Mint 20 will prevent snapd from being installed stealthily. It found that several packages, like Chromium, are just snap packages. It will advise users on how to get the software by other means.

Paul Hill · Jun 2, 2020 · Hot! with 1 comment

Lenovo today announced that it's going to be certifying its ThinkPad and ThinkStation workstation portfolio to run either Ubuntu or Red Hat Linux, so you can move to Linux without issue.

Rich Woods · Jun 2, 2020 with 4 comments

Canonical has announced the availability of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The new update comes with GNOME 3.36, a new dark mode, and the refreshed Yaru theme. It also includes some security enhancements.

Paul Hill · Apr 23, 2020 · Hot! with 24 comments

Canonical has released the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS beta. It comes with an updated GNOME desktop, a newer Linux kernel which adds support for newer hardware, and an updated Yaru theme to enhance Ubuntu's UI.

Paul Hill · Apr 3, 2020 · Hot! with 15 comments

Canonical has released the fourth point release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update rolls in the latest updates saving you time post-installation. It also enables support for newer hardware.

Paul Hill · Feb 13, 2020 · Hot! with 40 comments

Canonical has announced Anbox Cloud, a new solution for enterprises that want to run Android apps from the cloud allowing easy, secure, and containerised access for its intended user base.

Paul Hill · Jan 21, 2020 with 0 comments

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 19.04 will reach its end-of-life on January 23. If you're still running this version be sure to upgrade to Ubuntu 19.10 if you want to get security patches.

Paul Hill · Jan 12, 2020 · Hot! with 0 comments

Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 19.10. This is the final version before Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, which is due next April. Ubuntu 19.10 comes with GNOME 3.34, ZFS support, and Linux kernel 5.3.

Paul Hill · Oct 18, 2019 · Hot! with 3 comments

Announced in August ahead of IFA, Dell's new XPS 13 with Intel's 10th-generation 'Comet Lake' is now available for purchase, along with new Inspiron 13, 15, and 17 7000 2-in-1 PCs.

Rich Woods · Oct 1, 2019 · Hot! with 3 comments

Canonical has announced the availability of the Ubuntu 19.10 beta images. The next few weeks will allow the public to test the software and report any bugs before the stable version is released.

Paul Hill · Sep 27, 2019 · Hot! with 0 comments

Canonical has said that it will conduct a multi-cycle effort to improve the state of the ZFS file system on Ubuntu desktop and eventually server releases. Ubuntu 19.10 will see the first improvements.

Paul Hill · Aug 7, 2019 with 1 comment

Canonical is set to pull support for Ubuntu 18.10 on Thursday. It's recommended that if you still run this version that you update to Ubuntu 19.04 now so that you continue to receive security updates.

Paul Hill · Jul 16, 2019 · Hot! with 5 comments

Linux Mint's Clement Lefebvre has announced that Linux Mint 20 will ship without support for 32-bit computers. Computers with 64-bit CPUs have been out since 2003 so it shouldn't affect many people.

Paul Hill · Jul 3, 2019 · Hot! with 39 comments

Lenovo today announced a new range of ThinkPad P-series mobile workstations, including a new ThinkPad P1, which is the workstation equivalent of the ThinkPad X1 Extreme. They go up to RTX graphics.

Rich Woods · Jun 11, 2019 · Hot! with 1 comment

Canonical has finally decided that the next version of Ubuntu will carry the codename Eoan Ermine, which is really just a fancy name for a stoat. Ubuntu 19.10 is due for release in mid-October.

Paul Hill · May 6, 2019 · Hot! with 10 comments

Samsung has updated its Linux on DeX program with support for more devices including the Galaxy S9 range, Galaxy S10 series, and Galaxy Tab S5e. The update is up for grabs from the Play Store in beta.

Jay Bonggolto · Apr 23, 2019 · Hot! with 5 comments

Canonical has announced that OpenJDK 11 has become the default Java package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, replacing OpenJDK 10. The move comes days after Red Hat announced its stewardship of OpenJDK 11.

Paul Hill · Apr 20, 2019 · Hot! with 8 comments

Canonical has just released Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo. The update is not a Long Term Support release so it shall only be supported for nine months. The update comes with a new kernel and GNOME version.

Paul Hill · Apr 18, 2019 · Hot! with 14 comments

Canonical has updated snap in order to make software open up much quicker. By including fontconfig cache binaries in snap, it made GUI applications open between two and six times faster.

Paul Hill · Mar 29, 2019 · Hot! with 0 comments

Canonical has released the beta for Ubuntu 19.04 which is due for release next month. The beta is representative of the features that will ship next month and there shouldn't be any major bugs.

Paul Hill · Mar 29, 2019 · Hot! with 17 comments