Secure Multi-Tenancy for Charmed Kubernetes with Clastix’ new Charmed Operator

Capsule helps reduce the operational effort to operate and maintain secure multi-tenancy on Charmed Kubernetes. Users, teams, and departments can now share the same infrastructure without compromising security and usability. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Canonical at AWS Summit Washington 2022

Meet our public sector team from May 23-25 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC Our collaboration wth AWS has started in 2012 making 2022 the 10th year of working together to deliver premium open source solutions in the cloud. With Public Sector designation, … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Bring your multi-platform apps to Linux desktop with Flutter 3

Flutter 3 features production-ready Linux desktop support for the first time as part of Canonical’s ongoing partnership with the Flutter team. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Kria KR260 – a scalable robotics platform powered with Ubuntu

Today, robotics developers have something to look forward to with the release of AMD Kria™ KR260 Robotics Starter Kit. Robotics is a challenging endeavour. By reducing the barriers to entry on embedding design, AMD aims to accelerate robotics innovations in every industry. The la … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Snapping PhotoNoteBook: Lessons from the kitchen table, or: How an Android app got converted to a Linux snap

This article was written by Alan Watson, with only small cosmetic changes from me. Having stumbled upon PhotoNoteBook, I asked Alan to write a guest blog post and share his project with the wider snap developer community. ===== The idea for PhotoNoteBook was seeded in 2018 after … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Hybrid Cloud Dominates and Security Tops the To-Do List in Canonical’s 2022 Kubernetes and Cloud Native Operations Survey

Released today, data from more than 1,300 global respondents combines with expert analysis to reveal goals, benefits, and challenges of cloud-native technology in 2022 83% of respondents are using either hybrid or multi-cloud 38% see security as the biggest concern Nearly 50% say … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

New Active Directory Integration features in Ubuntu 22.04 (part 2) – Group Policy Objects

Linux Active Directory (AD) integration is historically one of the most requested functionalities by our corporate users, and with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04, we introduced ADsys, our new Active Directory client. This blog post is part 2 of a series where we will explore the new functi … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Advantech, Canonical Boost Security and Edge Features in UNO Embedded Automation Platform with Pre-Loaded Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core 20

With a competitive price-performance, Advantech’s industry-proven UNO platform improves edge features and enhances security with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core 20  certification.  Advantech, leading provider of industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and automation technology, has announced … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Setting up a secure shared development environment with LXD

LXD multi-user feature allows for secure development in shared development environments. Learn more about the feature in this blog. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Explore what’s in store – Ubuntu Preview on WSL

Ubuntu Preview delivers the latest daily builds of Ubuntu WSL directly to your Windows machine. Try out the latest features as they are developed! […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Linux on Mac takes the next step with Multipass 1.9

This week, the Multipass team announced a new version of the VM manager and local mini-cloud. Multipass makes it easy to run Linux virtual machines on Mac, Windows, and Linux hosts by providing a streamlined CLI that abstracts away the admin overhead of working with VMs. This new … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

HP brings the power of Ubuntu-based data science to Windows workstations

Ubuntu is fast becoming the platform of choice for data scientists worldwide – which is why HP is empowering its customers to launch Ubuntu environments directly on their Windows machines. In addition to native Ubuntu offerings, select Z by HP workstations are also available with … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

OpenInfra Summit Berlin is coming

Heads up! The OpenInfra Summit Berlin is coming!!! After the difficult pandemic times, the OpenInfra Summit is finally back. This year the event will take place in Berlin, Germany in June, 7-9. As usual, Canonical will be there to share the latest news about Linux, OpenStack, Kub … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

What is supercomputing? [part 3]

This article is about the history of supercomputers and how they have evolved into the HPC and supercomputing systems we see today. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

The State of IoT – April 2022

Welcome back to the monthly State of IoT. In case you missed it, here is a roundup from last March’s news. Vehicle connectivity, smart homes, new SoCs and a real-time Ubuntu kernel captured the headlines this April. Let’s jump straight into it! Real-time Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Beta  Am … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

What is a Cloud-Based Smartphone

Check out page 70 of the Mobile magazine, where our Telco CTO – Arno shares his comment on the Cloud-Based Smartphone. This entire concept was build by on of the global telco operators using open source technology called Anbox Cloud. This technology presents many opportunities fo … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Linux Application Summit 2022 – And there we were all in one place …

In the last two days of April, the small, picturesque town of Rovereto in northern Italy was the location of this year’s Linux Application Summit (LAS). After a virtual-only experience during the pandemic, the LAS returned with a physical presence, and so did we. Canonical has lo … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Let’s meet at Hannover Messe 2022

Hannover Messe, one of the world’s largest trade fairs, dedicated to the industrial sectors (drive engineering, automation, robotics, R&D and industrial IT), will be held in Hannover, Germany from May 30th to June 2nd 2022. Come join us at Hall 5, Booth B51/1, where we will discu … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

The Operator Day Industry Panel Discussion at Kubecon EU 2022

Find out who the panelists are for the Industry Panel discussion during Operator Day on May 16th. During this virtual session industry thought leaders will discuss the latest trends and developments about Kubernetes and Operators. Our panelists are not only thought leaders in var … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Cost optimised private cloud for financial services

Why private clouds? Regulatory compliance and data privacy requirements require financial institutions (FIs) to consider carefully where their applications are running and where the customer data is stored. The data protection and data sovereignty laws in most countries require a … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Canonical Kubernetes 1.24 is now generally available

We consistently follow the upstream release cadence to provide our users and customers with the latest improvements and fixes, together with security maintenance and enterprise support for Kubernetes on Ubuntu.  This blog is a quick overview of the latest development highlights t … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Confidential Computing and financial services cloud

Data security in the cloud – a business imperative Cloud computing has been transforming financial IT infrastructure into a utility allowing financial institutions (FIs) to access computing resources on-demand letting FIs offload costs and effort of setting-up and managing their … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Level up your Linux gaming with the new Steam Snap!

Introducing the new, early access Steam snap! Packaging everything you need for native and Proton-based linux gaming, secure and dependency free. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Open source solutions that drive logistics sector’s digital transformation

As with organisations in many other industries, logistics services are under intense pressure to remain competitive to face severe market disruption. Disruptive innovation has reached this industry, which is currently experiencing strong inflexion points. The logistics sector is … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

New Active Directory Integration features in Ubuntu 22.04 (part 1)

On April 21 Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 was released with a lot of new, exciting new features for both consumer and enterprise users. Improved Linux Active Directory (AD) integration is historically one of the most requested functionalities by our corporate users, and with 22.04, we dec … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part IV]

Welcome to the concluding chapter of this journey assessing Yocto and Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project.  Among the go-to solutions in the industry and benefiting from wide popularity, Yocto enables developers to build a custom embedded Linux distribution from scratch. … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

KubeCon 2022 Europe

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship event, KubeCon & CloudNativeCon Europe 2022 is going to be held this year in Valencia, Spain from 16 – 20 May 2022. The event will also be held virtually on the same days. As the world is slowly getting back to its pre-pandemic hab … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Design and Web team summary – 22 April 2022

The Web and design team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of the Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Web The Web team develops and maintains most of Canonical’s s … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Open source technology in logistics sector

Why use open source technology in industries? The word open source was first coined by Christine Petersen to a working group that was dedicated, with a goal to share open-source software practices in the broader marketplace. The working group values sharing of software for better … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Real-time Ubuntu 22.04 Beta – Now Available

On 21 April 2022, Canonical announced real-time Ubuntu 22.04, available in beta.  Based on upstream v5.15, the 22.04 kernel integrates the out-of-tree PREEMPT_RT patch for x86_64 and AArch64 architectures. Once in GA, the new real-time kernel will power the next generation of rob … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

LXD 5.0 LTS is now available

The stable release of LXD, the system container and VM manager, is now available. LXD 5.0 is the fourth LTS release for LXD, and will be supported for 5 years, until June 2027. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

What’s new for Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?

Jammy Jellyfish delivers long term support for the entire recent Raspberry Pi device portfolio, a host of new HATs and the best desktop performance yet! […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Ubuntu supports Arm64-based Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Canonical announces an optimized Ubuntu image for the preview of Ampere Altra Arm-based Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines. Azure users will benefit from running Ubuntu, the most popular cloud operating system, on a secure, scalable, and highly cost-effective cloud infrastructure. … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Upgrade your data science workflows with Ubuntu WSL

Learn how using Ubuntu WSL on Windows workstations can improve your data science workflows and reduce the time to innovation in our new whitepaper. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

The MicroK8s addons framework – now open to everyone!

This is a guest post, originally posted on Konstantinos Tsakalozos’ personal blog, adapted and reproduced here with his permission. Konstantinos is a Staff Engineer at Canonical and the Software Lead behind MicroK8s. MicroK8s addons, extra services which can be added to your bare … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part III]

Welcome to the third chapter of this four-part series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core. We have already gone a long way on the journey to choosing the right OS for your embedded Linux project. Part I covered the main characteristics of Yocto, and Part II assessed the advantages brought ab … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part II]

Welcome to Part II of this mini blog series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project. In Part I, we set the stage for the remainder of the series and gave an overview of the pros and cons of using Yocto, alongside the advantages of its recipes, layers, and BSPs. Us … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Digital transformation and use cases in logistics

Customer-first culture is a driving force for any organisation’s success in logistics. Having a customer-first mindset means constantly thinking about your customer and your customers’ customers — and all of their employees. To have a good relationship with the customers, listeni … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Embedded Linux project: Yocto or Ubuntu Core? [Part I]

Welcome to this mini blog series on Yocto vs Ubuntu Core for your embedded Linux project.  Throughout this series, we will diligently assess the key considerations when choosing the OS of an embedded Linux system. We will also analyse the pros and cons of the most widely-adopted … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

US Public Sector regulatory compliance with Ubuntu Pro and AWS GovCloud

Co-authors: Massimiliano Gori , Product Manager, Canonical & Mark Thomas, Solutions Architect, AWS  Federal government organisations that either collect, store, share, transfer, or process sensitive data, as well as all federal agencies, their contractors, and service providers, … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS – what’s new for the world’s most popular Linux desktop?

The latest Linux Desktop release delivers improved performance, fully-featured Active Directory integration and expanded Raspberry Pi support. […] | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is released

London, 21 April 2022. Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now generally available, featuring significant leaps forward in cloud confidential computing, real-time kernel for industrial applications, and enterprise Active Directory, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FIPS and FedRAMP compliance – raising … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is released

London, 21 April 2022. Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now generally available, featuring significant leaps forward in cloud confidential computing, real-time kernel for industrial applications, and enterprise Active Directory, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FIPS and FedRAMP compliance – raising … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Meet Canonical at Cloud Expo Europe Frankfurt 2022

The leading fair in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Singapore will reopen the doors to C-level experts and executives in Frankfurt. Canonical will be attending as a Gold Sponsor, presenting strategies and trends for industry leading companies. Book a meeting with our team Software d … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

What is MongoDB and why use it for modern web applications?

Overview Organisations of different scales and forms want to harness the power of data to identify new business opportunities and improve current business operations. Organisations that use data effectively can hold a potential advantage – the ability to make faster and more info … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Customer centricity – the digital transformation driver in the logistics sector

It was clear that reality had begun to shift, and that what once would have been horrifying — the outpouring of rage against a backdrop of constant, low-grade mistrust — had become the new normal. This is how the author of the New York Times described the stories of the irate cus … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

Try Kubernetes 1.24 release candidate with MicroK8s

The latest Kubernetes release, 1.24, is about to be made generally available. Today, the community announced the availability of the 1.24 release candidate. Developers, DevOps and other cloud and open source enthusiasts who want to experiment with the latest cutting edge K8s feat … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago

The next-gen open source financial services cloud

The financial services industry has evolved at an astonishing rate in recent years, underpinned by rapid advances in technology. Financial institutions (FIs) are digitising their customer journeys and scaling-up transformation. Cloud is a catalyst for enterprise business transfor … | Continue reading


@ubuntu.com | 2 years ago