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466 posts from 2017
Webinar: Getting started with the Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes
By Cezzaine Zaher, 10 February 2017
Discover the simplest and easiest way to stand up and operate a Kubernetes cluster in AWS. Watch our webinar! The Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes is a...
openHAB arrives as a snap!
By Canonical, 9 February 2017
openHAB is a completely open source smart home alternative to Apple Homekit and Samsung SmartThings. Consumers can mix and match hardware and services from...
8 KDE snaps written in January
By didrocks, 9 February 2017
It’s a special this month. Instead of our round-up of desktop snaps, we’re focusing on KDE! 8 KDE snaps written in January have been selected from a...
Automate the deployment of Kubernetes in existing AWS infrastructure
By Samuel Cozannet, 8 February 2017
When I talk about Ubuntu and Kubernetes, and how we deploy the latter at Canonical using Juju, the main question I get is: Can you deploy in an existing...
Community Initiative UBports launches Ubuntu Fairphone 2
By Canonical, 8 February 2017
The Ubuntu Community UBports has one mission: to have the open source software Ubuntu on every device, starting with smartphones. UBports’ actions are based...
Who should bear the cost of IoT security: consumers or vendors?
By Canonical, 7 February 2017
Anyone using the internet in Europe and the US on 21st October last year experienced what economists call an externality. It arrived in the form of a massive...
10 crazy IoT ideas that can soon become real
By Maarten Ectors, 6 February 2017
1) Smart cities: revenue generating fountains What if instead of being a cost to cities, fountains become a revenue generator? Crazy idea? Just put the same...
Cloud Chatter: January 2017
By James Donner, 3 February 2017
Welcome to the first edition of 2017. In this issue we showcase what you can expect from us and invite you to meet with us at Mobile World Congress if you’re...
Snapcraft 2.26 has been released
By Sergio Schvezov, 3 February 2017
Hello snapcrafters! We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.26 of snapcraft has been released: https://launchpad.net/snapcraft/+milestone/2.26...
The first consumer device to run snaps: Nextcloud box
By Amrisha Prashar, 3 February 2017
The Nextcloud box is a private cloud and IoT solution for home users, giving consumers a way to take back control over their personal data. It’s an...
Run scripts during snapcraft builds with “scriptlets”
By David Callé, 2 February 2017
Please note: this blog post is over 5 years old and is out of date. Scriptlets have been superseded by Overrides. If you have snapped an application, or tried...
January’s reading list
By Inayaili de León Persson, 1 February 2017
Here are the best links shared by the design team during the first month of 2017: A Guide to 2017 Conferences Information Literacy Is a Design Problem Pattern...