Blog posts written by Rhys Davies

Rhys Davies
26 February 2021

What is virtualisation? The basics

Desktop Article

Virtualisation plays a huge role in almost all of today’s fastest-growing software-based industries. It is the foundation for most cloud computing, the go-to methodology for cross-platform development, and has made its way all the way to ‘the edge’; the eponymous IoT. This article is the first in a series where we explain what virtualisat ...

Rhys Davies
15 December 2020

Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu: 2020 roundup

Internet of Things Article

We’re almost there, 2021 is just around the corner. Like many others, we at Canonical have a deep appreciation for all things Raspberry Pi. We see the good they do and the joy they bring and can’t help but be impressed. This year marks the beginning of a stronger collaboration between the folks at Raspberry ...

Rhys Davies
2 November 2020

Raspberry Pi 400 with Ubuntu support

Desktop Article

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has a new product — the Raspberry Pi 400. The flagship Raspberry Pi 4 was released in June 2019. Since, they added an 8GB model, brought out the Compute Module 4, we certified all Raspberry Pis since Raspberry Pi 2 and we worked together to make the full Ubuntu Desktop ‘just ...

Rhys Davies
22 October 2020

Build a Raspberry Pi Desktop with an Ubuntu heart

Desktop Article

On the 22nd October 2020, Canonical released an Ubuntu Desktop image optimised for the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s 4GB and 8GB boards work out of the box with everything users expect from an Ubuntu Desktop. It is our honour to contribute an optimised Ubuntu Desktop image to the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s mission to ...

Rhys Davies
15 October 2020

The Windows Calculator on Linux with Uno Platform

Internet of Things Article

The good folks in the Uno Platform community have ported the open-source Windows Calculator to Linux. And they’ve done it quicker than Microsoft could bring their browser to Linux. The calculator is published in the snapstore and can be downloaded right away. If you’re on Ubuntu or you have snapd installed just run: snap install ...

Rhys Davies
9 October 2020

Homelab clusters: LXD micro cloud on Raspberry Pi

Internet of Things Article

Set up and run your own homelab with the LXD Ubuntu Appliance. Spin up and manage virtual machines (VMs) and containers, run and test workloads across platforms and architectures, and rest assured of security and updates with Ubuntu Core. Follow the tutorial to get started or read on to learn why you might care. Why ...

Rhys Davies
18 August 2020

Set up the AdGuard Home Ubuntu Appliance

Internet of Things Article

Block ads and trackers, and regain full control of your network. The AdGuard Home Ubuntu Appliance is an easy way for anyone to shield their WiFi network, and all the devices in their home from hackers and prying eyes online. In this post, we discuss what AdGuard Home is, some of the benefits and features ...

Rhys Davies
13 August 2020

Develop Uno Platform projects on Linux with Visual Studio

Internet of Things Article

Uno Platform is bringing their support to Linux. Uno allows you to build native mobile, desktop, and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML from a single code base. You can build Linux applications with Uno using Visual Studio and Ubuntu on WSL. In collaboration with Uno, we built a mock-up snap that measures and adjusts ...

Rhys Davies
6 August 2020

Set up Collabora Online on the Nextcloud Ubuntu Appliance

Internet of Things Article

Alongside five popular software projects, we recently launched a new initiative called Ubuntu Appliances. A portfolio of software that allows users to turn a Raspberry Pi or an Intel NUC into a secure, self-hosted device. The initial launch included the Nextcloud Ubuntu Appliance. An application that enables you to host your own cloud, on ...

Rhys Davies
16 June 2020

The Ubuntu Appliance portfolio

Internet of Things Article

We are delighted to share a new initiative – the Ubuntu Appliance portfolio. Together with NextCloud, Mosquitto, Plex, OpenHAB and AdGuard, we have created a new class of Ubuntu derivatives: specialised appliance images that do one thing beautifully. Ubuntu Appliances transform a Raspberry Pi or PC into a secure, self-updating solution, f ...

Rhys Davies
20 May 2020

The Eclipse 2020 IoT developer survey is live

Internet of Things Article

The IoT Developer Survey, by The Eclipse Foundation, is the industry’s largest developer survey. These surveys centralise useful, high-level information about the IoT industry. The goal of the survey is to present a better understanding of the IoT industry; the challenges developers face, and to provide insight into developer communities ...

Rhys Davies
8 May 2020

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is certified for the Raspberry Pi

Internet of Things Article

The release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS was April 23, 2020. On the same day, Canonical added full support for Ubuntu Server 20.04 on all of the Raspberry Pis that we certify. Users can flash 20.04 to their Raspberry Pi knowing Canonical guarantees it will ‘just work’ and can make the most out of all of ...

Rhys Davies

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