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title: Blog posts tagged "Applications"
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# Blog posts tagged "Applications"

#### [Enhance the security of your open-source applications and share feedback](https://canonical.com/blog/enhance-security-of-open-source-applications)

Are you spending time on high-impact, high-value activities, or are you constantly derailed by maintenance, support, and deployment challenges? Does your organisation consume open-source software that needs security patching? Where do you get the security updates from, and how do you track what’s available? Are you responsible for vulnera

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#### [Top 10 apps for a fresh Linux install in 2021](https://canonical.com/blog/top-10-apps-for-a-fresh-linux-install-in-2021)

Are you struggling with too much lag? Is it time for a spring clean and a fresh Linux install? Ready to upgrade to Focal Fossa (LTS) or Hirsute Hippo? Whatever situation you are in, get started quickly with some of the most popular apps you need for a fresh Linux install. Here are all the

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Desktop

#### [Canonical launches Blender LTS support](https://canonical.com/blog/blender-support-from-canonical)

SMEs and studios can put the world’s most popular 3D creation software into production with Canonical enterprise-grade support.

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#### [Canonical presents EdgeX to the community](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-presents-edgex-to-the-community)

With a longstanding commitment to Edge and IoT applications, Canonical has historically placed great emphasis on EgdeX – a set of microservices that enable developers to build apps that run at the edge and act as a middleware connecting the things and the cloud . It’s no surprise that Canonical has also been supporting the

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Internet of Things

#### [How to protect your data, applications, cryptography and OS – 100% of the time](https://canonical.com/blog/how-to-protect-your-data-applications-cryptography-and-os-100-of-the-time)

Businesses looking to maximise the security, reliability, efficiency and performance of their essential, mission-critical applications are recognising the mainframe as a robust platform for a variety of workload types. With Ubuntu on IBM Z and LinuxONE, enhanced security features, pervasive encryption and cryptographic support are leverag

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Cloud and server

#### [Another major game platform to support Ubuntu; Unity 4 to support Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/another-major-game-platform-to-support-ubuntu-unity-4-to-support-ubuntu)

Unity Technologies announced Monday that the next version of Unity will support publishing to Ubuntu. This is fantastic news because it will enable developers to deliver their new and existing games to Ubuntu users very easily. The Unity 4 game engine delivers new features like the Mecanim animation technology and a boost in game fidelity

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#### [Did you know?](https://canonical.com/blog/usc-screenshots)

An introduction to the magical world of Application Screenshots and how to improve the images displayed in Ubuntu’s software catalog.

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