--- title: install | Blog description: Canonical makes open source secure, reliable and easy to use, providing support for Ubuntu and a portfolio of enterprise-grade technologies. Founded in 2004, Canonical operates globally with team members in over 80 countries. url: https://canonical.com/blog/tag/install?format=md --- # Blog posts tagged *"install"* --- [Holly Hall](https://canonical.com/blog/author/hollyhall) 30 June 2021 ### [Top 10 apps for a fresh Linux install in 2021](https://canonical.com/blog/top-10-apps-for-a-fresh-linux-install-in-2021) Desktop Ubuntu tech blog 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 ... --- [Igor Ljubuncic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/igorljubuncic) 15 April 2021 ### [Should you ever reinstall your Linux box? If so, how?](https://canonical.com/blog/should-you-ever-reinstall-your-linux-box-if-so-how) Desktop Ubuntu tech blog Broadly speaking, the Linux community can be divided into two camps – those who upgrade their operating systems in-vivo, whenever there is an option to do so in their distro of choice, and those who install from scratch. As it happens, the former group also tends to rarely reinstall their system when problems occur, while ... --- [Alex Chalkias](https://canonical.com/blog/author/achalkias) 18 March 2020 ### [Kubernetes 1.18 release candidate available for testing](https://canonical.com/blog/kubernetes-1-18-release-candidate-available-for-testing) Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog The latest release of Kubernetes is now available for download and experimentation, with the MicroK8s Kubernetes 1.18 release candidate. The easiest, fastest way to get the latest Kubernetes is to install MicroK8s on your machine. Just run: sudo snap install microk8s –channel=1.18/candidate –classic Or from snapcraft.io: https://snapcraft ... --- [Igor Ljubuncic](https://canonical.com/blog/author/igorljubuncic) 20 June 2019 ### [Parallel installs – test and run multiple instances of snaps](https://canonical.com/blog/parallel-installs-test-and-run-multiple-instances-of-snaps) Desktop Ubuntu tech blog In Linux, testing software is both easy and difficult at the same time. While the repository channels offer great availability to software, you can typically only install a single instance of an application. If you want to test multiple instances, you will most likely need to configure the remainder yourself. With snaps, this is a ... --- [David Callé](https://canonical.com/blog/author/davidc3-2) 30 January 2018 ### [Tutorial: Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook](https://canonical.com/blog/tutorial-install-ubuntu-on-a-chromebook) Desktop Ubuntu tech blog Chromebooks have gained popularity as relatively inexpensive web-centric laptops. They give access to web-based and native applications through the Chrome store, but what if you want to do more with them? Installing Ubuntu on a Chromebook gives you more choice and lets you turn a web-centric machine into any other laptop: you can install ... ---