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Will Cooke
16 June 2017

Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: June 16, 2017

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

GNOME Further theme fixes have been made in Artful to get GNOME Shell and Ambiance looking just right. Network Manager is updated to 1.8. It is currently awaiting the resolution of some test issues before it migrates to the release, but that should take place in the coming days. GNOME Terminal received a small fix ...

David Callé
15 June 2017

Gitter and Mattermost: two desktop apps for your future chat platform

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

In the hunt for the perfect communication platform or protocol, a lot of companies are experimenting, which can lead to some confusion as not everyone is moving at the same pace: one team on IRC, another one on Slack, one on “anything but Slack, have you tried Mattermost? It’s almost like RocketChat”. Then, if a ...

rharding
15 June 2017

Juju 2.2.0 and conjure-up 2.2.0 are here!

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

We are excited to announce the release of Juju 2.2.0 and conjure-up 2.2.0! This release greatly enhances memory and CPU utilisation at scale, improves the modelling of networks, and adds support for KVM containers on arm64. Additionally, there is now outline support for Oracle Compute, and vSphere clouds are now easier to deploy. conjure- ...

Stéphane Graber
15 June 2017

Custom user mappings in LXD containers

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction As you may know, LXD uses unprivileged containers by default. The difference between an unprivileged container and a privileged one is whether the root user in the container is the “real” root user (uid 0 at the kernel level). The way unprivileged containers are created is by taking a set of normal UIDs and ...

Canonical
15 June 2017

IBM & Canonical: A Virtualization and Cloud Computing (R-)Evolution

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

As modern IT evolves, there have been many milestones along the way. Starting with bare metal servers, followed by virtualization, then cloud computing, and beyond. Each advancement has created both challenges and opportunities for IT professionals. Today the industry is focused on deploying solutions that will improve overall IT operatio ...

Stéphane Graber
15 June 2017

Custom user mappings in LXD containers

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction As you may know, LXD uses unprivileged containers by default. The difference between an unprivileged container and a privileged one is whether the root user in the container is the “real” root user (uid 0 at the kernel level). … Continue reading → ...

Canonical
15 June 2017

Kernel Team Summary- June 15, 2017

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

Introduction This blog is to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Kernel Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on. If you would like to reach the kernel team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-kernel channel on FreeNode. Alternatively, you can mail the Ubuntu ...

Guest
14 June 2017

Project Sputnik: crazy idea to community driven developer systems

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

This is a guest post by Barton George from Dell. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact ubuntu-iot@canonical.com Five years ago, I pitched a crazy idea to an internal innovation team at Dell: what if Dell took its highest end laptop, pre-loaded Ubuntu on it, included all the needed drivers and ...

David Callé
13 June 2017

Vectr: a fresh take on vector graphics edition on Linux

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

There is new desktop app available in the Snap store: Vectr. A free vector graphics editor for the Web and the Linux desktop Following the Inkscape snap, there is a new vector graphics editor readily available to install. With project sharing built-in, a modern UI built with Electron and more on the roadmap (real-time collaboration, versi ...

Canonical
13 June 2017

Amazon Greengrass launches as a snap on Ubuntu

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Last week, Amazon launched Greengrass, their new IoT platform allowing developers to create intelligent edge software. Amazon is collaborating with a variety of manufacturers to make Greengrass available on as many devices as possible from home gateways, industrial gateways to smart microphones. This is a reflection of the increased appet ...

Ken VanDine
12 June 2017

Ubuntu Desktop – GNOME Extensions poll results

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Recently, with the help from our friends at OMG! Ubuntu, we ran a poll to collect data on usefulness of some GNOME Shell extensions. We limited the poll to a select group of extensions based on popularity on https://extensions.gnome.org as well as how they changed the user experience. The poll was done with Google forms, ...