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Canonical
13 June 2017

Amazon Greengrass launches as a snap on Ubuntu

Internet of Things Article

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 Article

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, ...


David Britton
9 June 2017

Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 9 Jun 2017

Cloud and server Article

The purpose of this weekly update is to make sure our community can follow development with toes dipped in before & between jumping headlong into helping shape Ubuntu Server. Server Sprint The Canonical Server team met in Denver, Colorado this week. The purpose was to review the previous release and review progress on Artful work as ...


Will Cooke
9 June 2017

Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: June 9, 2017

Desktop Article

GNOME We’ve made the decision to switch to using GNOME Display Manager (GDM) instead of LightDM. We had planned to try LightDM, and based on our investigations it became apparent that we would need to invest a considerable amount of time making changes to get everything to work correctly, more time than we have. We ...


Peter Mahnke
9 June 2017

Webinar: How to get started with your Kubernetes strategy

Cloud and server Article

On-demand webinar Kubernetes and containers are an exciting and evolving technology which can be daunting for teams and organisations to plan for. As the landscape evolves, building a strategy around containers and finding a good place to get started is a challenge for most teams. Watch this webinar to learn how to get started on ...


Canonical
8 June 2017

Kernel Team Summary- June 8, 2017

Cloud and server Article

Introduction This newsletter 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 ...


Canonical
7 June 2017

Fresh Snaps from May 2017

Desktop Article

This month we have a selection that might please those of you who like games, with apps like OpenSpades and Pin Town. Our selection is really diverse, from graphics editor Vectr to AnimationMaker, there’s a snap for everyone. Using IRC? Now there’s a snap client for that too! And if the word snaps doesn’t ring ...


Canonical
6 June 2017

Canonical Kernel Livepatch Service now available for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS!

Canonical announcements Article

We are pleased to announce that we have extended our Canonical Kernel Livepatch Service to users running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS! The Canonical Kernel Livepatch Service enables runtime correction of critical security vulnerabilities in the kernel without the need to reboot. It is the best way to ensure that machines are safe at the kernel level, ...


Canonical
6 June 2017

Developer Economics survey Q3 2017

Desktop Article

We are excited to announce that Ubuntu is a proud sponsor to the Developer Economics Q3 2017 survey, run by our friends at VisionMobile. This is the 13th developer survey, focusing on tools, training and career development. Every year more than 40,000 developers around the world participate in this survey, so this is a chance ...


Canonical
2 June 2017

Kubernetes webinar series

Cloud and server Webinar

We have recently broadcasted a series of live webinars on Kubernetes, covering a range of practical topics you will come across when evaluating and using Kubernetes. The webinars include demos on how to set up a Kubernetes cluster, installation, validation, running a test suite and upgrading your Kubernetes as well as Deep Learning and AI ...


Canonical
2 June 2017

Customising MAAS installs

Cloud and server Article

by Matt Jarvis, Consulting Architect at Canonical Canonical’s MAAS is a bare metal provisioning and lifecycle management system. In this post, we’ll look at customising installs provisioned by MAAS to enable site specific configuration. Historically, the paradigm for bare metal machine installation has been to use a ‘golden master’ image, ...