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Igor Ljubuncic
26 November 2021

Craft Parts – Reusable code, Snapcraft style

Ubuntu Article

Throughout the ages, humans have always used simpler tools and materials to create more complex ones. Wood and stone for smelting bronze and iron; iron to create steel; vacuum tubes to create logical gates; logical gates to create advanced arithmetic engines, and so on. Modern software is no different. With Snapcraft in particular, the sn ...


Oliver Smith
25 November 2021

Linux Gaming with Ubuntu Desktop Part 1: Steam & Proton

Community Article

In the first of a mini-series of blogs, we break down some of the easiest ways to get started with Linux gaming on Ubuntu, starting with Steam and Proton. ...


Alex Chalkias
24 November 2021

Kubernetes 1.23 rc testing with MicroK8s

Kubernetes Article

Today, Kubernetes 1.23 release candidate was made available upstream for testing and experimentation. General availability is planned for December 7th, so now is the time to report back any issues or bugs. Developers, DevOps and open source software enthusiasts can try out the latest features using MicroK8s. MicroK8s is a lightweight, CNC ...


Edoardo Barbieri
24 November 2021

What is embedded Linux? Part I

Internet of Things Article

“Hello everybody out there using minix –  I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.  It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that’s all I have :-(.” [1] The ...


Malina
23 November 2021

Meet Canonical at Cloud Expo Europe Frankfurt 2021

Ubuntu Article

The leading fair in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Singapore will open the doors to C-level experts and executives in Frankfurt. Canonical will be attending as a Gold Sponsor, presenting strategies and trends for industry leading companies. Get your free ticket now Book a meeting with us Software defined everything: enterprises among the cl ...


Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
23 November 2021

Cloud-optimized Linux kernels – what makes Ubuntu the top OS across the clouds

Cloud and server Article

Ubuntu is the platform of choice for deploying and running workloads on public clouds. No other operating system gives you better performance and consistency of experience across public clouds, including Amazon, Azure, Google, IBM and Oracle. There is a reason behind this exceptional experience. By design, Ubuntu images in public clouds i ...


darkolarczyk
23 November 2021

Canonical at RISC-V Summit 2021

Ubuntu Article

RISC-V Summit is an annual conference that showcases the power that open collaboration can have on the processor industry. This year, the event is taking place in San Francisco and virtually on December 6-8th and is co-located with the Design Automation Conference and SEMICON West. Canonical is a proud bronze sponsor of the RISC-V Summit. ...


Michele Mancioppi
23 November 2021

Observability vs. monitoring debate: An irreverent view

Observability Article

This post provides an irreverent view on the debate around observability vs. monitoring, which is a rather confounding topic. ...


Philip Williams
22 November 2021

Dell EMC PowerEdge and Canonical Charmed Ceph, a proven solution

Cloud and server Article

Here at Canonical, we have lots of industry partnerships where we work jointly, hand-in-hand, to produce the best possible outcomes for the open source community. From getting early access to next generation hardware to ensure Ubuntu is fully compatible when it’s released, to creating solution orientated reference architectures for produc ...


Oliver Smith
22 November 2021

Ubuntu Desktop Accessibility: Our VPAT Conformance Report

Desktop Article

Canonical is pleased to share that our latest Ubuntu Desktop Accessibility Conformance Report is now available for download, based on the VPAT Version 2.4. ...


Massimiliano Gori
22 November 2021

History of Open Source Identity Management (part 2)

Security Article

This is the second blog post (part 1 available here) where we look at the history of open source identity management. This post focuses on Oauth and OpenID, the protocols currently used in modern applications and services. This post does not cover the technical details of the open source identity management standards, which are explained ...