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Plex arrives in Canonical’s Snap Store
By Canonical, 11 October 2018
The leading streaming media platform is now available to a wider Linux community Visit the Snap Store to see more information on Plex as a Snap and install it...
Optimised Ubuntu Desktop images available in Microsoft Hyper-V gallery
By Will Cooke, 17 September 2018
Today we’re very pleased to announce that an optimised Ubuntu Desktop image is available from the Hyper-V gallery. This will give an optimum experience when...
Fresh Snaps from August 2018
By Alan Pope, 13 September 2018
Another month passes and we’ve got a collection of applications which crossed our “desk” (Twitter feed) during August 2018. We have a mix of social tools,...
Fresh Linux Applications On Demand
By Alan Pope, 28 August 2018
Traditionally Linux users have relied on central distribution-maintained repositories to get new software. With six-month or longer spans between releases,...
Retro Style Games on Linux
By Alan Pope, 14 August 2018
Gaming on Linux doesn’t have to mean buying a ludicrously priced GPU (thanks crypto miners!). Nor does it require a beefy CPU. There’s a real resurgence in...
First point release of 18.04 LTS available today
By Will Cooke, 26 July 2018
Today sees the first point release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, conveniently named 18.04.1 LTS. Point releases for an LTS include a roll-up of all bug fixes and...
Fresh Snaps from May 2018
By Alan Pope, 5 June 2018
Spring has sprung a bounty of applications in the snap store! We’ve hand picked a small selection from those we highlighted during May 2018. You can stay up...
Offline Computing – 10 Apps for the Digital Nomad
By Alan Pope, 22 May 2018
In today’s always-connected, constantly-inturrupted world, it can often be rewarding to go offline. Disconnecting from the Internet doesn’t mean you have to...
Desktop plans for 18.10
By Will Cooke, 18 May 2018
Bionic is out the door and we’ve started the Cosmic cycle so I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about our plans for this cycle, the sorts of...
Breeze through Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver
By Will Cooke, 27 April 2018
The Bionic Beaver, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is here! It’s been a busy six months for the desktop team, and indeed for everyone working on Ubuntu. We’ve been working...
Ten years of Ubuntu
By Jane Silber, 23 October 2014
Today marks 10 years of Ubuntu and the release of the 21st version. That is an incredible milestone and one which is worthy of reflection and celebration. I...