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12.04.1
By Rick Spencer, 24 August 2012
Since its April release, 12.04 LTS has had an enthusiastic reception in organisations that look to the LTS for large scale deployments that will remain in...
Fieldrunners, Spirits and BIT.TRIP BEAT debut on Ubuntu, in the Humble Android Bundle 3
By Canonical, 15 August 2012
Starting today, the third Humble Bundle for Android is available, bringing with it three games new to Ubuntu: Spirits, Fieldrunners and BIT.TRIP BEAT. Once...
Introducing Ubuntu Web Apps: setting the web free of the browser
By Canonical, 19 July 2012
These days, we spend more time online – working with docs, email, music and occasionally even accessing social media. But, our online and desktop experiences...
Valve Games and Steam on Ubuntu 12.04
By Canonical, 17 July 2012
Yesterday, the Valve Linux team publicly announced their ongoing work to bring Steam to Linux. A major part of that announcement is the choice of Ubuntu...
An update on Ubuntu and Secure Boot
By Jon Melamut, 22 June 2012
In October 2011, Canonical discussed our activities and recommendations related to Secure Boot, including recommendations for OEMs. Since that time, we have...
Another major game platform to support Ubuntu; Unity 4 to support Ubuntu
By Canonical, 20 June 2012
Unity Technologies announced Monday that the next version of Unity will support publishing to Ubuntu. This is fantastic news because it will enable developers...
Humble Indie Bundle 5 comes to the Ubuntu Software Centre
By Canonical, 31 May 2012
Good news for Ubuntu gamers! We’re excited to be partnering with the Humble Indie Bundle for their newest collection of incredible games, which is available...
A UDS restrospective
By Jane Silber, 18 May 2012
The Ubuntu Developer Summit last week was an incredible event. The energy, excitement and passion around Ubuntu was palpable in the sessions, hallways and...
The new Business Desktop Remix is out now
By Canonical, 10 May 2012
Today, we released the latest version of the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Most businesses deploying Ubuntu on corporate desktops...
A Précis for Precise
By Jane Silber, 24 April 2012
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will be released to the world this Thursday and it’s going to be fantastic. We’ve known for quite a while that Ubuntu is not only beautiful,...
Ubuntu User Surveys 2012 – Part 4 and Final
By Canonical, 29 March 2012
I wanted to know what the reasons were for people choosing Ubuntu. After all there are other better-known choices out there. For the respondents across all...
Introducing the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, by Canonical
By Jane Silber, 10 February 2012
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix based on Ubuntu 11.10 is now available for corporate and government institutions evaluating Ubuntu as a desktop solution. The...