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Spring support available on Ubuntu
By Massimiliano Gori, 2 July 2025
This blog is contributed by Vladimir Petko, a Software Engineer at Canonical. The release of Plucky Puffin earlier this year introduced the availability of...
Live Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts
By Rajan Patel, 2 July 2025
In internet connected environments, where Ubuntu instances can reach livepatch.canonical.com, Livepatch Client supports timestamp-based rollout...
Chiseled Ubuntu containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21
By Canonical, 1 July 2025
Today we are announcing chiseled containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21 (Open Java Runtime Environment), coming from the OpenJDK project. These images are highly...
Introducing Canonical builds of OpenJDK
By Canonical, 1 July 2025
Java has long been the most popular language for software development in large enterprises, with 90% of Fortune 500 companies using it for backend...
Update Livepatch Client for the newest kernel module signing certificate
By Rajan Patel, 1 July 2025
The kernel engineering team at Canonical has generated a new module signing certificate on May 16, 2025, and it is embedded in all Ubuntu kernels published...
How to get a job at Canonical
By Daniele Procida, 30 June 2025
If you’re interested in applying for a role at Canonical, it can help to have some insider guidance. This article offers practical advice for candidates and...
How is Livepatch safeguarded against bad actors?
By Rajan Patel, 27 June 2025
What safeguards the Livepatch security patching solution against bad actors and malicious code masquerading as an update? Learn about Secure Boot and module signing.
Accelerating data science with Apache Spark and GPUs
By Giulia Lanzafame, 26 June 2025
Apache Spark has always been very well known for distributing computation among multiple nodes using the assistance of partitions, and CPU cores have always...
Cut data center energy costs with bare metal automation
By David Beamonte, 26 June 2025
Data centers don’t have to be power-hungry monsters. With smart automation using tools like MAAS, you can reduce energy waste and operational costs, and make...
Build the future of *craft: announcing Starcraft Bounties!
By ilvipero, 26 June 2025
Our commitment to building a thriving open source community is stronger than ever. We believe in empowering impactful contributions, and today, we’re excited...
NodeJS 18 LTS EOL extended from April 2025 to May 2032 on Ubuntu
By Rajan Patel, 26 June 2025
Canonical provides up to 12 years of security patching for open source software packaged and published through Ubuntu Pro repositories. These security...