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6 posts from April 2016

LTS 16.04 review roundup!

By Amrisha Prashar, 29 April 2016

What a month! We had the release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS that allowed us to bring out newer software for desktop in the form of snap packaging formats and tools....

Canonical unveils 6th LTS release of Ubuntu with 16.04

By Canonical, 20 April 2016

Introduces “snaps” for new robust, secure app format Introduces LXD pure-container hypervisor with OpenStack Mitaka Supports IBM Z and LinuxONE systems with...

HOWTO: Ubuntu on Windows

By Dustin Kirkland, 14 April 2016

As announced last week, Microsoft and Canonical have worked together to bring Ubuntu’s userspace natively into Windows 10.As of today, Windows 10 Insiders can...

Adding snaps for secure, transactional packages in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

By Olli Ries, 12 April 2016

The development of the Ubuntu phone platform and its expansion to IoT and devices has challenged us to solve real problems in security and reliability. These...

infographic: How many people use Ubuntu?

By Alexia Emmanoulopoulou, 7 April 2016

Discover the range of industries, people and services that are using Ubuntu right now. Netflix. Snapchat. Dropbox. Uber. Tesla…and the International space...

Still have questions about Bash and Ubuntu on Windows?

By Dustin Kirkland, 1 April 2016

Still have questions about Ubuntu on Windows?Watch this Channel 9 session, recorded live at Build this week, hosted by Scott Hanselman, with questions...