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Canonical enables Ubuntu on SiFive’s HiFive RISC-V boards
by Canonical on 23 June 2021
With Canonical announcing Ubuntu support for so much new hardware, the announcement of Ubuntu ported to a new architecture can go unnoticed. But today, we...
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Canonical launches Blender LTS support
by Canonical on 23 June 2021
SMEs and studios can put the world’s most popular 3D creation software into production with Canonical enterprise-grade support.
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Introducing Ubuntu Pro for Google Cloud
by Canonical on 14 June 2021
June 14th, 2021: Canonical and Google Cloud today announce Ubuntu Pro on Google Cloud, a new Ubuntu offering available to all Google Cloud users. Ubuntu Pro...
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology taps Canonical for cloud computing overhaul
by Canonical on 8 June 2021
New OpenStack and Kubernetes deployments improve computing performance for researchers, ease management pains for IT staff SAUDI ARABIA, June 8, 2021 —...
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Ubuntu supports Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere A1 Compute
by Canonical on 25 May 2021
Together with Oracle, Canonical announces an optimised Ubuntu image for the launch of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Ampere A1 Compute.
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Easily deploy and manage Mattermost on Kubernetes with the new Juju charmed operator
by Canonical on 27 April 2021
Introducing the Juju Charms Operator for Mattermost seamless application upgrades and supported features on Linux and Windows. We’re excited to announce our...
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Ubuntu 21.04 is here
by Canonical on 22 April 2021
Ubuntu 21.04 is here, with native Microsoft Active Directory integration, performance optimization and joint support for Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu.
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Hardened ROS with 10 year security from Open Robotics and Canonical
by Canonical on 6 April 2021
Canonical ROS ESM customers now can access a long-term supported ROS and Ubuntu environment by the Ubuntu and ROS experts. Learn more about ROS ESM. 6 April...
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Livepatch 2021-03-24 incident investigation report
by Canonical on 26 March 2021
Description A defective livepatch for kernel 4.4 in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial) was not caught in internal testing processes because the defect was a race...
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Canonical, Collabora, Nextcloud deliver work-from-home solution to Raspberry Pi and enterprise ARM users
by Canonical on 25 March 2021
March 25th, 2021 – Canonical, Collabora and Nextcloud announce the immediate availability of a content collaboration platform for 64bit ARM for both consumers...
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DFI and Canonical offer risk-free system updates and reduced software lead times for the IoT ecosystem
by Canonical on 25 February 2021
Feb. 25, 2021 – DFI and Canonical signed the Ubuntu IoT Hardware Certification Partner Program. DFI is the world’s first industrial computer manufacturer to...
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Telefonica Brazil selects Canonical’s Charmed OpenStack for industry-leading cloud-based online charging system
by Canonical on 13 January 2021
13th January 2021 – Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced that its Charmed OpenStack has been selected by Telefonica Brazil to – in a first for...