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Ubuntu Desktop weekly update – February 23, 2018
by Will Cooke on 23 February 2018
Canonical announcements
Canonical announces Ubuntu Core across Rigado’s IoT gateways
by Canonical on 21 February 2018
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Ubuntu Desktop weekly update – February 9, 2018
by Will Cooke on 9 February 2018
Here’s the round up from this week: GNOME The default session has now been switched back to use Xorg by default. Wayland is still installed and can be...
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Ubuntu Desktop weekly update – February 2, 2018
by Will Cooke on 2 February 2018
GNOME As you might have already read, we’ve taken the decision to ship Xorg by default in Bionic 18.04 LTS. The Wayland session will still be available as an...
Canonical announcements
Skype now available as a snap for Linux users
by Canonical on 1 February 2018
Skype snap widens availability in the Linux community with easy install and automatic updates London, UK – 1st February 2018 – Canonical, the company behind...
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Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS to use Xorg by default
by Will Cooke on 26 January 2018
Bionic Beaver, the codename for the next Ubuntu LTS release, is due in April 2018 and will ship with both the traditional Xorg graphics stack as well as the...
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Ubuntu Desktop weekly update – 22 January 2018
by Will Cooke on 22 January 2018
Here’s an update on what we’ve been working on over the last couple of weeks: GNOME We’ve been working on a patch for udisks to hide snaps from applications...
Canonical announcements
Canonical brings Slack to the snap ecosystem
by Canonical on 18 January 2018
The digital workspace will now be available to all Linux users London, UK – 18th January 2018 – Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, today announced the...
Canonical announcements
Canonical welcome Spotify as a snap for Linux users
by Canonical on 20 December 2017
Universal Linux app packaging format enables Linux users to install the popular music streaming service with a simple click and install London, UK – December...
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Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update – December 15th 2017
by Will Cooke on 15 December 2017
Here’s the last newsletter for 2017, we’ll be back in the new year. On behalf of the whole Desktop Team I wish you all a happy holiday and a peaceful 2018....
Canonical announcements
Canonical and Rancher Labs announce Kubernetes Cloud Native Platform
by Canonical on 5 December 2017
Canonical and Rancher Labs announce joint Kubernetes Cloud Native Platform offering Kubecon, Austin, Texas – 5th Dec: Canonical, in partnership with Rancher...