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The Coronation of a New Mascot: Noble Numbat
By Aaron Prisk, 19 March 2024
On the eve of our 20th anniversary we are thrilled to present the Noble Numbat, the mascot for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Accelerate AI development with Ubuntu and NVIDIA AI Workbench
By Karen Horovitz, 18 March 2024
As the preferred OS for data science, AI and ML, Ubuntu plays an integral role in NVIDIA AI Workbench capabilities.
Performance engineering on Ubuntu leaps forward with frame pointers by default in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
By Oliver Smith, 13 December 2023
Today Canonical is raising the bar for performance and observability by enabling frame pointers by default in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
End of year review: Ubuntu Desktop in 2023
By Oliver Smith, 11 December 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the evolution of Ubuntu Desktop over the last twelve months.
Netplan brings consistent network configuration across Desktop, Server, Cloud and IoT
By Lukas Märdian, 14 November 2023
Learn how Netplan has established itself as the proven network stack across all variants of Ubuntu – Server, Cloud, Embedded and now Desktop.
Unleash the power of GPU: Ubuntu WorkSpaces now support Graphics G4dn bundles
By Oliver Smith, 20 October 2023
We are excited to announce a significant upgrade to our Ubuntu on Amazon WorkSpaces offering. From today, Ubuntu WorkSpaces now support GPU-based...
Canonical releases Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur
By Canonical, 12 October 2023
Fortified security, enhanced desktop app discovery and new hardware support lead the latest release of Ubuntu 23.10 Mantic Minotaur.
Ubuntu Desktop 23.10: Mantic Minotaur deep dive
By Oliver Smith, 12 October 2023
Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 is bristling with new features, not all of them visible at first glance. Join us on a deep dive of the highlights.
TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption is coming to Ubuntu
By ijlal-loutfi, 7 September 2023
Discover Ubuntu’s latest security enhancement: TPM-backed Full Disk Encryption (FDE). This experimental feature in Ubuntu 23.10 offers improved data...
Into the Labyrinth: Revealing the Mantic Minotaur
By Aaron Prisk, 6 September 2023
Few creatures from mythology have captured the imagination of mankind quite like the legendary Minotaur. A half-man, half-bull behemoth that is said to guard...
Ubuntu Desktop: charting a course for the future
By Oliver Smith, 25 August 2023
In this post we share our values and vision for Ubuntu Desktop, and how this framework can help structure and support our collaboration with the community.
Ubuntu in education: A K-12 IT Director’s experience
By Aaron Prisk, 17 August 2023
Former IT Director and Systems Administrator Aaron Prisk shares his experiences migrating a Pennsylvanian school district to Ubuntu.