Topic: ubuntu
Canonical launches security-focused subscription for Ubuntu
Canonical has officially released its subscription-based and security-minded version of Ubuntu, Ubuntu Pro. This offering was first launched as a beta last October. What distinguishes Ubuntu Pro from the freely available version of Ubuntu is that it offers timely patches, hardening and compliance standards, and includes security support for 23,000 more packages than the main … continue reading
Ubuntu 22.10 focuses on the IoT ecosystem
Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, has announced Ubuntu’s latest interim release. Ubuntu 22.10, also named Kinetic Kudo, focuses mainly on the IoT ecosystem. “Connected devices are an exciting area of innovation that also create new digital risks in the home and the business. We are focused on enabling a new generation of easy to use … continue reading
Ubuntu 21.04 now available with a smoother graphics experience
Canonical has released the latest version of Ubuntu. Ubuntu 21.04 includes native Active Directory integration, a smoother graphics experience, and a redesigned dark mode. “Native Active Directory integration and certified Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu are top priorities for our enterprise customers.” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. “For developers and innovators, Ubuntu 21.04 delivers … continue reading
Rancher Labs combined Linux with Kubernetes in new OS platform
Rancher Labs today released a new operating system built for its k3s Kubernetes distribution to simplify administration and make k3s clusters even more secure. Before k3OS, users of Rancher Labs’ k3s still had to manage the underlying Linux operating system separately, Sheng LIangi, CEO and co-founder of Rancher, told SD Times leading up to the … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Ubuntu 19.04, Zephyr LTS release, and Mozilla’s Pyodide project
Canonical, providers of the Ubuntu operating system, released version 19.04 of its flagship product, which focuses on open infrastructure, developer desktop and IoT. Ubuntu 19.04 integrates innovative open infrastructure projects such as OpenStack, Kubernetes and Ceph with advanced life-cycle management for multi-cloud and on-prem operations. In 19.04, multiple instances of the same snap can be … continue reading
Ubuntu Core 18 released with advanced security for IoT and embedded devices
Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 18 with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS now available on high-security embedded devices. Ubuntu Core is a smaller version of Ubuntu designed for applications such as IoT devices or large-scale cloud container deployments. According to Canonical, devices built using Ubuntu Core are more resistant to tampering and corruption because any component can … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Datalore 1.0, MIT’s smarter homes, and Ubuntu 18.10
JetBrains has announced the release of Datalore 1.0, which is an intelligent web application that can be used for data visualization and analysis in Python. Datalore provides data scientists with an intelligent Python code editor, intentions, incremental recalculations, collaborative features, and a version control system. The 1.0 release introduces three major updates: the choice between … continue reading
SD Times Open Source Project of the Week: freedesktop.org
Freshly migrated from its self-managed services to GitLab, this week’s highlighted open-source project is freedesktop.org (f.do), the umbrella project encompassing many open-source software packages for running Linux on desktop. In development since 2000, fd.o is designed to provide developers of desktop Linux distributions easy-to-access packages for getting their desktop environment up and running quickly and … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Snapcraft
Canonical, the company behind operating system and Linux distribution Ubuntu, is looking to help developers package, distribute and update apps for Linux and IoT with its open-source project Snapcraft. According to Evan Dandrea, engineering manager at Canonical, Snapcraft “is a platform for publishing applications to an audience of millions of Linux users.” The project was … continue reading
Ubuntu 18.04 focuses on security and AI improvements
Canonical has announced the release of its open-source Linux operating system, Ubuntu 18.04, which features security, multi-cloud, containers, and AI improvements. “Multi-cloud operations are the new normal” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical and founder of Ubuntu, in a statement. “Boot-time and performance-optimized images of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on every major public cloud make it … continue reading
Canonical changes Ubuntu’s focus, OTA and ISOC come together, and the Open Network Automation Platform — SD Times news digest: April 6, 2017
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is reassessing its initiatives and deciding to focus more on Ubuntu for Cloud and IoT rather than phone and convergence. According to Canonical, the choice is to invest in areas that are contributing growth to the company. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and Canonical, explained the biggest growth areas include … continue reading
PyCharm 2017.1, MicroStrategy 10.7, Next.js 2.0, and Ubuntu 17.04 final beta released — SD Times news digest: March 27, 2017
PyCharm 2017.1 released JetBrains’ announced an update to its Python IDE, PyCharm. PyCharm 2017.1 features a faster debugger, enhanced Python and JavaScript unit testing as well as support for the six compatibility library. With its improved Python unit test runners, developers can now run any test configurations with the IDE. The JavaScript unit testing has … continue reading
