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Universal “snap” packages launch on multiple Linux distros
By Canonical, 14 June 2016
Developers from multiple Linux distributions and companies today announced collaboration on the “snap” universal Linux package format, enabling a single...
The App Design Clinics are back!
By James Mulholland, 14 June 2016
We’re very happy to announce the return of the Ubuntu App Design Clinics. The first session is planned for 4.00PM BST on Friday the 17th of June, with...
June 2016: big software, new releases, and a CIO’s guide to telco
By James Donner, 10 June 2016
Welcome to our brand new monthly blog! This month, learn about the industry trend toward Big Software, highlights of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release, and our...
What’s the easiest way to start using big software? Meet Conjure-up
By Adam Stokes, 9 June 2016
Have a big software project you want to get in front of users with the least amount of barriers? Maybe it has a lot of dependencies, target runtimes, and/or...
LXD 2.0: LXD and Juju [10/12]
By Stéphane Graber, 8 June 2016
Juju is Canonical’s service modeling and deployment tool. It supports a very wide range of cloud providers to make it easy for you to deploy any service you...
Apache Bigtop and Juju: a charming approach to big data
By Jorge O. Castro, 7 June 2016
Juju users have been enjoying our collection of Big Data charms for over two years. During this time, we’ve learned a lot about what our users want from this...
Vendors embrace Juju model-driven operations
By Canonical, 6 June 2016
Vendors delivering SAAS experience on-premises with Juju charms Charms encapsulate deployment, integration, management, support, operations Reusable charms...
Scaling out ubuntu.com for 16.04 release
By Tom Haddon, 6 June 2016
On release day for Ubuntu, the amount of traffic to ubuntu.com increases significantly. Comparing the amount of hits the website received on release day for...
Over-The-Air 11: We’ve gone wireless!
By Amrisha Prashar, 1 June 2016
We’re pretty excited about this OTA! We’ve introduced wireless capabilities to the Meizu Pro 5, which gives users the full Ubuntu PC experience running from a...
Apps to Snaps
By Jamie Bennett, 1 June 2016
Distributing applications on Linux is not always easy. You have different packaging formats, base systems, available libraries, and distribution release...
Still and rigid or adaptable? Tell us about your app
By Amrisha Prashar, 1 June 2016
Competition time! Calling all developers – how well does your app converge across devices? We have a new competition to inspire you in making your app...