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Canonical, the Ubuntu-maker, has confirmed that their GitHub account was hacked on July 6. The Ubuntu security team issued a statement saying that the credentials of a Canonical owned account on GitHub were compromised. The unknown attackers used the compromised account to “create repositories and issues among other activities.” The company has now removed the […]
An unknown hacker yesterday successfully managed to hack into the official GitHub account of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux project and created 11 new empty repositories. It appears that the cyberattack was, fortunately, just a “loud” defacement attempt rather than a “silent” sophisticated supply-chain attack that could have been abused to distribute modified […]
As a result of constant feedback from the open source community — specifically gamers, WINE users, and Ubuntu Studio users — Canonical has decided to change its plans regarding ditching the 32-bit i386 packages for Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04 LTS. For those who don’t know, last week, Canonical announced that it’s going to completely abandon […]
Ubuntu 19.04 desktop arrived in a variety of flavors last week and it turned out to be a well-received release. Thanks to certain GNOME 3.32 tweaks, the open source desktop feels a bit snappier. Linux 5.0 has also added support for newer hardware and brought better mitigation for Spectre and Meltdown flaws. The release of Ubuntu […]
Earlier this week, Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu Core 18 for embedded Linux devices. This container OS also brings the benefit of 10-year long term support to ensure that the devices remain safe and updated for a long time. The base OS image has very few packages installed to ensure better security. It has […]
A couple of weeks ago IBM announced its plan to buy Red Hat for $34 billion. Following that, experts started speculating that rival companies like Canonical and Suse would sell as well. However, Canonical’s founder, Mark Shuttleworth, doesn’t seem to have any plans of selling the company — at least not in the near future. In […]
Over the past year, the adoption of Kotlin programming language has increased at a rapid pace. Apart from its long list of great features, Google’s announcement of making Kotlin an officially supported language for Android development was a major reason behind the same. Being a general-purpose language, Kotlin can also be used on various applications […]
In an announcement made on Ubuntu mailing list, Will Cooke, on behalf of the Ubuntu Desktop team, announced Canonical’s plans to collect some data related to the users’ system configuration and the packages installed on their machines. Before you read anything further, it’s important to note that users will have the option to opt-out of […]
The recently known Meltdown and Spectre bugs have affected numerous devices including Linux systems. Companies have started to release software patches to address the bugs, but the outcome is not as intended. What was intended to fix serious vulnerabilities in Intel chips is leaving users with new problems. Some Ubuntu users have reported on Ubuntu […]
The land of powerful PCs and workstations isn’t barren anymore when we talk about Linux-powered machines; even all of the world’s top 500 supercomputers now run Linux. Dell has joined hands with Canonical Inc. to give Linux-powered machines a push in the market. They have launched five new Canonical-certified workstations running Ubuntu Linux out-of-the-box as a […]
Short Bytes: Another news has surfaced regarding the future of the Ubuntu Phone OS. After June 2017, Canonical will not be pushing any updates for the operating system. The app store won’t be hosting any paid app or allow developers to upload a new one. However, users can download and update the existing apps until […]
Short Bytes: After announcing that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will ship with GNOME as the default desktop environment, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has shared some details regarding Ubuntu’s future. In a Google+ post, he made clear that Canonical will be investing in Ubuntu GNOME with a motive to deliver an all-GNOME experience. One should also note that […]
Short Bytes: On Wednesday, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth said that the company would discontinue the development of Ubuntu Touch and Unity 8. Marius Gripsgård of the UBports community has stepped forward to take the development command of Ubuntu Touch and Unity 8. The UBports community has ported Ubuntu Touch to different smartphones. The news of Canonical abandoning […]
Short Bytes: Ubuntu Tutorials is a website launched by Canonical. Designed with an aim to serve the developer and coder community, this website hosts a collection of various walkthroughs to make your work easier. Canonical has also created a snap of all tutorials to help you carry them around and work offline. Ubuntu is the […]
Short Bytes: Ubuntu Core 16 is a minimalistic Linux-based operating system developed by Canonical Ltd. Primarily intended for IoT devices. The latest Snappy Ubuntu borrows core features from the Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak and takes advantage of the Snaps. Canonical has also assured timely updates and a dedicated app store. Canonical Ltd. has announced its much-awaited Ubuntu […]
Short Bytes: The Canonical Livepatch service allows installation of security fixes for Linux kernel on Ubuntu without the need of rebooting the machine. The free live patching service can be enabled on up to 3 machines using a token issued by Canonical. This article covers the steps using which you can enable the Livepatch service […]
Short Bytes: Today, few people are using the hardware that can’t run 64-bit CPUs. A recent proposal by Ubuntu’s Dimitri John Ledkov states that Canonical will be killing the 32-bit hardware support soon. This move is also inspired by the fact that 32-bit testing needs double effort and turns out to be costly for an […]
Short Bytes: Making our readers aware about the best privacy practices by providing the latest security news has been fossBytes’ top priority. In this article, we are examining Canonical’s decision to disable the controversial online search of Ubuntu. Canonical has finally listened to privacy advocates and decided to release Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with better privacy […]
Short Bytes: Canonical is organizing India’s first ever Ubuntu Hackathon in Bangalore between October 15-16, 2015. Know about different categories, great prizes and how to register. Ubuntu Linux is the world’s most popular free and open source operating system. Canonical, the company behind the OS, is the platinum sponsor of the upcoming Mobile Developer Summit 2015 […]
Short Bytes: Canonical has released a list of Ubuntu desktop certified hardware to tell you the best laptop to install Linux. Even if you aren’t running Ubuntu, this database tells you the most friendly laptops from OEMs like HP, Dell, Lenovo and more. The old-school PCs came with flawless Linux support and all you had to […]