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Microsoft announced that Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Distro is now available in the Windows Store and can be installed on any Windows Insider build=>#16215. Windows and Linux always closer. During the Microsoft Build developer conference held in Seattle in May the company announced that three free Linux distro will be included in its official app store, allowing Microsoft […]
A critical loophole has been discovered in SystemD, the popular first character system and service manager for Linux operating systems, which can allow remote attackers to tolerate a buffer overflow to run malicious code on their choice through DNS response machines. Thus, Linux PC can be hacked remotely with malicious DNS response. The vulnerability, called CVE-2017-9445, […]
Short Bytes: After some wait, GNOME desktop environment has found its place as the default desktop in Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark daily builds. The current experience is mainly vanilla and one should expect to see some more custom inputs from Ubuntu desktop team in near future. As this is an early development build, you should also […]
Short Bytes: In an official blog post, Microsoft has made clear that Windows 10 S users won’t be able to download Linux distros from Windows Store and run on their systems. Microsoft says that apps like command line apps, shells, and consoles won’t find a place on Windows 10 S. As the reason, the company […]
Short Bytes: The next short term Ubuntu release, i.e., Ubuntu 17.10, is codenamed Artful Aardvark. While Canonical boss Mark Shuttleworth is yet to make an official announcement, the Artful repos are now in existence. In an earlier announcement, Canonical has made it clear that Ubuntu 17.10 will comes with Wayland display server by default. Earlier this […]
Short Bytes: The future of Ubuntu is not going to have Unity in the picture. But it won’t have X.org also, at least, not as the default display server on Ubuntu. It has been known that Canonical is ditching X.org for Wayland which flaunts itself as easier to develop and maintain than Xorg. The change is […]
Short Bytes: Ubuntu GNOME developers have announced that Ubuntu GNOME development team will be merging with Canonical’s Ubuntu Desktop team. As a result, Ubuntu GNOME won’t remain a separate official flavor. With Ubuntu 18.04, Canonical plans to ditch Unity and use GNOME as the default desktop environment of Ubuntu Desktop. Just yesterday, Canonical announced the final […]
Short Bytes: Canonical’s Adam Conrad has announced the Ubuntu 17.04 release codenamed Zesty Zapus. New features of Ubuntu 17.04 include Linux kernel 4.10, driverless printing support, GNOME Core Apps 3.24, swap file new installations, etc. The ISOs of Ubuntu 17.04 and official flavors are now available for download. Canonical has announced the Ubuntu 17.04 release […]
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: In a shocking development, Canonical’s Mark Shuttleworth just announced that Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will ditch Unity 8 and ship with GNOME desktop environment by default. He also said that Canonical is ending its investments in phone and convergence shell development. After a couple of Alpha and Beta releases of Ubuntu 17.04, which were called […]
Short Bytes: In the Ubuntu Linux distro, the hibernation feature is disabled by default since the release of Ubuntu 12.04 on the machines which are not certified for Ubuntu. But the hibernation option is not gone forever. You can enable or disable the hibernation feature in Ubuntu 16.04 and its derivatives using the command line […]
Short Bytes: Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus Final Beta is now available for download. Apart from the flagship Ubuntu Desktop with Unity, Kubuntu Ubuntu GNOME, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Budgie and Xubuntu have also taken part in this release. The Final Beta is powered by Linux kernel 4.10. The final stable release will […]
The Linux team has patched a “dangerous” vulnerability in the Linux kernel that allowed attackers to elevate their access rights and crash affected systems. The security issue, tracked as CVE-2017-2636, existed in the Linux kernel for the past seven years, after being introduced in the code in 2009. This is the fourth “years-old” security flaw […]
Short Bytes: Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus Beta 1 release is finally here. If you’re interested, you can go ahead and download the ISO images of the participating flavors, which are, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, and Ubuntu Studio. Powered by Linux kernel 4.10, these releases feature the latest stable versions of their respective […]
Short Bytes: The second Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS point release has arrived after getting delayed for two times. It brings Linux Kernel 4.8 and an updated HWE kernel for enhanced hardware support to the Ubuntu operating system. The update also includes various fixes for high-impact bugs and various stability improvements. The ISO files for Ubuntu 16.04.2 […]
Short Bytes: GPD has launched the Indiegogo campaign for GPD Pocket, a 7-inch laptop that’s powered by Intel Atom processor. You can easily carry it around in your pocket and run Windows 10 or Ubuntu Linux on it. The device recently debuted on Indiegogo and achieved its goal in the first few hours. GPD Pocket’s Windows […]
Ubuntu users are being urged to update their operating systems to address a handful of recently patched OpenSSL vulnerabilities which affect Ubuntu and its derivatives. Developers with Canonical, the company that oversees the Linux distribution, announced the updates on Tuesday, encouraging users to install the latest OpenSSL package versions depending on which distribution they’re running. The updates […]
Short Bytes: Canonical has released the second and only Alpha for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus. The testing snapshots are available for download for Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu GNOME, and Ubuntu Budgie. Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus Alpha 2 images are based on Linux kernel 4.9. The final version of Ubuntu 17.04 will ship on April 13, […]
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 […]
The concept of the cache memory is basically very good. It saves a collective of files and helps your system to load faster. The concept of the cache memory is widely used in the web browsers to make websites (that is be visited frequently) loaded faster than usual. Linux also adopts the same method to get your […]
Short Bytes: If you’re a big fan of Linux kernel’s official mascot Tux, then this open source tool is like a perfect new year gift for you. Using the command line, Tux4Ubuntu tool allows you to install Tux themes, icons, wallpapers, games, and even put Tux on the boot loader of your Linux distribution. Tux […]