There’s really nothing that hard about installing programs on Linux. Anyone who still uses shell commands like say, “apt-get install some-program-or-the-other,” is doing so because they want to do it ...

Snap packages on Ubuntu can be bloated and slow. They can waste your storage and seemingly slow down system performance.

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Ubuntu 11.10 became available as early-development alpha software earlier this year, and it was clear from the outset that this operating software has clearly found its stride. After looking at both ...

Linux operating system developer Canonical Ltd. today announced the general availability of Real-time Ubuntu, a new and specialized version of its operating system designed for time-bound workloads ...

Ubuntu Pro, now offered in public beta, features expanded security maintenance and compliance for a wide range of packages, including Node.js, Apache Tomcat, and Rust. Canonical is offering a public ...

First things first. There really is such a thing as a numbat. It's a pocket-sized marsupial anteater (see above). And now, it's also the mascot for Canonical's latest Linux distro, Ubuntu 24.04. I've ...

Linux runs the world, but it doesn't run the traditional PC desktop -- nor does it seem likely it ever will. One of these moves is the introduction of Ubuntu Pro beta. This is an expanded security ...