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Canonical extends support for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 to 10 years from launch

Canonical extends support for Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04 to 10 years from launch

September 22, 2021
Ubuntu is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions. Not only do a lot of people who are dipping their toes into Linux for the first time use Ubuntu, but it is also used by smaller businesses for their backend infrastructure. These SMBs usually rely on LTS (Long Term Support) releases of Ubuntu, which...
Does the Dell XPS 17 support Linux?

Does the Dell XPS 17 support Linux?

August 4, 2021
The Dell XPS 17 is currently one of the best 17-inch laptops on the market. It features a premium design that comprises an aluminum chassis with a carbon fiber finish on the deck and super-thin bezels all around the display. The laptop can also deliver great performance powered by the latest 11th-gen Intel Tiger Lake-H...
Ubuntu Linux 21.04 arrives with Wayland graphics, updated system theme, and more

Ubuntu Linux 21.04 arrives with Wayland graphics, updated system theme, and more

April 23, 2021
Ubuntu is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, and it serves as the base for countless other desktop operating systems, like Linux Mint and Elementary OS. There are two major releases of Ubuntu each year, and right on schedule, Ubuntu 21.04 'Hirsute Hippo' has just been released. Ubuntu 21.04 is not a Long-Term Support...
PSA: If your PC runs Linux, you should update Sudo now

PSA: If your PC runs Linux, you should update Sudo now

January 27, 2021
Despite the fact that tens of thousands of contributors actively pore over the source code of the Linux kernel and various Unix utilities looking for security flaws, it's not unheard of for serious bugs to go unnoticed. Just a day ago, the folks over at Qualys revealed a new heap-based buffer overflow attack vector that...
Linux can now be run on the Mac Mini with Apple Silicon

Linux can now be run on the Mac Mini with Apple Silicon

January 21, 2021
Ever since Apple launched its new Macs with the company's new high-performance ARM chips, third-party software developers have been hard at work getting alternative operating systems up and running on the new hardware. Early last month, a few developers booted Windows 10 and Fedora Linux on an M1 Mac via virtualization, but the biggest breakthrough...
A developer got Ubuntu Linux booting on the Apple iPhone 7

A developer got Ubuntu Linux booting on the Apple iPhone 7

January 12, 2021
Back in March 2020 when Corellium presented Project Sandcastle to boot Android on the Apple iPhone 7 using the checkra1n jailbreak, it sparked hopes about the potential of OS-level aftermarket development on legacy iPhone models. Barring hardware failure, many of these devices may still have years of use ahead of them if power users can...
Yeah, XDA made a phone and it’s only available for 6 weeks!

Yeah, XDA made a phone and it’s only available for 6 weeks!

October 27, 2020
There have been many rumors and running jokes over the years that XDA would, and probably should, make a phone. Our history with alternative platforms such as LineageOS (and CyanogenMod that came before it) has meant that XDA has been at the forefront of helping develop viable alternatives to the primary platforms available on smartphones. Today,...
Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla update brings Ubuntu Desktop to the Raspberry Pi

Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla update brings Ubuntu Desktop to the Raspberry Pi

October 23, 2020
Canonical has announced the release of Ubuntu 20.10, aka ‘Groovy Gorilla’. The big news in this release is a newly optimized stack that brings Ubuntu Desktop and Server to the Raspberry Pi range. Since the launch of the Raspberry Pi 4 in 2019, the diminutive computer line has been increasingly sympathetic to being used as...
Google partners with Canonical to bring Flutter apps to Linux

Google partners with Canonical to bring Flutter apps to Linux

July 8, 2020
Google has been hard at work creating and expanding Flutter for the past few years. When we last talked about Flutter, Google rebuilt DevTools entirely from scratch in Flutter for better performance, greater versatility, and to demonstrate their confidence in this app development framework. Google envisions Flutter as a programming framework that developers can use...
UBports GSI brings Ubuntu Touch to any Project Treble-supported Android device

UBports GSI brings Ubuntu Touch to any Project Treble-supported Android device

June 22, 2020
The ability to boot an AOSP Generic System Image (GSI) on a compatible Android device is one of the best outcomes of Project Treble, but a similar achievement has yet to be made in the domain of generic kernel development. Google does mandate a minimum Linux kernel version requirement with each new release of Android,...
Lenovo’s P-series ThinkPads and ThinkStation PCs are getting Linux options

Lenovo’s P-series ThinkPads and ThinkStation PCs are getting Linux options

June 3, 2020
Earlier this year in January, Dell unveiled the 2020 refresh for its XPS series of laptops. As part of the lineup, Dell released the XPS 13 2020 with 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake chips. Along with the regular Windows-based variants of the notebook, Dell also released a Ubuntu-based Developer Edition of the XPS 13 2020...
Developer ports Ubuntu Touch to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

Developer ports Ubuntu Touch to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

March 21, 2020
There was a time when you could slap any operating system on the mythical HTC HD2, be it Android, Ubuntu, or even Windows RT. The Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II are gradually taking up that mantle, as it is possible to install regular GNU/Linux distributions on them with very little effort. While...