Popular Linux distribution Ubuntu is known for a lot of things — but long battery life is not one of them. Users that have installed Ubuntu on notebook computers that had previously run Windows or another operating system have been complaining for years that their battery life drops after installing Ubuntu. Now Ubuntu engineer Colin […]
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First Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha ready for download
While the web struggles over the importance (or non-importance) of Linux Mint surpassing Ubuntu on the DistroWatch leaderboard, it’s business as usual for the crew at Canonical. And with a new release deadline looming on the horizon, it’s time to start releasing milestone builds of Ubuntu 12.04. On December 1, the first alpha Ubuntu 12.04 […]
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Ubuntu Linux heading to tablets, smartphones
Ubuntu is already one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions for desktop and laptop computer users — and the operating system powers a fair share of servers as well. Now founder Mark Shuttleworth says the next step is to bring Ubuntu to phones and tablets. You can already install Ubuntu on a tablet […]
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS will be supported for 5 years
Canonical has announced that the next “Long Term Support” or LTS version of Ubuntu Linux will receive 5 years of support and maintenance. Up until now, the company only offered 3 years of support for its LTS projects, but the idea is to offer extended support for Ubuntu 12.04 to encourage corporations to install Ubuntu. […]
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Vodafone launches Ubuntu-powered Webbook netbook in South Africa
Vodafone’s South African subsidiary Vodacom is now offering customers a 10 inch netbook with an ARM-based processor and Ubuntu Linux operating system. It’s called the Vodafone Webbook and the mobile data provider is pushing it as a low cost computer for South Africans that may have had little to no access to the internet apart from cellphones. […]
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Now there’s a list of Ubuntu-certified computers
Trying to figure out whether your computer supports a specific Linux-based operating system can be something of a crap-shoot. While most PCs that ship with Windows feature a sticker on the box that says they’re certified to run the operating system, you often won’t know if your computer has a funky wireless card or unsupported […]
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Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot now available
Canonical has released Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. The latest version of the popular Linux distribution is available for download and features a number of changes including an updated kernel and updates to the Unity user interface. The default web browser has also been updated to Firefox 7. There’s a new login screen, an improved application […]
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Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin will launch in April, 2012
Canonical will launch the next version of Ubuntu Linux on October 13th. The latest version of the popular Linux distribution is code-named Oneiric Ocelot, and Ubuntu 11.10 will include a number of refinements to the Unity desktop as well as the ability to synchronize applications across multiple computers with the new Ubuntu Software Center. But […]
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Ubuntu One online storage service now available for Windows
Ubuntu One is an online file storage and synchronization service that lets anyone running Ubuntu Linux to keep documents, media, and other files synchronized between computers and backed up online. The Ubuntu developers at Canonical also offer Ubuntue One apps for iOS and Android, allowing you to access your files from a phone or tablet. […]
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Ubuntu 11.10 will sync your installed apps across computers
In a few weeks Canonical will release Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot. But you can already install the latest beta to check out most of the new features. Yesterday the developers released Ubuntu 11.10 beta 2, and while it still has a few rough edges, it gives us a pretty good idea of what to expect […]