Researchers at Aqua Security say they’ve discovered a significant security issue with Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature. When you run a command for a package not installed Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature kicks in to […]
Ubuntu is working on a new Desktop Security Center that aims to make it easier for users to access some of the distro’s underlying security features. An early version of the Flutter-based tool was made […]
Ubuntu Core Desktop will not be released alongside Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in April, as originally hoped. For those of you think thinking “wait, what?!” — last year Canonical announced it was developing an all-snap, immutable […]
If you’re an Ubuntu user who uses the Thunderbird e-mail client there are some interesting changes on the way you will want to know about. First up, Canonical’s Thunderbird snap package is now being built […]
Productivity is on the minds of the Ubuntu’s desktop developers as they plan what features to ship in the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release. Given that many folks now use of web-based office tools like […]
Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. The company is responding to user reports that a couple of recently […]
Ubuntu’s new “App Center” app has arrived in Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds – no Snap channel commands required to test it out. The new front-end for installing Snap and Deb package is built using Flutter. […]
Ubuntu was planning to ship the CUPS printing stack as a Snap in 23.10 — but after several months of testing, its changed its mind. Accordingly, a DEB-based printing stack will feature in Ubuntu 23.10 […]
The introduction of a “minimal install” mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distro’s best-received features in years. When selected during initial install Ubuntu’s ‘minimal install’ gives users a complete, fully-functioning Ubuntu […]
Next time you stop by the Snapcraft website you’ll notice it has undergone a revamp. Canonical unveiled the changes today saying it “embarked on a project to redesign snapcraft.io and give it a more modern look”. This […]
Canonical recently confirmed its intentions to launch an all-snap Ubuntu desktop image next year — but you don’t have to wait until then to try it out. If you scoot along to the Ubuntu Core […]
An all-snap Ubuntu desktop is coming — and sooner than you might think! Canonical’s Oliver Grawert says the next long-term support release of Ubuntu will come in in 2 versions: a classic, deb-based edition (default) […]