Section: News

Dell To Expand Ubuntu Retail Presence in China

Dell are to more than double the number of its Chinese retail stores stocking Ubuntu-loaded laptops, Canonical has announced.

5 September 2013
flavours

Ubuntu 13.10 Beta Releases Available for Download

Beta releases of various Ubuntu flavours, including Lubuntu, Kubuntu and the newest addition, Ubuntu GNOME, are now available to download.

5 September 2013

Ubuntu to Promote 64bit Downloads As Default

The Ubuntu website is to switch to promoting 64bit builds of Ubuntu desktop and server by default from this October.

3 September 2013

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release Schedule Revealed

17th of April - that's the tentative date set for the release of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS according to an early draft of the next release schedule.

30 August 2013

Ubuntu One Set-Up Added to Ubuntu 13.10 Installer

Ubuntu One login has been added to the the system installer of Ubuntu 13.10.

29 August 2013

You Can Help Choose Lubuntu 13.10’s New Wallpaper Set

Which of the following five wallpapers should ship with Lubuntu 13.10 later this year? That, dear reader, is entirely up to you...

29 August 2013

GNOME’s Web Browser Ditches Google For DuckDuckGo

Google has been replaced by DuckDuckGo as the default search engine in GNOME's web-browser Web, developers have announced today.

29 August 2013

‘Metro: Last Light’ Coming to Linux ‘Later This Year’

Popular FPS game 'Metro: Last Light' is on its way to Linux 'later this year' its developers have confirmed.

28 August 2013
mir display server

Mir Adds Multi-Monitor Support And Readies For Default

The final features are now landing in Mir just in time for feature freeze which is happening this Thursday, August 29th.

27 August 2013

18 New Wallpapers Chosen for Ubuntu 13.10 (Updated)

The winning wallpapers of Ubuntu 13.10's wallpaper contest have been revealed - and, as always, there are some beautiful choices included.

23 August 2013

Ubuntu Edge Campaign Ends, Fails to Reach $32m Target

Canonical's crowd-funding campaign has failed in its bid to secure $32m, ending its 30 day run just over 40% of its overall goal.

22 August 2013

Ubuntu Touch Coming to the Oppo Find 5 Smartphone

Work on bringing Ubuntu Touch to the Oppo Find 5 smartphone is underway.

20 August 2013