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haydenb
20 August 2020

Ubuntu on WSL 2 Backported to Windows 10 1903 and 1909, Extending Reach

Desktop Article

Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 in the Windows 10 May 2020 update, also known as version 2004. Today Microsoft announced an update for Windows 10 which brings WSL 2 back to the Windows 10 May 2019 and November 2019 updates, also known as versions 1903 and 1909, respectively. Ubuntu ...


Igor Ljubuncic
20 August 2020

Tour of the snap developer account in the Snap Store

Desktop Article

Sometimes, you may wonder, what’s on the other side of the curtain? If you’re a developer contemplating snaps, you surely want to know the range of tools and options available in the developer account dashboard in the Snap Store. But some of the features may not necessarily be immediately visible or relevant until you’ve uploaded ...


Anthony Dillon
20 August 2020

Design and Web team summary – 20th August 2020

Design Design

The web team here at Canonical run two-week iterations. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Meet the team Kit Randel My name is Kit and I live at the bottom of the earth in Dunedin, New Zealand where I manage the MAAS frontend, engineering team. Currently, we’re working ...


Rhys Davies
18 August 2020

Set up the AdGuard Home Ubuntu Appliance

Internet of Things Article

Block ads and trackers, and regain full control of your network. The AdGuard Home Ubuntu Appliance is an easy way for anyone to shield their WiFi network, and all the devices in their home from hackers and prying eyes online. In this post, we discuss what AdGuard Home is, some of the benefits and features ...


Kyle Fazzari
17 August 2020

How to build a snap using ROS 2 Foxy

Robotics Article

The snapcraft CLI (the tool used to create snaps) has long had support for building snaps that use both ROS 1 and ROS 2. ROS 2 Foxy Fitzroy is the latest ROS 2 LTS, which runs on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa). The snapcraft CLI recently gained experimental support for building Foxy snaps, so I wanted ...


anastasiavalti
17 August 2020

Canonical demoes its Kubernetes solutions live at KubeCon EU 2020!

Kubernetes Article

The wait is over – KubeCon & ClouNativeCon Virtual EU 2020 is finally here and we’re so thrilled to open our booth’s proverbial doors to all you fellow Kubernetes folks! We’ve already mentioned a couple of things about what you can expect to find at the Canonical and Ubuntu booth at KubeCon this year, but ...


Kris Sharma
14 August 2020

Optimised authentication methods for Ubuntu Desktop

Desktop Article

Still counting on passwords to protect your workstation? When set up properly, alternatives to passwords provide a streamlined user experience while significantly improving security. These alternative authentication methods can also easily be combined to create a custom and adaptive authentication profile. This whitepaper introduces three ...


Tytus Kurek
14 August 2020

OpenStack Charms 20.08 – TrilioVault, Arista and more

Cloud and server Article

Canonical is proud to announce the availability of OpenStack Charms 20.08. This new release introduces a range of exciting features and several improvements which enhance Charmed OpenStack. TrilioVault backup and recovery One of the biggest enhancements brought by the OpenStack Charms 20.08 release is an addition of TrilioVault for OpenSt ...


Canonical
13 August 2020

Trilio and Canonical extend partnership to enable data protection for Charmed OpenStack

Cloud and server Article

Canonical and Trilio, announced today an extension of their partnership to include TrilioVault data protection capabilities with Charmed OpenStack as a tested and validated joint solution. TrilioVault for OpenStack is a cloud-native, application-centric data protection platform that was designed to provide native backup and recovery for p ...


Sohini Bianka Roy
13 August 2020

Registration is now open for microWSLConf 2020

Desktop Article

Join us on September 9th/10th for a free celebration of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Register Now Canonical is honoured to unite our growing and diverse community for two packed days of presentations, breakout sessions, and workshops on WSL. You’ll get to hear from the core Canonical team, innovative trailblazers in the community, as ...


Rhys Davies
13 August 2020

Develop Uno Platform projects on Linux with Visual Studio

Internet of Things Article

Uno Platform is bringing their support to Linux. Uno allows you to build native mobile, desktop, and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML from a single code base. You can build Linux applications with Uno using Visual Studio and Ubuntu on WSL. In collaboration with Uno, we built a mock-up snap that measures and adjusts ...