Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, is launching a new project to improve the usability of the platform. The developers aim to identify and resolve 100 minor bugs that ...

Canonical is listed as a licensee of H.264 from MPEG LA, the patent pool which licenses out the codec patents, but does this mean that Ubuntu users are covered by this license? The confusing answer is ...

Most people overcomplicate their first Linux choice. The right answer is boring, and that's exactly the point.

Two Linux vulnerabilities introduced recently into the Ubuntu kernel create the potential for unprivileged local users to gain elevated privileges on a massive number of devices. Ubuntu is one of the ...

Ubuntu's back with a new edition. If you don't know what Ubuntu is, I'll get to that, but here's the bottom line: If you need to perform the typical tasks of most computer users — Web browsing, word ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The Ubuntu Linux distribution has a long history of colorful names, but ...

The familiar old script that Linux is only for geeks has been largely rewritten recently with the arrival of Ubuntu, a version of Linux for the average user. In its three years on the scene, Ubuntu ...

Google’s Drive file storage and synchronization service may often claim a larger share of headlines than Canonical’s competing Ubuntu One cloud service does, but this week Ubuntu One gained a critical ...