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Custom user mappings in LXD containers
By Stéphane Graber, 15 June 2017
Introduction As you may know, LXD uses unprivileged containers by default. The difference between an unprivileged container and a privileged one is whether...
Kernel Team Summary- June 15, 2017
By Canonical, 15 June 2017
Introduction This blog is to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Kernel Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team...
Project Sputnik: crazy idea to community driven developer systems
By Guest, 14 June 2017
This is a guest post by Barton George from Dell. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact ubuntu-iot@canonical.com Five years ago, I...
Vectr: a fresh take on vector graphics edition on Linux
By David Callé, 13 June 2017
There is new desktop app available in the Snap store: Vectr. A free vector graphics editor for the Web and the Linux desktop Following the Inkscape snap,...
Amazon Greengrass launches as a snap on Ubuntu
By Canonical, 13 June 2017
Last week, Amazon launched Greengrass, their new IoT platform allowing developers to create intelligent edge software. Amazon is collaborating with a variety...
Ubuntu Desktop – GNOME Extensions poll results
By Ken VanDine, 12 June 2017
Recently, with the help from our friends at OMG! Ubuntu, we ran a poll to collect data on usefulness of some GNOME Shell extensions. We limited the poll to a...
Ubuntu Server Development Summary – 9 Jun 2017
By David Britton, 9 June 2017
The purpose of this weekly update is to make sure our community can follow development with toes dipped in before & between jumping headlong into helping...
Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: June 9, 2017
By Will Cooke, 9 June 2017
GNOME We’ve made the decision to switch to using GNOME Display Manager (GDM) instead of LightDM. We had planned to try LightDM, and based on our...
Webinar: How to get started with your Kubernetes strategy
By Peter Mahnke, 9 June 2017
On-demand webinar Kubernetes and containers are an exciting and evolving technology which can be daunting for teams and organisations to plan for. As the...
Kernel Team Summary- June 8, 2017
By Canonical, 8 June 2017
Introduction This newsletter is to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Kernel Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects...
Fresh Snaps from May 2017
By Canonical, 7 June 2017
This month we have a selection that might please those of you who like games, with apps like OpenSpades and Pin Town. Our selection is really diverse, from...