The Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming in August includes an unusual feature aimed at developers: an Ubuntu sub-system that lets you run Linux software using a command-line interface. Preview ...

Linux doesn't get nearly the attention or credit it deserves in the consumer realm. Most web servers run on Linux, and anyone who engages in secondary education in programming will undoubtedly spend ...

Canonical has announced that it’s abandoning plans to develop versions of the Ubuntu operating system that run on smartphones and tablets… and that means the company is also giving up on the Unity ...

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Canonical Ltd. has finally admitted defeat in its long-running quest to deliver a converged Ubuntu Linux experience that runs on both desktops and smartphones. For more than six years, Canonical, ...

Perhaps one of the most missed Linux desktop environments is Ubuntu Unity Desktop, developed by Ubuntu’s parent company, Canonical. It was either loved or hated by users otherwise endeared to the ...

Canonical has just launched its streamlined version of Ubuntu Linux, designed for speed and targeted at netbooks and touch screen devices. The new Unity desktop has been redesigned with the main ...

The Unity desktop environment that was recently made default in Ubuntu Linux has been nothing if not controversial, as has the alternative GNOME 3. Fortunately, thanks to the customizability that has ...

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