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Rhys Davies
20 August 2021

Vote in the Ubuntu 21.10 wallpaper competition

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

The time has come. It’s time to vote for the 10  images you would like included in the official Ubuntu 21.10 release as optional wallpapers. Submissions have closed. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far <3 Vote here Brace yourself, there’s a lot. We have a total of 202 submissions, more than ever ...

Igor Ljubuncic
20 August 2021

Snap usage metrics now available on the command line

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

For years now, developers and publishers could view how well their snaps are performing in terms of usage and popularity through the Snap Store Web interface, using the metrics tab. This functionality allows people to examine the cause and effect of their work, like software updates, marketing campaigns, or other events. But it requires m ...

Bill Wear
19 August 2021

About MAAS 3.0 and LXD

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

With the release of MAAS 3.0, we moved LXD virtual machines out of Beta. Several articles in the MAAS documentation address LXD.  Since no document ties all these features together, though, it’s time for a topical blog about LXD. About LXD LXD, pronounced “lex-DEE,” is a container manager, as well as a virtual machine manager. ...

Canonical
19 August 2021

Canonical and DFI launch the first Ubuntu certified AMD-based Industrial specialised Pi

Internet of Things Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical and DFI announce that the GHF51 and EC90A-GH, have been certified, based on the latest AMD-based platform. Both offer improved performance, a smaller footprint, and full access to open-source software with Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core. These are part of the first wave of products that passed the Ubuntu IoT hardware certification. Smal ...

Rob Gibbon
18 August 2021

How to run Apache Spark on MicroK8s and Ubuntu Core, in the cloud: Part 4

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

In this series, we’ve been building up an Apache Spark cluster on Kubernetes using MicroK8s, Ubuntu Core OS, LXD and GCP. We’ve learned about and set up nested virtualisation on the cloud, and had some fun. But right, it’s retrospective time: in Part 1, we saw how to get MicroK8s up on LXD, on Ubuntu ...

Rob Gibbon
18 August 2021

How to run Apache Spark on MicroK8s and Ubuntu Core, in the cloud: Part 3

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

If you’ve followed the steps in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, you’ll have a working MicroK8s on the next-gen Ubuntu Core OS deployed, up, and running on the cloud with nested virtualisation using LXD. If so, you can exit any SSH session to your Ubuntu Core in the sky and return to ...

Rob Gibbon
18 August 2021

How to run Apache Spark on MicroK8s and Ubuntu Core, in the cloud: Part 2

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

If you have followed Part 1 of this blog post, you’ll have a working setup that allows you to run MicroK8s on Ubuntu Core in a VM on your local workstation using Multipass. But you’re itching to get this up and running on the cloud. I know, so am I! So let’s step through that ...

Rob Gibbon
18 August 2021

How to run Apache Spark on MicroK8s and Ubuntu Core, in the cloud: Part 1

Cloud and server Ubuntu tech blog

There are some great reasons to use nested virtualisation on compute clouds. Nested virtualisation is when you have Virtual Machines running within Virtual Machines. This approach offers a stronger isolation model than containers: by using a dedicated kernel and IO devices, bad behaviour cannot easily break out and spread. In fact, nested ...

Claudio Gomboli
18 August 2021

Design and Web team summary – 13 August 2021

Design Ubuntu tech blog

The Web & design team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of the Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Meet the team Hey! My name is João and I’m a Senior Web Engineer on the Web Team. Since I’ve ...

Gabriel Aguiar Noury
17 August 2021

Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) – a beginner’s guide to adoption

Robotics Ubuntu tech blog

Note: This blog follows the autonomous mobile robots structure defined by “Why you’re looking at AGV / AMR technology all wrong” written by Limor Schweitzer. The process of automation with autonomous mobile robots (AMR) is challenging. Is not only about the budget for companies looking to automate. It also requires a deep understanding of ...

Canonical
17 August 2021

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS drives high security and regulated workloads with its FIPS 140-2 certification

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Austin, Texas – Ubuntu, the world’s most popular operating system across private and public clouds has received the FIPS 140-2, Level 1 certification for its cryptographic modules in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, including OpenSSL 1.1.1. This certification is built on Canonical’s track record in designing Ubuntu for high security and regulated worklo ...

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