Desktop archives
103 posts from 2018
Demystifying Snap Confinement
By Alan Pope, 12 July 2018
Snaps introduce some new concepts to the Linux ecosystem which developers can take advantage of, and snap users need to appreciate. When installing a snap,...
6 IDEs you need to know about
By Martin Wimpress, 10 July 2018
Linux has long been a favourite platform with developers due to the rich array of languages and toolchains available. In this article we highlight 6 IDEs that...
Infographic: Ubuntu connects everything
By Canonical, 10 July 2018
As highlighted in the Ubuntu is Everywhere infographic to coincide with the 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu is used by millions across every sector and technology...
Introducing the Dell Precision 7530 and 7730 with Ubuntu
By Canonical, 3 July 2018
We’re excited to see Dell announce the availability of the latest Precision mobile workstations which come preinstalled with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Canonical have...
Fresh Snaps from June 2018
By Alan Pope, 3 July 2018
It’s mid-way through the year, and we’re seeing no let-up with the flow of new snaps landing in the store, we can barely keep up! This month we’ve picked out...
A first look at desktop metrics
By Will Cooke, 22 June 2018
We first announced our intention to ask users to provide basic, not-personally-identifiable system data back in February. Since then we have built the Ubuntu...
Report from the GNOME Software design sprint
By Will Cooke, 20 June 2018
A couple of weeks ago representatives from across Canonical met in London to talk about ideas to improve the user experience of GNOME Software. We had...
Zenkit: The influence of developer communities in progressing snaps
By Sarah Dickinson, 19 June 2018
Last month, Zenkit published their project management tool as a snap. For those not familiar with Zenkit, they introduced themselves in a guest blog at the...
Fresh Snaps from May 2018
By Alan Pope, 5 June 2018
Spring has sprung a bounty of applications in the snap store! We’ve hand picked a small selection from those we highlighted during May 2018. You can stay up...
Offline Computing – 10 Apps for the Digital Nomad
By Alan Pope, 22 May 2018
In today’s always-connected, constantly-inturrupted world, it can often be rewarding to go offline. Disconnecting from the Internet doesn’t mean you have to...
Desktop plans for 18.10
By Will Cooke, 18 May 2018
Bionic is out the door and we’ve started the Cosmic cycle so I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about our plans for this cycle, the sorts of...
Fresh Snaps from April 2018
By Alan Pope, 16 May 2018
In case you missed it, here are some of the snaps we featured during April 2018. Here you’ll find snaps to enhance your productivity, tools for creatives,...