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Mesosphere announce open source project backed by Canonical

By John Zannos, 19 April 2016

Today Mesosphere announced the open source release of the DC/OS (Datacenter Operating System) Project, backed by dozens of partners including Canonical. DC/OS...

Directly interacting with the LXD API

By Stéphane Graber, 18 April 2016

The next post in the LXD series is currently blocked on a pending kernel fix, so I figured I’d do an out of series post on how to use the LXD API...

The tablet that turns into a PC is available to buy!

By Amrisha Prashar, 18 April 2016

Last month we announced that the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet was available as a pre-order bundle. This time round, we’re pleased to let you know that...

Charm 2.0 makes it even easier to publish charms

By Marco Ceppi, 16 April 2016

TL;DR There is a new package (and command) called charm that compliments the previous charm-tools package and provides a new way forward for managing charms and

10 cool accessories for the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet

By Amrisha Prashar, 15 April 2016

In the office we’ve been using the Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet and have a few accessories to recommend with it! Check out the list below. Essentials...

The world’s most affordable computer converged with our tablet!

By Amrisha Prashar, 15 April 2016

NexDock is a revolutionary laptop that harnesses the productivity of smartphones, tablets and mini PCs by adding a bluetooth keyboard, a capable battery and a...

Docker 1.10 with Fan Networking in Ubuntu 16.04

By Dustin Kirkland, 15 April 2016

I’m thrilled to introduce Docker 1.10.3, supported on every Ubuntu architecture, for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and announce the General Availability of Ubuntu Fan...

LXD 2.0: LXD in LXD [8/12]

By Stéphane Graber, 15 April 2016

This is the eighth blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.IntroductionIn the previous post I covered how to run Docker inside LXD which is a good way to get...

HOWTO: Ubuntu on Windows

By Dustin Kirkland, 14 April 2016

As announced last week, Microsoft and Canonical have worked together to bring Ubuntu’s userspace natively into Windows 10.As of today, Windows 10 Insiders can...

LXD 2.0: Docker in LXD [7/12]

By Stéphane Graber, 13 April 2016

This is the seventh blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.Why run Docker inside LXDAs I briefly covered in the first post of this series, LXD’s focus is...

ScaleDB joins the Charm Partner Programme

By Ellen Arnold, 13 April 2016

Canonical is excited to announce that ScaleDB has joined the Charm Partner Programme (CPP). Canonical’s CPP helps solution providers make best use of...

Nova-LXD delivers bare-metal performance on OpenStack, while Ironic delivers NSA-as-a-Service

By Mark Shuttleworth, 13 April 2016

With the release of LXC 2.0 and LXD, we now have a pure-container hypervisor that delivers bare-metal performance with a standard Linux guest OS experience....

LXD 2.0: Remote hosts and container migration [6/12]

By Stéphane Graber, 12 April 2016

This is the sixth blog post in this series about LXD 2.0.Remote protocolsLXD 2.0 supports two protocols:LXD 1.0 API: That’s the REST API used between the...

Adding snaps for secure, transactional packages in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

By Olli Ries, 12 April 2016

The development of the Ubuntu phone platform and its expansion to IoT and devices has challenged us to solve real problems in security and reliability. These...

Ubuntu OpenStack growth confirmed by latest OpenStack User Survey

By Canonical, 12 April 2016

The most recent OpenStack user survey has gone live. In it we see tremendous growth for Ubuntu OpenStack in production clouds. We’re super excited about the...

Nexenta & Canonical to Deliver Joint Software-Defined Storage Solution

By Canonical, 11 April 2016

NexentaEdge Charms now available via Juju Charm Store; Canonical to offer NexentaEdge to enterprise customers SANTA CLARA, Calif. and LONDON, UK – April 6,...