Canonical CEO and founder Mark Shuttleworth recently said he sees more demand for the Ubuntu Linux desktop than ever. True. "We never got the desktop into the consumer space. We're still happy to give ...

When Microsoft introduced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) the common refrain was that you could use it to run Linux’s beloved Bash tool but full Linux desktops were out. Turns out that wasn’t ...

Ubuntu is probably the most used distro on WSL, not least because it can be installed as the default distro. But Canonical has announced some changes underneath to how it installs, which will be music ...

Canonical offers Ubuntu Pro for the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The enterprise version includes 15 years of updates and integration with MS management tools. Canonical has released Ubuntu Pro for the ...

[Update, 2:00 pm ET, May 31: Ubuntu published a blog post about its Ubuntu Core desktop work after this Ars Technica post was published. Noting that Snaps “are a little famous for having some rough ...

When Microsoft launched its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) back in 2018, it was very clear why: It wanted to provide tools for developers building modern cloud applications. Microsoft needed a way ...

The latest version of the world’s most popular Linux distribution, Ubuntu 21.10, codenamed ‘Impish Indy’, has landed on Canonical’s download channels. The highlight of the release is the inclusion of ...