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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin

The latest interim release of Ubuntu introduces “devpacks” for popular frameworks like Spring, along with performance enhancements across a broad range of hardware. April 17, 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin,” available to download and install from ubuntu.com/download.   Ubuntu 25.04 del

What is System Hardening? Essential Checklists from OS to Applications

Hardening a system aims to decrease its exposure to make it difficult to hack, and to lessen the potential collateral damage in the event of a compromise.

Needrestart local privilege escalation vulnerability fixes available

Qualys discovered vulnerabilities which allow a local attacker to gain root privileges in the needrestart package (CVE-2024-48990, CVE-2024-48991, CVE-2024-48992, and CVE-2024-11003) and a related issue in libmodule-scandeps-perl (CVE-2024-10224). The vulnerabilities affect Debian, Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. Canonical’s securit

Imagining the future of Cybersecurity

October 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu. The cybersecurity landscape has significantly shifted since 2004. If you have been following the Ubuntu Security Team’s special three-part series podcast that we put out to mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month, you will have listened to us talk about significant moments that have shaped the

6 facts for CentOS users who are holding on

Considering migrating to Ubuntu from other Linux platforms, such as CentOS? Find six useful facts to get started!

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole

The latest release of Ubuntu delivers a cutting edge kernel and enhanced desktop security. 10 October 2024 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 24.10, codenamed “Oracular Oriole,” available to download and install from ubuntu.com/download. Ubuntu 24.10 delivers the latest kernel, toolchains and GNOME 47 desktop environment alon

Announcing Authd: OIDC authentication for Ubuntu Desktop and Server

Today we are announcing the general availability of Authd, a new authentication daemon for Ubuntu that allows direct integration with cloud-based identity providers for both Ubuntu Desktop and Server. Authd is available free of charge on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. At launch, Authd supports Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) ident

Meet Canonical at Open Source Summit Europe 2024

Join Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, as we attend the upcoming Open Source Summit Europe 2024 in Austria. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, this summit is the premier event for developers, technologists, and community leaders with a keen interest in the innovation that open source enables. Mark your calendars for September 16-18, 2024,

Integrating the Ubuntu Snapshot Service into systems management and update tools

Ubuntu recently released a snapshot service to use the archive as it was at a point in history. This article explains how to integrate this into systems management or update tools.

Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now available

Whether you’re a first time Linux user, experienced developer, academic researcher or enterprise administrator, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat is the best way to benefit from the latest advancements in the Linux ecosystem — just in time for Ubuntu’s 20 year mark. The release of Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS represents the consolidation of fixes and i

What you need to know about regreSSHion: an OpenSSH server remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-6387)

Details about the high-impact CVE-2024-6387 vulnerability, nicknamed regreSSHion, and the Ubuntu fix released on the CRD.

Migrating from CentOS to Ubuntu: a guide for system administrators and DevOps

CentOS 7 is on track to reach its end-of-life (EoL) on June 30, 2024. Post this date, the CentOS Project will cease to provide updates or support, including vital security patches. Moving away from the RHEL-based ecosystem might appear daunting, but if you’re considering Ubuntu the switch can be both straightforward and economically viabl

Canonical releases Landscape 24.04 LTS

Landscape 24.04 LTS is Landscape’s first LTS release, with a modernised backend, web portal, snap management, and repository management features.

Canonical releases Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat

Canonical’s 10th Long Term Supported release sets a new standard in performance engineering, enterprise security and developer experience.

Introducing Netplan v1.0 – stable, declarative network management

After more than 7 years of development, Netplan v1.0 delivers improved stability and maintainability alongside a host of other new features.

IBM LinuxONE 4 Express and Ubuntu Server drive data centre performance and economics

Canonical is pleased to announce that Ubuntu Server is optimised and fully supported on IBM LinuxONE 4 Express – the newest addition to IBM’s world-leading LinuxONE server family. The previous model in the Express series, IBM LinuxONE III Express, was immensely popular, and brought the power of LinuxONE to a wider audience than ever. IBM