The default Ubuntu installation packages the sleek, minimal Gnome desktop with Firefox and a handful of basic tools, and then leaves the rest to you. That freedom (and Linux in general) might seem ...

As Ubuntu Linux continues to grow in popularity, most discussions of it tend to focus on the basics of the operating system itself, including especially details about its desktop environment and user ...

As a giant company with the most dominant operating system in history, it is easy to believe that Microsoft wants to shut out their competitors. That is why everyone was in shock during the Build 2016 ...

The next version of Ubuntu Linux will include a new feature that can incorporate commonly used Web apps directly into the user’s desktop, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth announced at OSCON on ...

Ubuntu 26.04’s GNOME 50 desktop will get attention, but its quiet Rust utility upgrades could matter more for long-term ...

It's bound to roil open source advocates, but some Ubuntu leaders are asking the community which third-party, proprietary applications should be available for easy installation. You can weigh in on ...

Microsoft’s current offering is called Voice Access, which is replacing the Windows Speech Recognition tool that Microsoft ...

Ubuntu’s “snappy” new way of packaging applications is no longer exclusive to Ubuntu. Canonical today is announcing that snapd, the tool that allows snap packages to be installed on Ubuntu, has been ...

I've been a fan of Ubuntu for a very long time. And although straight-up Ubuntu isn't my desktop of choice (that honor belongs to Ubuntu Budgie), I've always found Canonical's distribution to be one I ...

I'm a Linux geek and have been using Ubuntu since its original release in 2004. These are the essential settings, apps, and tweaks I recommend to every beginner. Our team tests, rates, and reviews ...

After Microsoft announced that Ubuntu would be coming to the Windows Store, at its Build 2017 developer conference back in May, the 20170619.1 build of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is now available there. Users ...