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  • Ubuntu users get easy access to Windows apps

    Ubuntu can now access Parallels Workstation for Linux, which allows users to run Windows applications, via the operating system's built-in update tool.

  • Ubuntu cuddles Zimbra

    Zimbra, the open source email software that Yahoo acquired for US$350m last year, is officially coming to Ubuntu Linux.

  • Mobile Ubuntu Linux released

    Canonical on Tuesday released its first publicly available developer edition of Ubuntu for mobile internet devices.

  • Ubuntu issues security patch for kernel flaw

    Ubuntu today became the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to find their way into users' machines.

  • Ubuntu creator wants to squash 'upstream' bugs

    The founder of the Ubuntu open-source operating system, Mark Shuttleworth, has called for Ubuntu developers to fix all software flaws found in the operating system, including, crucially, those in inherited source code.

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  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • Who's afraid of the $200 Linux PC?

    Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.

  • Photos: Ubuntu 7.10

    Ubuntu 7.10 was released on 18 October. Here's a screenshot gallery showing the popular desktop Linux distribution in action.

  • Getting to know GNOME

    Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customisable, but it is amazingly stable. We examine why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative.

  • Ubuntu coming soon to Sun's Niagara

    Canonical will support Sun Microsystems' Niagara servers with the upcoming release of its Ubuntu Linux distribution, the companies are preparing to announce.

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Reviews (4)

  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

    Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.

  • Ubuntu 7.04

    Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.

  • Ubuntu Linux 5.10

    Ubuntu is a well integrated, practical and absolutely free Linux distribution. There may be worries about support, but the Canonical organisation is building a good reputation and the head of steam in the wider Ubuntu community should provide decent local support from third parties, too.

  • Desktop Linux for small businesses

    Is your business ready to take the open-source plunge? We test five leading desktop Linux distributions and come up with one winner.

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