Canonical
Canonical produces Ubuntu, provides commercial services for Ubuntu's users, and works with hardware manufacturers, software vendors and cloud partners to certify Ubuntu.
1486 posts by Canonical
Ubuntu
The Ubuntu Font Family
by Canonical on 7 July 2010
Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we are kicking off the Ubuntu Font BETA testing. This is a happy day! Today all Ubuntu Members will have access to a private PPA...
Ubuntu
Never judge a book by its cover!
by Canonical on 6 July 2010
Ubuntu Software Center has amazing improvements lined-up for Maverick Meerkat and early alpha adopters are highly excited about the progress. However, what is...
Desktop
Showcase to celebrate ‘Art in the Open’ bringing contributors’ work to millions
by Canonical on 2 July 2010
Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase calls all artists to contribute to next version of Ubuntu Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu project, today announced its...
Ubuntu
Doing the Polka (dot), step by step
by Canonical on 30 June 2010
Anyone who has seen the new visual identity for Ubuntu and Canonical probably noticed the marketing material includes several stunning images created of...
Ubuntu
Discussing Unity in Linux Format
by Canonical on 28 June 2010
Issue 134 (August, 2010) of Linux Format magazine contains an interview by Jono Bacon in which I discuss Unity and other related topics. Below are the...
Ubuntu
More tickets released for Ubuntu in Business event in London
by Canonical on 24 June 2010
Canonical and the Ubuntu UK community have joined forces to host and promote an ‘Ubuntu in Business‘ event in Brick Lane, London on July 13th – and it’s...
Ubuntu
Art in the open
by Canonical on 23 June 2010
Are you a musician? Do you make beautiful illustrative wallpapers? Do you take amazing photographs? Do you make clever and inspiring videos or animations? You...
Ubuntu
Introduction to Unity Launcher
by Canonical on 23 June 2010
This article illustrates briefly the main functionalities of the Launcher for Ubuntu Netbook Edition (aka Unity) and how we got there. Don’t miss the video!
Ubuntu
Open Season : Maverick
by Canonical on 22 June 2010
It’s back and it’s bigger than ever! It’s that time of the year again, time to start hunting down those nasty trivial Papercut bugs. Huh? Papercuts? To...
Desktop
Ubuntu makes Opera 9 available for easy download and installation
by Canonical on 14 June 2010
After the launch of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Canonical is pleased to announce the availability of Opera 9 for Ubuntu. With just a few clicks of the mouse, all Ubuntu...
Ubuntu
When users first encounter Ubuntu: six showstoppers
by Canonical on 11 June 2010
We recently conducted usability testing to see how users respond to Ubuntu on their first encounter. Overall, first impressions are good. Typical remarks...
Ubuntu
Quickly Run with a Ctrl+R Keyboard Shortcut in Gedit
by Canonical on 11 June 2010
I’m all about workflow, so the first thing I wanted to do when trying quickly was to make sure I could hit a keyboard shortcut to build and run from within my...