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You could either download the first version of Ubuntu Linux or get a CD of the release mailed to you for free. Steven Vaughan-Nichols/ZDNET2004 was already an eventful year for Linux. As I reported at the time, SCO was trying to drive Linux out of business. Red Hat was abandoning Linux end-user fans for enterprise customers by closing down Red Hat Linux 9 and launching the business-friendly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Oh, and South African tech millionaire and astronaut Mark Shuttleworth launched Canonical, …

Canonical knows this and plans to add a feature in Ubuntu 24.04, by way of snap, that makes it possible to quickly install either the Google Workspace or Office 365 Online wrapper with a simple command (so no more having to first install the Chrome or Chromium browsers and then click Menu > Save and Share > Create shortcut).Also: The best Linux laptops of 2023According to Canonical's Tim Holmes-Mitra, "We're creating a series of productivity snaps targeting GSuite and Office 365. When this is done, it will be as…

With a priority on security, every MicroCloud component is built with strict confinement and over-the-air transactional updates to preserve data and make it possible to easily roll back should an error occur and upgrade without downtime. With this, MicroCloud can be deployed as both an on-premise cloud or on edge deployments for remote locations. By doing this, organizations can use the same infrastructure primitives and services, regardless of where they are needed.Cédric Gégout, VP of Product at Canonical, addresses…

Image via Lucasfilm If anything has ever been featured in a Star Wars story, odds are there is an elaborate expanded history of it somewhere. This has been done for Han Solo’s pants, and, now, word of a lop-sided pair dating is sending fans of the franchise to very baffling territory. As of this story’s filing, the above post on the official subreddit for the franchise is burning up with more than 200 comments. The above image comes from the Star Wars: Smuggler’s Guide official reference book published in…

Google now says the canonical link element is not recommended for syndicated content; instead, block the syndicated content from being accessed to avoid duplication. Google posted this new piece of information in this help document over here. What’s new. Google posted this paragraph under the section “syndicated content:” “The canonical link element is not recommended for those who wish to avoid duplication by syndication partners, because the pages are often very different. The most effective solution is for…

Canonical Ubuntu 23.04, Lunar Lobster. Image: sjvn/ZDNETCanonical has officially released Ubuntu 23.04, codenamed Lunar Lobster, which is the latest version of its Linux distribution and it boasts improvements for enterprise developer desktops, gaming enhancements, a revamped installer, and an expanded focus on gaming. "This Ubuntu milestone release demonstrates our progress in raising the bar for the enterprise developer desktops, thanks to our best-in-class Linux integration with Active Directory (AD) Domain…

Image via Marvel Studios As more people come forward with abuse allegations against Jonathan Majors, some MCU fans have stumbled on a surprisingly suitable alternative. As the parting of Majors and Marvel Studios becomes increasingly inevitable, onlookers took to the r/MarvelStudios subreddit to suggest possible replacements for the actor. The task is not for the faint of heart as Majors plays Kang The Conqueror, on whose shoulders Phase 5 rests. However, one fan presented a sensible choice. OP is referring to…

Photo via Disney Plus Warning: The following article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian. With the third season of The Mandalorian in full swing, everyone’s favorite sci-fi foster family is back touring the galaxy. Each episode thus far has certainly had its moments, yet none quite as powerful as last week’s chapter: “The Foundling.” In a twist that almost no one could have predicted, Ahmed Best has finally returned to Star Wars. Portraying Jar Jar Binks during George Lucas’ prequel trilogy, the fandom…

EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu is a completely customizable software package.Elektrobit and Canonical announced on Tuesday EB corbos Linux – built on Ubuntu, an industry first bringing the largest open-source Linux community to automotive software.Available immediately from Elektrobit, the new solution provides OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers with the benefits and flexibility of an open-source operating system for developing electronic control units (ECUs) in software-defined vehicles. It integrates Ubuntu, provided by…

Some things you just can’t unlearn. In the 45 years since A New Hope, a mountain of useless Star Wars trivia has accumulated around the franchise courtesy of novelizations, comics, video games, and a mountain of nerdy reference books. Now, fans have identified some key pieces of information that mark you as a true fan – and once you know them, you’ll never be able to forget them. The top-voted reply is knowing what Anakin really went through at the hands of Emperor Palpatine after Revenge of the Sith: And that the…