Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray Snapshot 1 released!

Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray has four development snapshots to help you test this version of Ubuntu without having to rely on daily builds. This was done as part of the official plan that the rel…

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Canonical is shutting down Ubuntu Pastebin and old Linux support links may suddenly die

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/canonical-shutting-down-ubuntu-pastebin/

Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark’s earliest GNOME build (6/6/2017) on VMware Workstation

During development of Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark, a blog post has been published in the official Ubuntu blog that detailed the challenges of the transition from Unity to GNOME. When the migration…

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Ubuntu Concept expands to CIX Technology P1

Ubuntu Concept was first released for Snapdragon X Elite systems, and it got lots of positive and strong reception due to the hard work that they’ve done, starting from November 2024. It was …

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A public apology regarding BassBoom v1.0 Launchpad PPA

When BassBoom v1.0 was released, we had expected that this version of the music player would be available to all package managers in various platforms, such as WinGet for Windows, Launchpad PPA for…

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Can someone help me out with advice regarding antivirus protection on a Linux Ubuntu laptop?

Canonical's new AI strategy for Ubuntu promises "local inference" and "agentic workflows," but the Linux community is wary. Years of forced features like Snaps and Unity have built deep distrust. This post dives into why users are demanding an "AI kill-switch" and fear Canonical's vision is more about ecosystem control than open-source values.

https://www.tpp.blog/1gu78wx

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News reports: Ubuntu Linux 26.04 LTS is opening up on their next major focus that is lots of AI. So how we an Open-Source system with AI disliked by many? Can someone explain this to me? #UbuntuLinux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AI-Features-2026
Ubuntu Linux Will Begin Landing AI Features Throughout The Next Year

Now that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has shipped, Canonical is opening up on their next major focus for Ubuntu development: lots of AI features.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus ESM standard support has ended

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus was released on April 2016, a decade ago, which provided new features and improvements over the previous LTS version, which was 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr. The main support…

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