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that Dell will now offer laptops and desktop computers pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux 7.04.

The computers will be sold via Dell's web site, said Canonical's director of operations Jane Silber. "We have worked with Dell to get Ubuntu fully supported and... More...

As the launch of Ubuntu "Feisty Fawn" 7.04 draws near, proponents of the Linux operating system (OS) are predicting much wider adoption of it in server environments.

Bolstering that belief is... More...

Citing the success of its pre-installed Ubuntu desktop and laptop initiative that launched in May, Dell Inc. revealed at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo on Tuesday, Aug. 7, that a similar program would now be available... More...
As Canonical Ltd. readies another major release for its Ubuntu Linux operating system (code-named Gutsy Gibbon), one executive hinted that a pre-installed server initiative would arrive soon if customer demand remains high.

Gerry... More...
are obviously very exciting at Canonical Ltd. this week as the latest version of Ubuntu, the Linux operating system it supports and maintains, goes live on April 19.

Originally codenamed Feisty Fawn, the OS is now version 7.04 and includes a slew of upgrades on... More...

RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) could make it close to impossible for the Ubuntu operating system to grab the third spot in the Linux server market.

However, not everyone feels that way. Raven Zachary, a senior analyst with The 451 Group, based in New... More...

After rave reviews as a desktop OS, Ubuntu Linux is finally attracting the support of developers as a server platform.

The expanded sphere of influence for this free operating system is due in part to a renewed... More...

The 7.10 release of Ubuntu, a freely available Linux distribution based on Debian, will include several new server features designed to advance the application's standing among enterprise... More...

Canonical Ltd. has released Ubuntu 8.04 Long-Term Support (LTS) of its open source OS for servers and desktops. The result is a strengthened kernel, new server capabilities and an expanded "ecosystem" of... More...

Ubuntu, one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions, will be available on Sun Microsystems Inc.'s UltraSparc T1 processor-based servers starting in June.

The new Ubuntu... More...

Ubuntu could be the operating system with enough pluck and mettle to muscle its way into the commercial Linux desktop space, according to feedback from a recent... More...
said his company is open to a partnership with Oracle. Canonical is the maintainer of Ubuntu, a free version of the Linux operating system that has quickly become the most popular Linux distribution over the past year.

If the partnership were brought to... More...

a better fit for the database giant-turned-open-source advocate.

The distribution is Ubuntu, the most popular Linux flavor, according to the user community site DistroWatch.com. Ubuntu is a desktop Linux version, based on Debian GNU/Linux, and is sponsored by Isle... More...

This week, London-based Canonical Ltd. will launch Ubuntu 8.10 -- aka Intrepid Ibex -- server and desktop editions, with server improvements in virtualization, security, management and the Java development stack. Beginning... More...
The OpenVZ Project has released a version of Ubuntu 7.10 preconfigured with its open source operating system virtualization software. Now users can download an Ubuntu software template from OpenVZ and set up Ubuntu... More...
Canonical Ltd. is set to release a stripped-down version of Ubuntu in late October for use in virtual appliances.

Called JeOS (pronounced "juice"), the acronym stands for Just Enough Operating System, as Canonical has ripped out several... More...
After a six-month beta period, Canonical Ltd. is adding management muscle to Ubuntu Linux servers and desktops in the form of its Landscape systems management tool.

Early next month, Canonical will officially release the Landscape suite, enabling IT... More...

Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) may be growing faster than Novell's SUSE equivalent. But you can't prove it by Alfresco Software Inc.'s latest member survey.

This week... More...
400, he said.

But Puttick persisted, starting with the servers, most of which now run on Ubuntu (some 6.06 Long Term Support [LTS] and others on 8.04 LTS), and the free version of VMware, then trying the OpenOffice desktop application and the PostgreSQL open source... More...

operating system, and turn it into a beautiful swan.

"Pretty is a feature," he wrote on his Ubuntu-centric blog at www.markshuttleworth.com this week, citing an aesthetically unpleasing look and feel as a major obstacle to widespread enterprise-class adoption.

"If... More...

First, SpikeSource partnered with Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux. Under the partnership, SpikeSource will certify its open source applications for Ubuntu and deliver support for the Ubuntu distribution through its channel... More...

success of the Linux desktop, said Bacon, who is also one of the authors of The Official Ubuntu Book. What they want is an OS that works right out of the box and one that offers a full software stack, he said.

SearchOpenSource.com: Recently the Freespire Linux-based... More...

Of those computers with open source software, the leading operating system was Ubuntu, which was detected collectively on 46% of all machines with open source software (Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon tallied 28% and Hardy Heron, 18%); followed by Debian, 14%; Novell SUSE... More...

can then average the scores after evaluating the 30 issues.

In this instance, Ubuntu and Fedora received the highest scores overall, reflecting their tendency to be among the first responders for many issues. The lowest scores were shared by OpenBSD... More...

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