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  UX Deep Dive: Classify interactions for a more intuitive user interface
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  We try hard to make our products as intuitive and familiar as possible, but there will always be “advanced” options and rarely-used features. So how do we decide what order and prominence to give to these lesser-used features?

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/ux-deep-dive-classify-interactions-for-a-more-intuitive-user-interface
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  Installing Foxglove Studio is now easier than ever
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  Today, Foxglove announced the release of the Foxglove Studio snap. Foxglove Studio helps you experience the world as a robot does, providing a rich set of features to visualise data. By diversifying its distribution with a snap, Foxglove Studio is now available to millions of Linux users that can install this open-source tool with a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/installing-foxglove-studio-is-now-easier-than-ever
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  Firefox snap performance Part 3: significant startup improvements
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  In Part 3 of our Firefox snap performance series we cover two significant performance improvements that have just landed for all users.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/improving-firefox-snap-performance-part-3
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  Install Gazebo for ROS 2 in under a minute
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  Recently, we announced the beta release of the Gazebo snap to help you install Gazebo for ROS 2. The gazebo snap is easy to install on dozens of Linux distributions and comes bundled with all the dependencies and the ROS 2 integration. It is currently supporting Gazebo Citadel and thus ROS 2 Foxy. For the […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/install-gazebo-for-ros-2-in-under-a-minute
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  Bring home the disco with these Raspberry Pi HAT tutorials (Part 1)
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  Ubuntu is lighting up the Raspberry Pi this week with the first of a two-part collection of Unicorn HAT tutorials from our resident Pi developers!

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/raspberry-pi-hat-tutorials-part-1
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  Unravelling complexity in a software-defined vehicles industry
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  Software-defined: an industry U-turn Vehicles are becoming more connected, autonomous, shared and electric (the famous CASE acronym). While customers expect new features and upgradability, the software and hardware components enabling such innovations require a different system architecture to function. This is a major change for the automotive industry as it requires new software skills, methodologies […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/unravelling-complexity-in-a-software-defined-vehicles-industry
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  Event Data Recorders: Safety and software considerations
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  New law set to impact automotive companies in Europe There has been a lot of talk about Event Data Recorders (EDR) in the automotive industry lately. Event Data Recorders are tamper-proof memory devices that collect accident data on modes of transport. You might recognise EDRs as flight data recorders; they have been used in avionics […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/event-data-recorders-safety-and-software-considerations
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  Behind open DORS – Conference organizers share their thoughts on Canonical, Ubuntu, snaps, and open-source
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  A Linux conference almost as old as Linux itself. In mid-May, DORS/CLUC hosted its 29th event at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb, Croatia. With a long history of participation and contribution to open source communities, Canonical was one of the sponsors at the conference, with a busy schedule that included a […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/behind-open-dors-conference-organizers-share-their-thoughts-on-canonical-ubuntu-snaps-and-open-source
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  The State of Robotics – May & June 2022
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  In May, robotics felt the waves of the Hawksbill and Jellyfish. Last month brought us the first LTS for ROS 2, Humble Hawksbill. As part of the ROS community, we welcome this new release and congratulate everyone who made it possible. In this round-up, we will talk about ROS, drones, football and robots that eat […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-state-of-robotics-may-june-2022
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  Design and Web team summary – 17 June 2022
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  The Web and design team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of the Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Web The Web team develops and maintains most of Canonical’s sites like ubuntu.com, canonical.com and more.  Major update to the […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/design-and-web-team-summary-17-june-2022
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  Star Developers are here!
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  We are happy to announce that the newest community feature of the Snap Store is here: Star Developers! Background  In the Snap Store, we have a fantastic community where members can discuss topics in the forum, develop snaps and help others. Currently, the Snap Store has verified accounts; verified companies have a green tick by […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/star-developers-are-here
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  New Active Directory Integration features in Ubuntu 22.04 (part 4) – Scripts execution
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  Linux Active Directory (AD) integration is historically one of the most requested functionalities by our corporate users, and with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04, we introduced ADsys, our new Active Directory client. This blog post is the last of a series where we will explore the new functionalities in more detail. (Part 1  – Introduction, Part 2 […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/new-active-directory-integration-features-in-ubuntu-22-04-part-4-scripts-execution
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  Multipass documentation: proudly a work in progress
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  In February of this year the Multipass team took on a challenge: completely overhauling our documentation. Canonical has put a renewed emphasis on documentation in recent months, led by Daniele Procida and his Diataxis framework, and we wanted to be an early adopter of this methodology. We had no idea where to start, but fortunately […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/multipass-documentation-proudly-a-work-in-progress
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  What’s new in Charmed Ceph with Ceph Quincy on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
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  Along with the usual bug fixing, maintenance, and upstream version enablement work that goes into every Charmed Ceph release, we also worked on a number of new features in this cycle. Stand-alone NFS shares In Ceph, you can use CephFS for your network file share needs, but sometimes there are applications or use cases that […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/whats-new-in-charmed-ceph-with-ceph-quincy-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts
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  What’s new in Security for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
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  Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is the latest long term support release of Ubuntu, one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions. As a Long Term Support release, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will be supported for 10 years, receiving both extended security updates and kernel livepatching via an Ubuntu Advantage subscription (which is free for personal use). […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/whats-new-in-security-for-ubuntu-22-04-lts
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  The new classic confinement in snaps – Even the classics need a change
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  As part of their fundamental, security-driven design, snaps are meant to run isolated from the underlying system. In most cases, the idea works well, and granular access to system resources using the mechanism of interfaces allows snap developers to ship their applications packaged with strict confinement. However, there are some scenarios where even the liberal […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-new-classic-confinement-in-snaps-even-the-classics-need-a-change
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  Weave Cybersecurity into your product design
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  How important security is for your application and digital services? “Very important”, this is the answer we get the most often from Product Managers and Executives. Nobody wants the malware to take advantage of the vulnerabilities of their applications. However, any access point to the internet can be an entry point for hackers. Considering the […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/weave-cybersecurity-into-your-product-design
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  The software operator design pattern: advantages – part 4
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  The software operator is a design pattern. Its design is based on successful applications where this approach was found useful. In other words, it’s a proven approach that can be recommended to others. But like all approaches, it’s important to understand their advantages disadvantages. Software developers need to understand when the application of this pattern […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/software-operator-design-pattern-part-4
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  The software operator design pattern: disadvantages – part 5
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  The software operator is a design pattern – it is a proven design that has been applied in many situations, implemented by several frameworks. As such, we can discuss its different consequences.  This is important, because software developers and IT architects need to know when a design is a good choice, and when it’s time […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/the-software-operator-design-pattern-part-5
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  New Active Directory Integration features in Ubuntu 22.04 (part 3) – Privilege Management
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  Linux Active Directory (AD) integration is historically one of the most requested functionalities by our corporate users, and with Ubuntu Desktop 22.04, we introduced ADsys, our new Active Directory client. This blog post is part 3 of a series where we will explore the new functionalities in more detail. (Part 1  – Introduction, Part 2 […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com//blog/new-active-directory-integration-features-in-ubuntu-22-04-part-3-privilege-management