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  Simplifying hardware management during linux development
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  Every few months we release a Snapcraft update, with improvements to both linux development, and snap user experience. Last week, we released Snapcraft 3.9, and this blog post will focus on the remote build feature that is now a fully accessible preview.  Let’s dig deeper into why you need to try remote build, and how […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/simplify-linux-development
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  Migrating the MAAS UI from AngularJS to React
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  MAAS (metal as a service), is a Canonical product which allows for very fast server provisioning and data centre management. Around 2014, work began to build a rich UI for MAAS, primarily using the AngularJS JavaScript framework from Google. AngularJS today is in long term support (LTS) and due to reach end-of-life in 2021. This […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/migrating-the-maas-ui-from-angularjs-to-react
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  Web application development with Juju charms: an interview with Marc André Audet from Absolunet
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  Tim McNamara, Developer Advocate in the Juju team at Canonical, recently interviewed Marc André Audet, Security Expert at Absolunet to discuss how Juju charms can be used for web application development.

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/web-application-development-with-juju-charms
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  Snapcraft now auto-detects missing dependencies
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  When you build snaps, the process of composing a complete snapcraft.yaml file will usually revolve around three main activities: parts, build requirements and runtime components. Sometimes, you may discover that you’re missing certain libraries in the compilation stage, or that they are required for your application to run. In most cases, you will iterate on […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/snapcraft-now-auto-detects-missing-dependencies
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  Canonical announces Ubuntu Pro for Amazon Web Services
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  New premium Ubuntu images with extended security, kernel live patching and more 4th December 2019 – Canonical today announced the availability of Ubuntu Pro images for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Available via AWS Marketplace, covering Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS, these new premium images allow enterprises to purchase extended maintenance, broader security […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-announces-ubuntu-pro-for-amazon-web-services
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  What is Kata Containers and why should I care?
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  Introduction Kata Containers can significantly improve the security and isolation of your container workloads. It combines the benefits of using a hypervisor, such as enhanced security, and container orchestration capabilities provided by Kubernetes. Together with Eric Erns from Intel, we have recently performed a webinar in which we presented the benefits of using Kata Containers […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/what-is-kata-containers
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  Build smart display devices with Mir: fast to production, secure, open-source
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  Industrial robots, home appliances, advertising screens, office information boards… devices of every type around us are getting connected. As they do, their screens turn from single purpose displays to reconfigurable, multi-purpose smart display. As the amount of code required to build these displays, the production time and maintenance burden have increased, this has prompted device […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/build-smart-display-devices-with-mir-fast-to-production-secure-open-source
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  Productivity corner: free, versatile office suites in the Snap Store
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  For the past few decades, the digital office formula has not changed much. It still revolves around three main components – text documents, data spreadsheets and visual slide decks, designed to convey a powerful business message. While simple in essence, this model is quite complex in practice, and choosing the best tools for the job […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/productivity-corner-free-versatile-office-suites-in-the-snap-store
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  Installing Apps on Linux, f.t. ARM hardware
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  This post is the first in a new series, “Installing Apps on Linux…”, that explains how Snapcraft development tools make developing and installing apps on Linux, easier than ever. If you want to know how Snaps and Snapcraft works, jump right in! ARM hardware is on the up-and-up, especially with the release of the Raspberry […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/installing-apps-on-linux-f-t-arm-hardware
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  Install Linux Apps, f.t. ARM hardware
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  This post is the first in a new series, “Install Linux Apps…”, and explains how Snapcraft development tools make developing and installing Linux apps, easier than ever. ARM hardware is on the up-and-up, especially with the release of the Raspberry Pi 4. Planning to install Linux Apps on ARM hardware? Looking to develop on ARM […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/install-linux-apps-1
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  Ubuntu Server development summary – 26 November 2019
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  Hello Ubuntu Server The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update and highlights for any interesting subjects from the Ubuntu Server Team. If you would like to reach the server team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-server channel on Freenode. Alternatively, you can sign up and use the Ubuntu Server Team […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-server-development-summary-26-november-2019
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  “Ubuntu at scale” roundtable at AWS re:Invent
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  Let’s talk Ubuntu at AWS re:Invent! On Thursday 5th December AWS and Canonical are hosting an interactive roundtable from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at re-Invent, Las Vegas. This will be the opportunity to: Hear the latest news and announcements by AWS and Canonical  Learn about best practices in running Ubuntu at scale in public […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-at-scale-roundtable-at-aws-reinvent
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  Design and Web team summary – 22 November 2019
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  This was a fairly busy two weeks for the Web & design team at Canonical.  Here are some of the highlights of our completed work. Web squad Web is the squad that develop and maintain most of the brochure websites across the Canonical. Takeovers and engage pages This iteration we built two webinars with engage […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/design-and-web-team-summary-22-november-2019
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  Turning your Raspberry Pi 4 into an Edge Gateway (Part I)
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  Developers get new opportunities to innovate with the emergence of edge computing. However, to unleash this innovation, form factors and software stacks suitable for hacking edge applications need to be made accessible. Canonical has enabled Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi 4 for this purpose. Furthermore,  popular edge and IoT platforms are available and easily deployable […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/turning-your-raspberry-pi-4-into-an-edge-gateway-part-i
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  KubeCon San Diego 2019 Flashback
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  KubeCon San Diego 2019 was a blast; lot’s of sun, beer, food, amazing projects and learning opportunities! It was great to see the community come together for the love of all things Kubernetes. The Canonical booth was buzzing with excitement around MicroK8s, Multipass and Kubernetes clustering on that DIY Raspberry Pi clusters running Ubuntu and […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/kubecon-san-diego-2019
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  8th OSM Hackfest: the highlights
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  The 8th OSM Hackfest is over, but the OSM (Open Source MANO) project continues to evolve and is now looking forward to landing release SEVEN. It was an exciting week in Lucca, Italy. We’ve seen a lot of interest from those who attended the event for the first time and a strong commitment from the […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/8th-osm-hackfest-the-highlights
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  Snapcraft secret sauce: KDE neon extension
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  Simplicity is the magic ingredient in any product design. For members of the KDE community, snap development has become that much simpler, thanks to the recent introduction of the KDE neon extension. Last year, we talked about the KDE build and content snaps, which can greatly speed the build of KDE application snaps and save […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/snapcraft-secret-sauce-kde-neon-extension
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  The lifecycle of a component
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  Vanilla Framework is a living design system for our products that will grow along with our organisation. Vanilla’s component library is used by many internal and external websites along with the cloud applications JAAS dashboard and MAAS UI. We release updates approximately every 2 weeks, either for bug fixes, improvements or new components. All members […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/the-lifecycle-of-components-in-your-design-system
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  Canonical introduces Ubuntu to the industrial Mittelstand at SPS 2019
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  Canonical is attending the Smart Product Solutions (SPS) trade fair in Nuremberg from November 26th to 28th. We are convening to the 30th edition of the trade fair for smart automation solutions alongside 1650 other exhibitors. Digital transformation in automation will be the main theme of  SPS 2019, under the official motto “automation meets IT”. […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-introduces-ubuntu-to-the-industrial-mittelstand-at-sps-2019
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  Canonical introduces Charmed OSM to enable telcos with network functions management and orchestration
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  November 20, 2019: Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, today announced Charmed OSM – a pure upstream Open Source MANO (OSM) distribution designed for production-grade, highly available and scalable deployments. Charmed OSM provides telecommunications service providers (TSPs) with a generic approach to network functions management and orchestration, allowing them to benefit from cost reduction resulting from […]

  
  
  https://ubuntu.com/blog/canonical-introduces-charmed-osm-to-enable-telcos-with-network-functions-management-and-orchestration