As Ubuntu Linux continues to grow in popularity, most discussions of it tend to focus on the basics of the operating system itself, including especially details about its desktop environment and user ...

The default Ubuntu installation packages the sleek, minimal Gnome desktop with Firefox and a handful of basic tools, and then leaves the rest to you. That freedom (and Linux in general) might seem ...

Back in May, at its Build 2017 developer conference, Microsoft announced that Ubuntu, SUSE and Fedora were coming to the Windows Store. Now, Ubuntu is available to download from the Store, as spotted ...

The next version of Ubuntu Linux will include a new feature that can incorporate commonly used Web apps directly into the user’s desktop, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth announced at OSCON on ...

Canonical Ubuntu Linux has long been one of the most popular Linux desktop distributions. Now, its leadership is looking to its users for help to decide the default desktop applications in the next ...

It's bound to roil open source advocates, but some Ubuntu leaders are asking the community which third-party, proprietary applications should be available for easy installation. You can weigh in on ...

Ubuntu’s “snappy” new way of packaging applications is no longer exclusive to Ubuntu. Canonical today is announcing that snapd, the tool that allows snap packages to be installed on Ubuntu, has been ...

I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and using it in earnest for over twice as long. As a member of PCMag's software team, I focus on Windows coverage, but also write about other ...

I'm a Linux geek and have been using Ubuntu since its original release in 2004. These are the essential settings, apps, and tweaks I recommend to every beginner. Our team tests, rates, and reviews ...