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MYSTERIOUS: Canonical - What They Never Told You

Talk about bad timing — even Linux is asking for more RAM now, despite global shortages hitting PC users hard

Ubuntu raises its minimum RAM to 6GB despite global shortages, calling it an honesty bump for modern web browsing and multitasking.

Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018

Ubuntu Linux raises minimum system memory requirements by 50% — requirements bumped to 6GB of RAM, previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018

The release notes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS show that Canonical has quietly raised the minimum RAM requirement for its popular Linux-based operating system by 50%.

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Linux users targeted as crypto-stealing malware hits Snap packages - here's how to stay safe

Linux users targeted as crypto-stealing malware hits Snap packages - here's how to stay safe

There's a "relentless" campaign on the Ubuntu app store, and people are losing their crypto, experts warn.

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What does the end of free support for Windows 10 mean for its users?

Computers running software will still work but steadily become more vulnerable to viruses and malware

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I've been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?

Ubuntu Linux has formed a large part of my Linux journey, and I think it is the best Linux for all levels of users.

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Ubuntu users faced severe update delays following 36-minute Canonical server downtime

A minutes-long outage caused days-long disruption as Ubuntu users scrambled to install updates.

Disabling Intel Graphics Security Mitigations boosts compute performance — 20% uplift from setting change that even Intel employs, despite unknown security risk

Disabling security mitigations for Intel GPUs in Intel's GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can allegedly boost performance by up to 20%.

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Ubuntu on WSL doesn't have to rely on the Microsoft Store any longer

Ubuntu on WSL doesn't have to rely on the Microsoft Store any longer

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu for WSL will be moving to the new tar-based distribution model.

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Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ released, celebrating 20 years of Ubuntu

Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ released, celebrating 20 years of Ubuntu

Canonical just released Ubuntu 24.10, which offers several visual and quality-of-life improvements.

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SiFive selects a faster Chinese-made RISC-V CPU instead of an Intel chip for its latest development board

SiFive selects a faster Chinese-made RISC-V CPU instead of an Intel chip for its latest development board

RISC-V hardware manufacutrer SiFive has debuted a new RISC-V development board aimed at large-scale deployment. The new board surprisingly comes with a Chinese RISC-V CPU even though SiFive is a partner with Intel.

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Latest Ubuntu beta and other Linux distros delayed by xz-utils security issues

Latest Ubuntu beta and other Linux distros delayed by xz-utils security issues

Release of latest Ubuntu beta was pushed by a week, prompting some users to think the stable version will be pushed back, too.

Ubuntu 24.04 Beta delayed due to malicious code in xz-utils, other Linux distros are also affected

Ubuntu 24.04 Beta delayed due to malicious code in xz-utils, other Linux distros are also affected

The Ubuntu 24.04 beta has been delayed for a week due to malicious code in the xz-utils package. Updates and fixes are being worked on.

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Canonical announces Snap Store crackdown after crypto scam apps overload

Canonical announces Snap Store crackdown after crypto scam apps overload

All incoming Snaps will be manually reviewed, and their developers doxxed, Canonical says

Addressing the cloud skills gap

Addressing the cloud skills gap

The skills required in this challenge are constantly evolving, too, thanks to the developments in areas such as cloud-native applications.

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Canonical Announce Ubuntu 23.04, Beta Steam App

The latest interim Ubuntu release sees a new Steam Beta app and an improved installer.

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