Why You Should Care: Canonical has brought Linux to the mass market by way of its partnerships with major OEMs and via word of mouth within the Ubuntu Server user community. The Lowdown: Canonical, ...

Canonical has existed since 2004 when it was formed by entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth as what you might call the business end of Ubuntu Linux. Any profit Canonical makes, in theory, can get funneled ...

Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Ubuntu community members had already been participating in workgroups at the foundation, ...

Canonical's ARM64 Steam Snap brings x86 gaming to Ubuntu ARM systems via FEX emulation. Early testing shows 200+ FPS in ...

Canonical has announced plans to offer customized Docker container Long Term Support (LTS) Linux images via its Everything LTS service. These custom "distroless" Linux images are set to come with 12 ...

Linux and open source aren't making headlines at CES 2026, but they're working behind the scenes in embedded, automotive, and ...

DistroWatch has a very disturbing report about Canonical possibly trying to force Linux Mint to license Ubuntu binary packages. Clem claims he has been asked by Canonical’s legal department to license ...

It’s been just a few weeks since Canonical announced Ubuntu for phones, but on Tuesday the company followed up by taking the wraps off the software’s tablet counterpart. Among the most notable ...

Last week, Ubuntu announced it would end support for 32-bit applications, starting with its next release. But the decision was not well-received, especially by the gaming community, and Valve ...

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