Last week open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond argued Microsoft was quietly switching over to a Linux kernel that emulates Windows. “He’s on to something,” says ZDNet’s contributing editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols:
I’ve long thought that Microsoft was considering migrating the Windows interface to running on the Linux kernel. Why…? [Y]ou can run standard Linux programs now on WSL2 without any trouble. That’s…
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Ubuntu Linux 20.10 ‘Groovy Gorilla’ Beta Released
An anonymous reader writes: Linux fans, Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” Beta is now available for download. This doesn’t just include the “vanilla” GNOME version either, but other variants like Kubuntu and Xubuntu as well. “20.10, codenamed ‘Groovy Gorilla,’ continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has…
Lenovo Begins Selling 30 Linux ThinkPads and ThinkStation PCs
“More top-tier computer OEMs are now offering a broad assortment of Linux desktops,” reports ZDNet. “In the latest move, Lenovo, currently the top PC vendor in the world according to Gartner, will roll Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS out across 30 of Lenovo’s ThinkPads and ThinkStations…” While Lenovo started certifying most of its laptop and PC line on the top Linux distributions…
Microsoft Is Bringing Edge To Linux
Krystalo writes: Edge is finally coming to Linux. At Ignite 2020 today, Microsoft announced that Edge for Linux will be available in the Dev preview channel starting in October. Linux users will be able to download the preview from the Microsoft Edge Insider website or from their native Linux package manager. Microsoft will start with the Ubuntu and Debian distributions, with…
Reviewer Calls Linux-based PinePhone ‘the Most Interesting Smartphone I’ve Tried in Years’
A review at the Android Police site calls Pine64’s new Linux-based PinePhone “the most interesting smartphone I’ve tried in years,” with 17 different operating systems available (including Fedora, Ubuntu Touch, SailfishOS, openSUSE, and Arch Linux ARM): There’s a replaceable battery, which is compatible with batteries designed for older Samsung Galaxy J7 phones. It’s good to know that even if PinePhone vanished…
Google and Canonical Bring Flutter Apps To Linux and the Snap Store
An anonymous reader writes: Google is partnering with the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical to bring Linux support to its open source UI framework Flutter. Today’s Linux alpha announcement also means Flutter developers can now deploy their apps to the Snap Store. Flutter group product manager Tim Sneath argues this is a big milestone because UI frameworks rarely become versatile and…
Lenovo Will Pre-load Ubuntu and Red Hat on All Its Workstations
TechRepublic calls it “a tectonic shift in the landscape… a massive company showing serious support for both Ubuntu Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.” Forbes reports:
Beginning this month, Lenovo will certify its ThinkStation PCs and ThinkPad P Series laptops for both Ubuntu LTS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Every single model, every single configuration across the entire workstation portfolio. [ZDNet adds…
Linux Mint Dumps Ubuntu Snap
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Mint’s programmers, led by lead developer, Clement “Clem” Lefebvre, has dropped support for Ubuntu’s Snap software packing system. […] So, what’s not to like? Well, a lot, thinks Clem. As he wrote in July 2019, the idea is fine: “When snap was announced it was supposed to be a solution, not a problem….
Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS ‘Focal Fossa’, Featuring Linux 5.4 Kernel and WireGuard VPN, Now Available For Download
Canonical has released the newest version of its Ubuntu Linux distribution, Ubuntu 20.04. This long-term-support (LTS) version is more than just the latest version of one of the most popular Linux distributions; it’s a major update for desktop, server, and cloud users. From a news story: Called “Focal Fossa,” it is an LTS version, meaning “Long Term Support.” Just how long…
After 8 Years of Remote-Access Trojans Attacks, Can We Still Say Linux is Secure?
Remember when BlackBerry reported Advanced Persistent Threat groups have been infiltrating critical Linux servers for at least eight years? What’s the lesson to be learned? LinuxSecurity Founder Dave Wreski argues “Although it may be easy to blame the rise in attacks targeting Linux in recent years on security vulnerabilities in the operating system as a whole, this is simply not the…