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- Ubuntu Desktop’s 24.10 Dev Cycle - Part 6: September Updatediscourse.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Desktop’s 24.10 Dev Cycle - Part 6: September Update
Hey folks, hot on the heels of my Permissions Prompting update, it’s back to business as usual with the final development update for the desktop team ahead of Ubuntu 24.10’s launch next month. Most things have now landed in the daily images, so there’ll be few surprises here for those who’ve been k...
- Ubuntu Desktop’s 24.10 Dev Cycle - Part 5: Introducing Permissions Promptingdiscourse.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Desktop’s 24.10 Dev Cycle - Part 5: Introducing Permissions Prompting
Hi folks! As a bonus update ahead of the main September post I want to switch things up a bit and introduce you to an experimental new feature landing in the Ubuntu 24.10 dailies soon. Permissions prompting is a critical tool for privacy and security conscious users to control, manage and understan...
- Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS are enabled againdiscourse.ubuntu.com Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS are enabled again
Last Wednesday, we temporarily suspended upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS due to unforeseen issues with dependencies of installed kernel headers after release upgrades. These issues were tracked in bug 2078720 and have now been resolved, and upgrades to 24.04.1 LTS have been enabled again. Read on to ...
- Canonical Halts Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Upgrades Due to 'Critical Bug'www.omgubuntu.co.uk Canonical Halts Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Upgrades Due to 'Critical Bug'
Last week, the first point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS arrived, and upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the newest one officially enabled. However, those
- Kubuntu question: On screen virtual keyboard for touch tablets
Hello,
I've installed Ubuntu 24.04 on my original MS Surface Pro tablet and it works very well except for a few flaws here and there. I've heard KDE Plasma has better touchscreen support and features so I decided to give it a whirl using a live USB key.
So far so good, but there's only one really crucial part that I'm missing: an on screen virtual keybaord. This doesn't even come out of the box with the distro?
SO far I've tried onboard but the damn thing segfaults seconds after being opened.
Do you have any recommendations for on screen virtual keyboards in KDE Plasma? Preferably something QT based that integrates well with KDE.
- Installing Ubuntu with Secure Boot.
I've always disabled that feature since it doesn't play nice with Linux and it seemed complicated for no real benefit.
Have any of you tried installing Ubuntu with secure boot? Is it complicated? What's the process like?
- First Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Point Release Delayed By 2 Weekswww.omgubuntu.co.uk First Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Point Release Delayed By 2 Weeks - OMG! Ubuntu
The first Ubuntu 24.04 LTS point release won't be released this week, as initially planned. Ubuntu developers had been aiming to get Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
- Ubuntu Summit 2024ubuntu.com Ubuntu Summit 2024 | Ubuntu
We are excited to announce that Ubuntu Summit 2024 will be held in The Hague, the Netherlands this October 25 – 27th! The Ubuntu Summit for the last two years has served as a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious. We aim to shine a light on those who are not satisfied with the […]
- Canonical detail improvements the Steam Snap, work to advance gaming continues on Ubuntuwww.gamingonlinux.com Canonical detail improvements the Steam Snap, work to advance gaming continues on Ubuntu
Canonical are well into development on Ubuntu 24.10, the next non-LTS version of the popular Linux distribution and things keep improving for gamers.
- Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Is Slated for Release on October 10th, 20249to5linux.com Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Is Slated for Release on October 10th, 2024 - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” was slated for release on October 10th, 2024, featuring the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop and Linux 6.10 kernel.
- Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie Are Getting a Refined APT Command-Line Interface9to5linux.com Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie Are Getting a Refined APT Command-Line Interface - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian GNU/Linux 13 will feature a refined command-line feel for the APT package manager with columnar display and colors.
- Ubuntu 24.04 Improves Power Efficiency on Laptopswww.omgubuntu.co.uk Ubuntu 24.04 Improves Power Efficiency on Laptops - OMG! Ubuntu
A new version of Power Profiles Daemon in Ubuntu 24.04 offers power efficiency improvements for laptop users, but those with modern AMD devices may see
- Creating Snaps on Ubuntu Touchubuntu.com Creating Snaps on Ubuntu Touch | Ubuntu
This article was written in collaboration with Alfred E. Neumayer of the UBports Project. Tablets, phones and current technology’s capabilities are phenomenal. Who would have thought a thin, light, barely 10 inch device would provide all the power necessary to run Virtual Machines, wherever one desi...
- Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issuewww.omgubuntu.co.uk Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due to Security Issue - OMG! Ubuntu
If you were hoping to help test the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 by way of the official beta that was due for release this week, I've some bad news:
- Ubuntu 24.04 swaps default webcam app from Cheese to Snapshotwww.omgubuntu.co.uk Ubuntu 24.04 Takes Cheese Off the Menu - OMG! Ubuntu
Cheese (left) and Snapshot (right) in action Ubuntu 24.04 is switching its default webcam app from Cheese to Snapshot, the modern GTK4/libadwaita camera
- Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 Years (For a Fee)www.omgubuntu.co.uk Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 Years (For a Fee) - OMG! Ubuntu
Ubuntu's long-term support releases just got even longer, with Canonical today announcing they are eligible for up to 12 years of security coverage from