Internet of Things

All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.

Leveling up snapd integration tests

by Gustavo Niemeyer on 16 June 2016

Over the last several months there has been noticeable and growing pain associated with the evolving integration tests around snapd, and given the project...

Universal “snap” packages launch on multiple Linux distros

by Canonical on 14 June 2016

Developers from multiple Linux distributions and companies today announced collaboration on the “snap” universal Linux package format, enabling a single...

Apps to Snaps

by Jamie Bennett on 1 June 2016

Distributing applications on Linux is not always easy. You have different packaging formats, base systems, available libraries, and distribution release...

Still and rigid or adaptable? Tell us about your app

by Amrisha Prashar on 1 June 2016

Competition time! Calling all developers – how well does your app converge across devices? We have a new competition to inspire you in making your app...

Snaps on NAS: IOT apps for your private network

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 31 May 2016

QNAP selects snaps and Ubuntu to bring IOT apps to its NAS On Friday QNAP announced that they were adopting snaps as the application format of choice for...

Digital signage solution Screenly chooses Canonical’s Ubuntu Core

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 18 May 2016

Increased security, reliability and ease of use, now available on Raspberry Pi May 18, 2016, London. Today Screenly, the most popular digital signage solution...

Ubuntu Core sees the light on NXP/Freescale i.MX 6 and HiKey

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 16 May 2016

This week the worlds of open source and embedded development are all gathering in Austin for OSCON and the NXP FTF. This is the opportunity for Canonical to...

Ubuntu Core now available for Samsung ARTIK 5 and 10

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 5 May 2016

If you have been waiting to try Ubuntu Core on the Samsung ARTIK 5 or 10… the wait is over! Developer images for the 2 boards are now available from...

Security confinement in Ubuntu Core

by Gustavo Niemeyer on 4 May 2016

As much anticipated, the recent release of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS included integrated support for snaps on classic Ubuntu. The snap format is part of Ubuntu Core, a...

Samsung Developer Conference 2016

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 26 April 2016

It’s arrived! Samsung’s big yearly developer event kicks off from April 27th – 28th in SF. A place where developers, creators and builders alike come together...

Flying mobile base stations are coming to the UK

by Maarten Ectors on 26 April 2016

EE, the largest mobile operator in the UK and now part of BT, just announced a collaboration with Lime Micro, a leader in the next big phase of open source...

Canonical unveils 6th LTS release of Ubuntu with 16.04

by Canonical on 20 April 2016

Introduces “snaps” for new robust, secure app format Introduces LXD pure-container hypervisor with OpenStack Mitaka Supports IBM Z and LinuxONE systems with...