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18 February 2016

MWC stand: behind the scenes (part 2)

Ubuntu Featured

It’s day two behind the scenes at MWC and the stand is starting to take shape. The iconic orange Ubuntu flags are up, the walls and doors have been assembled, and the flooring has been put down. We are nearly there…   Stay tuned tomorrow to see our final preparations for the stand. ...


Jorge O. Castro
17 February 2016

Juju Office Hours for February 2016

Cloud and server Videos

Come join the Charmer Summit After Party! We’re back from FOSDEM and Config Management Camp! In this session we’ll talk about the events, topics covered, and give you a sneak peek of what’s coming up in Juju 2.0. ...


Jorge O. Castro
17 February 2016

Juju GUI 2.0.3 released

Cloud and server Videos

The latest release of the Juju GUI has just been packaged up and brings with it a number of small but important bug fixes: Fixed an issue where deploying the same charm multiple times would generate invalid charm names. Fixed an issue where it would require two clicks to click between services on the canvas. ...


Canonical
17 February 2016

Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition launches globally

Phone and tablet Article

Highest specification Ubuntu phone launches internationally with Meizu Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition available for pre-order during Mobile World Congress 2016 Host of new features: the fifth Ubuntu device launched by Canonical and partners in 12 months Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu, jointly with Canonical, announces the global launch ...


Kevin W Monroe
16 February 2016

Juju Big Data hits the conference scene

Cloud and server Article

Though only a few weeks into 2016, the Juju Big Data team has already been busy engaging diverse communities at conferences and meetups. We’d like to share our perspective on a few of those engagements here. SCaLE 14x / UbuCon, Jan 20-24, Pasadena This year’s Southern California Linux Expo was especially exciting as it also ...


Dustin Kirkland
16 February 2016

ZFS is *the* FS for Containers in Ubuntu 16.04!

Cloud and server Article

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial) is only a few short weeks away, and with it comes one of the most exciting new features Linux has seen in a very long time…ZFS — baked directly into Ubuntu — supported by Canonical.What is ZFS?ZFS is a combination of a vol ...


Stéphane Graber
16 February 2016

Running snaps in LXD containers

Cloud and server Article

Introduction The LXD and AppArmor teams have been working to support loading AppArmor policies inside LXD containers for a while. This support which finally landed in the latest Ubuntu kernels now makes it possible to install snap packages. Snap packages … Continue reading → ...


Jorge O. Castro
15 February 2016

Introducing Juju Resources

Cloud and server Videos

The Juju team have been working hard on a new feature coming up in Juju 2.0 called “Juju Resources”, and we’re now at a point where we can share the goodness and call for bugs/feedback! As noted in the video linked below, the feature isn’t quite complete, so expect some rough edges, and for some ...


James Donner
12 February 2016

Telco Demos With Juju: APIdaze

Cloud and server Article

From Big Data to web services, there is so much that can be made with our service modeling tool Juju. As we count down to Mobile World Congress, we’ll be diving into the telco focused Juju solutions that make deploying innovative SaaS services simple. APIdaze provides an API for building telecom services and web applications. ...


Tom Callway
12 February 2016

Voting begins for OpenStack Austin talks

Cloud and server Article

We’ve submitted several talks to the OpenStack Summit in Austin. We’ve listed them all below with links to where to vote for each talk so if you think they are interesting – please vote for them! Understanding updates to the Ubuntu Cloud Archive Speaker: Mark Baker Over 2000 organisations build OpenStack clouds using packages fromthe ...


Jorge O. Castro
11 February 2016

The Model of a Good Time: Juju Charmer Summit 2.0 @ cfgmgmntcamp

Cloud and server Article

Over 100 Juju enthusiasts gathered this week for our second Juju Charmer Summit in beautiful Gent, Belgium as part of the Config Management Camp. This was our first time officially participating and helping to sponsor the event, and we are proud to join the existing Ansible, Chef, CFEngine/Rudder, Foreman, Puppet, and Salt tracks. Over 70 ...