A long time ago, before the pandemic, I bought a Librem 5 phone from Purism. I also moved home since then, and sadly my phone was sleeping peacefully in a box in the garage since I moved. When I was in Hamburg last month, I saw how great Mobian and Phosh was coming along, and this inspired me to go dig up the Librem 5 which was about 2 Debian releases behind, and upgrade it to the latest and greatest version. I followed the instruction on the Debian wiki, and after some stumbles, managed to flash it with the latest Mobian image: It’s still a big bulky phone, but Phosh has really come a long w ..read more

Canonical announced the general availability of Ubuntu’s real-time kernel earlier this year. Since then, our community raised several questions regarding the workings of the kernel and tuning guidelines. We aim to provide answers in this and an upcoming follow-up post.  Depending on your background knowledge, you may wish to start with the basics of preemption and a real-time system. In that case, this introductory webinar or our blog series on what is real-time Linux, is for you. The present blog post highlights two primary test suites for real-time Ubuntu, followed by an explanation of ..read more

5G has the potential to revolutionise the telecommunications industry, offering high speed and connectivity for a wide range of devices ranging from radio access networks (RAN), user equipment (UE), and core networks. However, the high costs associated with 5G infrastructure have been a significant blocker for adoption, hindering innovation and growth in this area.  This blog discusses the primary challenges faced in the telecom industry and how open source technologies are helping to resolve them.  The telco dilemma: 5G infrastructure challenges With the advancements of 5G and more ..read more

<noscript> <img alt="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto,fl_sanitize,c_fill,w_720/https://ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/9356/summit-2023-workshop.jpg" width="720" /> </noscript> Do you have a revolutionary project that’s pushing the boundaries of the open source landscape? Are you an inspiring community leader who’s building a sustainable coalition for the future? Is your passion for education and advocacy helping foster the next generation of innovators? If you answered YES to any of these questions, we welcome you to submit an abstract for ..read more

In today’s rapidly changing digital environment, the significance of robust Docker container security measures cannot be overstated. Even the containerised layer is subject to compliance standards, which raise security concerns and compliance requirements. Docker container security measures entail safeguarding our lightweight, appliance-type containers –each encapsulating code and its dependencies– from threats and vulnerabilities. <noscript> <img alt="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto,fl_sanitize,c_fill,w_720/https://ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/a ..read more

O Diogo está finalmente de regresso da sua holiday trip, com renovado vigor para um rebranding do franchising! Temos histórias inenarráveis, emaranhados de cabos e PDF e actividades possivelmente ilegais. O Fairphone 4 com Ubuntu foi posto à prova…será que passa o teste? De caminho ficámos a saber que há caixas amarelas para montar, aprendemos a arte do salpicão à Italiana e não dissemos mal da Vodafone. Já sabem: oiçam, subscrevam e partilhem! https://umsobrezero.com https://www.techwontsave.us/episode/163_chatgpt_is_not_intelligent_w_emily_m_bender https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3442188 ..read more

The retail industry is going through a period of major upheaval. AI is transforming the landscape at a rapid pace. Grand View Research evaluated the market value at USD 5.79 billion in 2021 and this is expected to grow at a 23.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2022 to 2030. For retailers, this translates into a need to adapt to an entirely new paradigm of customer expectations.  As customers continue to become more discerning and margins shrink, to remain profitable, retailers are looking towards accelerated digital transformation and new technologies that can improve efficiency ..read more

<noscript> <img alt="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/canonical/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto,fl_sanitize,c_fill,w_720/https://ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/7387/UC-blog_pic1.png" width="720" /> </noscript> Photo by George Kedenburg III, Unsplash Canonical began the development of Ubuntu Core in 2014, to create a fully-containerised platform for IoT. In Ubuntu Core, we use the same kernel container technology that Docker and LXC are built on, to put every component of the system into a secure sandbox, with well-defined upgrade and rollback. We did this to enable autonomous conne ..read more

RSS is alive and well, and powering Mastodon bots, the best mouse for desktop Linux (possibly), and using the Stream Deck to automate desktop Linux ..read more

Save the date, join us in Riga for GUADEC 2023!  GUADEC is the GNOME community’s yearly event. A great week of talks and workshops brings hundreds of GNOME developers, users, supporters and community members together. This year GUADEC will be held in Riga, Latvia, from July 26 to July 31.  GNOME is an outstanding Open Source project. For over 25 years, it has helped shape the Linux and open source world through its numerous software programs, outreach efforts and community initiatives. Its flagship GNOME Desktop provides a great user experience, excellent design, that constantly inno ..read more