New CEO of Canonical shares some plans for the road ahead, including how it plans to grow Ubuntu's Linux server and consumer businesses, and the future of Ubuntu's branding.
Tags : Linux, Ubuntu, Canonical, Linux server, lucid lynx

Tip of the Trade: The default values in /etc/hosts used in several Linux distributions have long been known to cause issues. Here's how to fix them in Apache 2.
Tags : Linux, OS, Apache, Ubuntu, Debian

Tip of the Trade: Hard disk thrashing? Check out Iotop, a Python program similar to top that enables you to keep an eye on disk I/O.
Tags : OS, Ubuntu, Debian, Python, I/O

Looking to experiment with cloud computing? With Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, it's easy to turn ordinary servers into cloud servers and build a private cloud.
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Tip of the Trade: Booting from a USB stick can be very useful, but it's not an option for netbook users. With usb-creator from Ubuntu, however, it's possible.
Tags : ISO, OS, Ubuntu, USB, netbook

OS Roundup: SCO and NetWare face extinction; Ubuntu may or may not hit the big leagues. Who else will win or lose big in the coming decade?
Tags : Linux, Windows, Ubuntu, iPhone OS, operating system

OS Roundup: Windows 7 has been out for barely two weeks, and its market share already rivals that of Mac OS X, despite years of marketing and strategizing on Apple's part. Does Windows stand a chance of being dethroned?
Tags : Microsoft, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, Windows 7, HP UX

OS Roundup: Apple last Friday announced ZFS would not be making an appearance in Snow Leopard. An interesting choice, given that some believe when the Sun-Oracle deal closes, the new entity may have the two most powerful file systems around.
Tags : Sun Microsystems, Apple, Ubuntu, file systems, ZFS

Ubuntu 9.10 RC is now available, and testers are being sought.
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A few weeks ago, IBM and Canonical revealed plans to deliver Linux desktops and software to Africa. On Tuesday, they expanded the offering to the United States.
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Tip of the Trade: When it comes to Linux, Google Chrome may be far from gold, but it sure is shiny -- and fast.
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OS Roundup: When collaboration mixes with competition, strong products aim to help, not hinder, weaker ones. In the case of the Soviet Union, this lead to shoddy products. When it comes to Linux, however, collaborating to hinder a bigger rival is the true objective.
Tags : Linux, Microsoft, Ubuntu, Debian

Linux system management comes in from the cloud, but it's still not entirely open source.
Tags : OS, cloud computing, Ubuntu, Cloud, Canonical

OS Roundup: Windows isn't the only OS to suffer from feature creep and the resulting bloat.
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Tip of the Trade: Think command line precludes using the X clipboard? Think again. xclip makes it possible to interact with it directly from the command-line -- if you're using Debian or Ubuntu.
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Ubuntu 9.04 Linux leaps out to speed up the desktop and help server reach the cloud.
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