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The Open Source Community Africa Festival (OSCAFEST) is a prestigious yearly conference that garners a significant turnout of students, developers, designers, and corporate entities. It encompasses an array of talks, workshops, and initiatives aimed at promoting the growth of open source culture, contribution, development, community, etc., across the continent. This year’s event will take place…
From 9 to 12 May this year, people from 165 countries gathered virtually for the Women in Tech Global Conference. The conference is the flagship event of the WomenTech Network, a community for women in tech worldwide. Canonical was a gold event sponsor, and several team members participated as keynote speakers, networking hosts and attendees….
by George Whittaker In the realm of Linux, the head command holds immense potential for efficiently managing and extracting valuable information from files. We present a comprehensive guide to help you unleash the true power of the head command. From understanding its basic syntax to exploring advanced features, this article will equip you with the…
Photo by Kenny Eliason, from Unsplash. In 2020 the pandemic caused significant shifts in the nature of education. With the necessity to educate and collaborate remotely, the need for low cost, portable hardware that was accessible to every student became a priority. During this period, ChromeOS made significant gains in the K-12 market with its…
by George Whittaker In the realm of Linux command-line tools, few commands are as versatile and widely used as cat. This article dives deep into the capabilities of the Linux cat command, merging insights from multiple sources to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of its usage. From basic file manipulation to concatenation and text…
Canonical will participate in AWS Summit Washington, DC 2023 for the second time to discuss the most cutting-edge cloud solutions for the Public Sector, such as security and compliance, AI/ML solutions and improved functionality. Register for AWS Summit 2023 AWS Summit 2022 Last year, we discussed security and compliance and how easy it is to…
by George Whittaker In the world of Linux, the sort command is a powerful tool that enables you to efficiently sort and organize data in various ways. Whether you’re dealing with simple text files or complex datasets, understanding the ins and outs of the sort command can significantly enhance your productivity. In this article, we…
Software-defined: an industry U-turn With the advent of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), cars are rapidly evolving to become more connected, autonomous, shared, and electric. These four features have eventually become so prominent that everyone in the industry can recognise them as the popular acronym CASE. Constantly growing customer expectations also drive the SDV concept and impose…
The public sector is investing heavily on artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives. Deloitte AI Institute reported that 60% of government AI and data analytics investments aim to directly impact real-time operational decisions and outcomes by 2024. From automating redundant tasks to increasing the quality of services offered to citizens, public sector institutions have a…
by George Whittaker In the world of Unix-based operating systems like Linux, file packaging and compression utilities play a pivotal role. One such utility is the zip command, an effective tool for compressing files to save disk space and facilitate faster file transfers?. This article provides an in-depth guide to using the Linux zip command,…
The Docker project was initiated by dotCloud, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) company that created Docker to run their internal infrastructure. Slowly, Docker became more successful than any of their other products, so dotCloud rebranded as Docker Inc. Docker provides easy-to-use tooling and grew into an entire ecosystem for container management. Many developers have learned to use…
OpenStack is no doubt a wonderful and successful piece of software. It allows you to create your own cloud infrastructure, and thanks to its open-source nature, it’s free to use for everyone. But as with many giant software projects, all that power comes with a challenge: it is reasonably complex to install and configure. A…
Ubuntu, one of the most widely used Linux distributions, offers a powerful and flexible operating system for both beginners and advanced users alike. Command-line tools play a crucial role in Ubuntu, allowing users to harness the true potential of the system. In this article, we will explore eighteen popular commands that every Ubuntu user should…
by George Whittaker The Linux command line interface provides a wealth of tools for text processing, and one of the most powerful among them is the sed command. Sed, an abbreviation for Stream EDitor, is a versatile tool that allows for complex manipulation of text files and streams??. What is Sed? Sed is a non-interactive…
by George Whittaker Introduction The select command in Linux is a versatile tool primarily used for menu creation in bash scripts. The command retrieves data from a specified list, which can be an array or other data source, and generates a menu from this data. Depending on the complexity of your task, you can create…
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is proud to sponsor Dell Technologies World this year and have presence on the Expo. Join us in Las Vegas on May, 22–25 to discover how Canonical and Dell can help you securely advance your business and serve your customers with cutting-edge technologies. Register to Dell Technologies World 2023 What…
Canonical joined the Connectivity Standards Alliance last year to lead the charge for Linux in the smart home. The Matter standard is a particular focus for us. Its secure design and open ecosystem align well with Ubuntu’s own values of security and openness. Ubuntu Core and Matter make for a powerful pair. Ubuntu Core’s containerisation…
by George Whittaker Inter-process communication (IPC) is a crucial part of any Linux system, allowing different processes to communicate and share data with each other. As a Linux user, it is essential to understand how IPC facilities work and how to interact with them using the IPCS command. Introduction to IPC and IPCS IPC is…
May 10, 2023: Canonical published the optimised Ubuntu release for StarFive’s VisionFive 2, the world’s first high-performance RISC-V single board computer (SBC) with an integrated GPU. RISC-V, a new paradigm for open source hardware Open standards and collaboration are strategic to both hardware and software across industries and geographies. In the last decade, open source…
Heads up! The OpenInfra Summit Vancouver 2023 is coming!!! After the successful resurrection of the event in Berlin last year, the OpenInfra Summit is back as an in-person event again. The conference will take place in Vancouver, Canada, on June 13-15. As usual, Canonical will be there to share the latest news about OpenStack and…