And because the OS and the installed software titles are free, it's a win-win. On top of that, because it's based on Ubuntu, there's a world of other software that can be installed.

However, he knows of many core developers building Linux-based tablets using Ubuntu’s underlying stack — called Ubuntu Core — as a base. He declined to reveal any names.

In an online Q&A on the Ubuntu web site, Shuttleworth responded to an open-ended question about what's next for Ubuntu now that the most recent version, 8.04 "Hardy Heron," has been delivered.

Developer oklopfer says that the PinePhone builds of Rhino Linux are based on Ubuntu Touch 20.04, but features modified versions of the Xfce desktop environment, system keyboard, and patches to ...

Canonical made available on Thursday the Release Candidate of its latest Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu 9.10, on the same day Microsoft launched the long-awaited Windows 7.

Debian-based Ubuntu is the jumping-off point for many other distributions, including Linux Mint and Zorin OS. The Desktop edition is available in at least two builds: the so-called LTS (Long Term ...