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Canonical
18 November 2025

83% of organizations see value in adopting open source, but report major gaps in security and governance

Canonical announcements Article

A new Linux Foundation report reveals how organizations worldwide are adopting, using, and perceiving open source software. The Linux Foundation’s latest report, The state of global open source, has just been released in collaboration with Canonical. The report follows the Linux Foundation’s European spotlight report, released earlier thi ...


Canonical
11 November 2025

Canonical releases FIPS-enabled Kubernetes

Canonical announcements Article

Today at KubeCon North America, Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, released support to enable FIPS mode in its Kubernetes distribution, providing everything needed to create and manage a scalable cluster suitable for high-security and Federal deployments. ...


Hugo Huang
10 November 2025

Canonical announces optimized Ubuntu images for Google Cloud’s Axion N4A Virtual Machines

Canonical announcements Public Cloud

Today Canonical, the publishers of Ubuntu, and Google Cloud announced the immediate availability of optimized Ubuntu images for the new Axion-based N4A virtual machines (VMs) on Google Compute Engine. ...


Canonical
23 October 2025

Introducing silicon-optimized inference snaps

Canonical announcements Article

Canonical today announced optimized inference snaps, a new way to deploy AI models on Ubuntu devices. Install a well-known model like DeepSeek R1 or Qwen 2.5 VL with a single command, and get the silicon-optimized AI engine automatically. ...


Canonical
9 October 2025

Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka

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The latest interim release of Ubuntu comes with compatibility enhancements at the silicon level, accessibility upgrades and a robust security posture that sets the stage for the next LTS. October 9, 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.10, codenamed “Questing Quokka,” available to download and install from ubuntu.com/do ...