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Clarification: Snappy and Flatpak

by Jono Bacon | Jul 20, 2017 | Desktop, Linux, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu

Recently, I posted a piece about distributions consolidating around a consistent app store. In it I mentioned Flatpak as a potential component and some people wondered why I didn’t recommend Snappy, particularly due to my Canonical heritage. To be clear (and to...

Consolidating the Linux Desktop App Story: An Idea

by Jono Bacon | Jul 13, 2017 | Desktop, Linux, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu

When I joined Canonical in 2006, the Linux desktop world operated in a very upstream way. All distributions used the Linux kernel, all used X, and the majority shipped either GNOME, KDE, or both. The following years mixed things up a little. As various companies...

Staring Into The Abyss: Some Thoughts

by Jono Bacon | Jul 30, 2012 | Article, Canonical, Community, Desktop, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu

Last week Benjamin Otte shared some thoughts about GNOME that were pretty stark. It gathered some steam and hit Slashdot and this all happened the week GUADEC was taking place in A Coruña. I wasn’t at GUADEC 🙁 but I can imagine there was some fervent discussion...

Humble Indie Bundle in Ubuntu

by Jono Bacon | May 31, 2012 | Community, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams

We are delighted to announce that the Humble Indie Bundle, that was just announced will have all the games available in the Ubuntu Software Center running natively on Ubuntu. For the next few weeks you can go and donate whatever you like to buy Amnesia: The Dark...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

by Jono Bacon | Apr 26, 2012 | Canonical, Cloud, Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu LoCo Teams

Today we released the highly-anticipated Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release after a busy six month development cycle. The release is available in Desktop (see OMG! Ubuntu!’s great summary), Server, and Cloud Infrastructure form. You can also install the desktop easily...

DirecTV Charge You To Fix Their Service Issues

by Jono Bacon | Mar 12, 2012 | Planet GNOME, Planet Ubuntu, Random

Update: I cut the cord from DirecTV and life is so much better. Read about how I did this with Playstation Vue here. I don’t write a lot on my blog about issues with companies, service providers, and otherwise, but yesterday my wife and I discovered something...