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Ubuntu 19.10 Delivers Kubernetes At The Edge, Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Economics And An Integrated AI/ML Developer Experience

Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 19.10 last 17 October 2019 with a focus on accelerating developer productivity in AI/ML, new edge capabilities for MicroK8s and delivering the fastest GNOME desktop performance. “In the fifteen years since the first Ubuntu release, we have seen Ubuntu evolve from the desktop to become the platform of choice across public cloud, open infrastructure, IoT and AI.  With the 19.10 release, Ubuntu continues to deliver strong support, security and superior economics to enterprises, developers and the wider community,” said Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical. New edge capabilities for Kubernetes Ubuntu 19.10 brings enhanced edge…
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How The Linux Desktop Has Grown

Since the early 1990s, the Linux desktop has matured from a simple window manager to a full desktop. Join us on a journey through the history of the Linux desktop. I first installed Linux in 1993. At that time, you really didn’t have many options for installing the operating system. In those early days, many people simply copied a running image from someone else. Then someone had the neat idea to create a “distribution” of Linux that let you customize what software you wanted to install. That was the Softlanding Linux System (SLS) and my first introduction to Linux. My…
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