Ubuntu Desktop

Ubuntu pre-installed and in retail worldwide

by Maria Bonnefon on 1 October 2013

In the early days of Ubuntu, it was always a challenge to promote an OS that was so new and little known to the market; we were often asked ‘Ubun what…?”!...

Dash takes shape for 11.10 Unity

by Mark Shuttleworth on 16 August 2011

Feature freeze for 11.10 brings the likely look and feel of Unity for this release into focus. We’ve moved from Dash Places to Scopes and Lenses, introduced...

Ubuntu Arabic, in print!

by Canonical on 15 August 2011

A beta of Ubuntu Font Family Arabic, in print as part of the testing and debugging process for the Arabic coverage.The magazine is an intriguing tri-lingual...

Thunderbird & Evolution Usability Testing

by Canonical on 4 August 2011

Recently we hired an external consultant to compare the usability of 2 email clients: Thunderbird and Evolution. I have taken some highlights from the report...

Wireless dominoes

by Canonical on 19 July 2011

A while back we linked a video which explored organic displays, screens composed by “smart”, independent and moving pixels. The concept of “invisible”...

Ubuntu Orange is #dd4814

by Canonical on 13 July 2011

Say it loud and say it proud! #dd4814 is the Ubuntu Orange and we want the world to know about it!

Get excited and make things! – Wallpaper edition!

by Canonical on 8 July 2011

Not that long ago Matt Jones of BERG fame came up with a really lovely idea! In response to the keep calm and carry on posters from the Second World War that...

My stickers have arrived!

by Canonical on 7 July 2011

The stickers I made in my recent blog post have arrived and they’re lovely!

Overlay Scrollbars – Update

by Canonical on 5 July 2011

When we introduced the new overlay scrollbars we knew it was a bold decision and we were expecting some critics because of the use cases we didn’t support. As...

Most northerly Ubuntu fan?

by Canonical on 4 July 2011

This week we got a fun update from our traveling team member Ivanka! While passing through Dawson City in northern Canada Ivanka and Nick met Chalsie Warren...

What’s round and sticky and how you can make some!

by Canonical on 30 June 2011

Some of you out there may have already seen that funky print shop MOO.com just launched a new product, round stickers. This means that you can now upload...

Ubuntu Billboards: Design on a Grand Scale

by Canonical on 28 June 2011

It’s been five years since people spotted the last Ubuntu billboards in the wild. This time Mauricio Pretto sent a set of photographs of driving between the...