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2013: The year of the Ubuntu Linux tablet and smartphone?
Canonical appears to be getting ready to release a fully touch-enabled Ubuntu Linux operating system. Will Ubuntu tablets and smartphones be far behind?
2012's 5 Most popular Linux stories
From Goobuntu to Mint to Windows 8, the un-Linux, here are the year's most popular Linux stories.
Free software father declared Ubuntu Linux to contain spyware
Richard M. Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, has proclaimed that Ubuntu Linux includes spyware. Ubuntu supporters disagree with this take.
HP Pavilion dm1-4310: SSD installation, and fun with EFI Boot
Not having had enough abuse from my new HP Pavilion dm1-4310ez, I decided to swap the original disk for an SSD. Then the real fun started with EFI booting.
Dell XPS 13 laptop: The Ubuntu developer edition arrives
Do you want a serious—I mean serious—developer laptop? Then Dell and Ubuntu have the system for you in the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition.
Splashtop introduces remote Ubuntu to Android and iPhone
Want to run an Ubuntu Linux game or check on your Ubuntu server remotely from your Android or Apple smartphone or tablet? Splashtop's Streamer for Linux software is for you
GNOME: Can this Linux desktop be saved?
After taking a design path that sent many of its users running to other desktops, GNOME seems to be giving its users what they want: a GNOME 2.x style desktop. But, is it too late? Will GNOME fans come back?
Windows 8 is a one way street for consumer PC users
If you buy a Windows 8-powered HP consumer PC, or from any other PC vendor, you'll get no help from them if you decide you'd rather have Windows 7. And Linux? Forget about it!
Big-time gaming coming to Linux
It used to be that the Linux desktop’s one real adoption problem was that it had comparatively few games. Now, with the Steam for Linux beta release, that's changing.
Ubuntu moves some Linux development inside
Ubuntu is going to do some Linux development behind closed doors for the next release, and that's not a big deal.
Canonical dresses Ubuntu 12.10 in garb fit for the cloud
Ubuntu 12.10 comes with a host of cloud features due to its close relationship with OpenStack, though its dependence on a networking feature from recent VMware acquisition Nicira could prove troublesome.
Ubuntu bridges offline and online with Quantal Quetzal 12.10 release
Canonical-backed Ubuntu's October update to the open-source OS now pulls in online results to desktop search, while the criticised Amazon store display now has a toggle to turn it off.
Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) review
Ubuntu 12.10 contains more controversial changes than expected. If you can live with or work around those changes, it remains a powerful and useful desktop Linux operating system.
Ubuntu Linux 12.10 review: Better, but slower
The newest version of Ubuntu Linux is almost here and it's looking pretty good, but it also has some quirks and it's slower than I'd like.
Slideshow: Say hello to Ubuntu 12.10 Linux
The latest version of Ubuntu Linux is ready for your inspection.