[Update, 2:00 pm ET, May 31: Ubuntu published a blog post about its Ubuntu Core desktop work after this Ars Technica post was published. Noting that Snaps “are a little famous for having some rough ...

Ubuntu is often heralded as the king of beginner-friendly distros, and it more than lives up to its reputation. Its simple setup process, support for most consumer-oriented hardware, and strong ...

Ubuntu Snap isn't the one making poor security choices. Rather, X11's security model is giving Snap packages access to other applications The new Ubuntu distribution is out, along with the new Snap ...

Two apps being distributed through the Ubuntu Snap Store were found to run a сryptocurrency miner in the background. Canonical has since removed them but the Store is still vulnerable to such apps.