Live Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts
In internet connected environments, where Ubuntu instances can reach livepatch.canonical.com, Livepatch Client supports timestamp-based rollout configurations. Organizations can implement controlled and predictable update pipelines from staging to prod...
Linux App Release Roundup (June 2025)
How the Jeff is it July, already?! Blink-and-you-miss-it June flew by but it did deliver a number notable Linux app releases to act as blurred mile markers as we hurtle into another month. The redesigned ONLYOFFICE 9.0 generated a lot of opinion; the F...
Donkey Kong Country 2 and open bus
Apparently, Donkey Kong Country 2 has runs into a bug in the old SNES emulator ZSNES, where one of the barrels that you’re supposed to be able to precisely control the spinning direction of ends up spinning forever. This bug is caused by ZSNES not em...
digiKam 8.7.0 Release Offers Improved AI Tools
You don’t need to be a professional photographer (protographer?) to find photo management software digiKam helpful, as the canny crop of new “AI” powered features on offer in the latest release proves. Note: this is a news item covering what’s ...
digiKam 8.7.0 Released with Improved AI Tools
Faster AI-powered face recognition and an AI powered image rotation plugin are among new features in an update to open source photo manager digiKam. You're reading digiKam 8.7.0 Released with Improved AI Tools, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not repr...
Chiseled Ubuntu containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21
Today we are announcing chiseled containers for OpenJRE 8, 17 and 21 (Open Java Runtime Environment), coming from the OpenJDK project. These images are highly optimized for size and security, containing only the dependencies that are strictly necessary...
Introducing Canonical builds of OpenJDK
Java has long been the most popular language for software development in large enterprises, with 90% of Fortune 500 companies using it for backend development, particularly in industries like finance, healthcare, and government. Java developers, more...
How to shift left on finops, and why you need to
One of the most frustrating experiences for IT leaders is receiving a cloud invoice with costs well above expectations. It’s not as bad as a security issue or a major incident in a critical business system, but spiking cloud costs can have a similar...
The private cloud comeback
For years, the dominant cloud narrative emphasized the scalability, flexibility, and ostensibly lower costs of public cloud solutions, compelling thousands of organizations to migrate their operations to these platforms. Today, however, there is a cle...
