Traditionally, Ubuntu has used the Deb package format. The Deb package format comes from Debian, which Ubuntu is based on. This is similar to other Linux package formats, like the RPM packages that ...

In the realm of Linux distributions, Debian stands out for its stability, security, and rich repository of software packages. Managing these packages efficiently is fundamental to maintaining system ...

Ubuntu is about to undergo a dramatic overhaul. No, I don’t mean the huge shift to a converged Unity 8 desktop with the Mir display server, although that’s also coming. Ubuntu is going to move past ...

Canonical loves to shake things up. After introducing Unity, HUD, Mir, Click and Snappy the sponsor of Ubuntu is now contemplating moving away from just .deb based desktop and adopting its own Snappy.

If you’ve ever used a modern Linux distribution, you’ve likely experienced the convenience of installing and updating software with a single command. Package managers, the tools behind this ease of ...

Linux developers are going to have more than one choice for building secure, cross-distribution applications. Ubuntu’s “snap” applications recently went cross-platform, having been ported to other ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Linux applications are usually distributed in one of two ways - ...