Installing Ubuntu 16.04 as a virtual machine (VM) on ESXi is a relatively simple process, provided you know how to work around some of the "gothcas" that can complicate the process. In this article, I ...

Tired of Windows? Sick of paying big money for Macs? Want a better, more secure desktop? Give Linux a try. Read now Ubuntu joins AWS' Microsoft Windows and AWS' own Amazon Linux options on Amazon ...

On Thursday, Ubuntu Linux distribution organization Canonical flipped the switch on free public downloads of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition and Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition, both of which will be supported ...

The Linux variant is taking a different tack on the multi-OS tech as it vies with offerings from Red Hat and Novell. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Desktop virtualization is one of those technologies that confound the experts. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, along comes some interloping development to upset the apple cart. Most ...

Server virtualization has become an indispensable tool for modern IT infrastructure, enabling organizations to maximize resource utilization, reduce hardware costs, and streamline management. Ubuntu ...

How to install a full desktop on a Multipass virtual machine for easier Linux development Your email has been sent Multipass is still one of my favorite virtual machine systems. With this command-line ...

We took Gnome Boxes for a quick spin—it has promise but needs more work. I generally describe virt-manager as “simple”—and in many ways it’s much simpler than Boxes is—but there are different ways to ...

On Monday, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, U.K-based Canonical, rolled out an enhanced desktop and laptop platform with new goodies such as better wireless networking and multimedia support plus a server ...

VMware’s VMware Horizon desktop virtualization software suite will soon deliver virtual Linux desktops over a network, in addition to the Microsoft Windows desktops it has long provided for remote ...

The Ubuntu version of Linux is getting more virtualization-friendly, but in a different way than its top rivals. "Both have landed very nicely in this release," said Canonical Chief Executive Mark ...