UBUNTU BLASTS OFF!

Ubuntu is back and it’s better than ever. Read on to find out why Jonni Bidwell is out of this world over this new release…

Canonical’s latest Ubuntu release, “Focal Fossa”, hit the mirrors at the end of April. So by the time you read this thousands of people will have downloaded it, installed it and (we’ll wager) been downright impressed with what it has to offer. If you haven’t yet tried it, then you’re in for a treat.

We’ll show you what’s new and what you can do with Canonical’s finest. And if you’ve never tried Linux before, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is a great place to start. You can try it right now (well, in the time it takes you to download and write it to a USB stick) without interfering with your current setup. We’ve got guides to trying Ubuntu in a virtual machine and, when you’re ready, installing it on to bare metal.

There are all kinds of reasons to switch to Linux, and with the new Ubuntu release comes one more. Be the envy of your proprietary Os-using friends. Never see your computer crippled by updates again. Enjoy a desktop that’s not an advertising space. Explore the phenomenal selection of free software, which more often than not is at least as good as commercial offerings, and in many cases is demonstrably superior. Video editing, 3D modelling, high-powered number crunching and even AAA gaming are all just a few clicks away.

If your desktop habits are more sedentary, Ubuntu’s got you covered too. Fast web browsing, easy email, fuss-free media playing are all yours out of the box. Read on to see just how powerful this operating system really is.