Category: Snaps
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Warning from Security Experts: Exploit in Ubuntu Allows Pushing of Malicious Snaps
Researchers at Aqua Security have identified a security flaw in Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature. This gap could potentially be exploited by attackers to mislead users into installing harmful snaps. In a detailed blog post, researcher Ilay Goldman warns about the possible dangers of attackers exploiting the “command-not-found” utility to suggest their own harmful snap…
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Delay in Ubuntu Core Desktop Release: No April Launch Expected
Ubuntu Core Desktop will not be released alongside Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in April, as originally hoped. For those thinking “wait, what?!” — last year Canonical announced it was building an all-snap, immutable version of Ubuntu for home users called Ubuntu Core Desktop. Further, it was aiming to make the first version available to download in…
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Ubuntu Developing Snaps for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
Productivity is on the minds of the Ubuntu’s desktop developers as they plan what features to ship in the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release. Given that many folks now use of web-based office tools like Microsoft 365 Online and Google Workspace (which is sometimes referred to as ‘gsuite’ by its fans), some time-saving convenience is…