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IN THIS ISSUEWHO WE AREJonni Bidwell I risked my work machine’s health and my own continued productivity/sanity by installing the daily image we used on our disc. These are the sacrifices I’m willing to make to ensure you glorious readers have a smooth cover disc experience. I’ve been keeping the image up to date and actually really like the new Ubuntu. But I still prefer Arch… Nick Peers Despite the name (Bionic Beaver? Really?), I shall be updating to Ubuntu 18.04. I’ll also be taking a fresh backup before doing so, because borked upgrades never end well and I’d prefer the security of a flawless roll-back option rather than having to unpick or reinstall from scratch. Les Pounder Ubuntu 18.04 is out and will I be upgrading? Well, yes. My trusty Lenovo X220 has…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEWHO WE AREJonni BidwellI risked my work machine’s health and my own continued productivity/sanity by installing the daily image we used on our disc. These are the sacrifices I’m willing to make to ensure you glorious readers have a smooth cover disc experience. I’ve been keeping the image up to date and actually really like the new Ubuntu. But I still prefer Arch…Nick PeersDespite the name (Bionic Beaver? Really?), I shall be updating to Ubuntu 18.04. I’ll also be taking a fresh backup before doing so, because borked upgrades never end well and I’d prefer the security of a flawless roll-back option rather than having to unpick or reinstall from scratch.Les PounderUbuntu 18.04 is out and will I be upgrading? Well, yes. My trusty Lenovo X220 has been rocking 16.04 since release…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEPaint the town orangeI for one am genuinely excited by the latest release of Ubuntu. Canonical is no stranger to controversial decisions, but it feels recent moves – switching back to Gnome, abandoning convergence devices – have enabled it to focus on the core job of making Ubuntu as good as possible. Despite its comical Bionic Beaver codename, Ubuntu 18.04 will stand as the foundational basis for a plethora of Linux distros with support reaching out for five years. An untold number of servers will rely on its stability and support, while this release delivers the smallest footprint yet from its minimal install. On page 30 Linux Format’s own Bionic Bidwell will guide you through a smooth upgrade from older versions, a smooth install from scratch and a smooth guide around the all-important…1 min

IN THIS ISSUEPaint the town orangeI for one am genuinely excited by the latest release of Ubuntu. Canonical is no stranger to controversial decisions, but it feels recent moves – switching back to Gnome, abandoning convergence devices – have enabled it to focus on the core job of making Ubuntu as good as possible.Despite its comical Bionic Beaver codename, Ubuntu 18.04 will stand as the foundational basis for a plethora of Linux distros with support reaching out for five years. An untold number of servers will rely on its stability and support, while this release delivers the smallest footprint yet from its minimal install.On page 30 Linux Format’s own Bionic Bidwell will guide you through a smooth upgrade from older versions, a smooth install from scratch and a smooth guide around the all-important new features.…1 min

REGULARS AT A GLANCEGoogle vs Oracle: the struggle is real!The battle between Google and Oracle over whether Google used Oracle’s intellectual property when using Java to build the Android platform has added a new chapter to the sorry tale, with an appeals court recently siding with Oracle. If you’ve missed this back and forth over the past eight years, Oracle claims that Google’s Android operating system infringes on two patents that relate to its Java language, while Google maintains that it should have been able to use Java for free considering that the 11,500 lines of code that are claimed to have been copied are insignificant compared to the millions of lines of code that makes up Android. In 2012 a jury decided that Java isn’t protected under copyright law, but in 2014 an appeals court rejected that decision,…2 min

REGULARS AT A GLANCEGoogle vs Oracle: the struggle is real!The battle between Google and Oracle over whether Google used Oracle’s intellectual property when using Java to build the Android platform has added a new chapter to the sorry tale, with an appeals court recently siding with Oracle.If you’ve missed this back and forth over the past eight years, Oracle claims that Google’s Android operating system infringes on two patents that relate to its Java language, while Google maintains that it should have been able to use Java for free considering that the 11,500 lines of code that are claimed to have been copied are insignificant compared to the millions of lines of code that makes up Android. In 2012 a jury decided that Java isn’t protected under copyright law, but in 2014 an appeals court rejected that decision, suggesting…2 min

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