We've mentioned once before how you can speed up Ubuntu updates and downloads by using different mirror servers, but now this feature is built right into Synaptic and the Ubuntu Software Center. In ...

Little changes, big upgrades.

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Canonical yesterday unveiled a new version of Ubuntu that’s designed for the cloud, saying it ditches the traditional apt-get system in favor of “transactional updates” that mimic the simplicity of ...

Ubuntu uses hundreds of millions of servers worldwide to deliver updates to its global user base. The operating system will automatically choose a server based on your current location, yet the ...