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http://ubuntuforums.org/
Last activity: 11.01.2018
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The Ubuntu Forums represent many people's first meeting with Ubuntu. They are an important resource for support and social interactions. The Ubuntu Forums gives technical support to people, as well as creating a community social atmosphere.
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Jan 11, 2018Meltdown and Spectre patches leave some Ubuntu systems unbootableAs if the Meltdown and Spectre chip bugs were not enough of a problem in their own right, the patches designed to fix them are proving to be a major headache as well. The latest victims are users of Ubuntu Xenial 16.04, some of whom are rep...
Jul 21, 2013Ubuntu Forums falls victim to hack attack -- 1.8 million passwords stolenWell, it's happened again. If it's not the NSA spying on internet users, then someone else is always ready to spoil the fun. Yet another website has fallen prey to hackers, putting the personal details of hundreds of thousands of users at r...
Jul 21, 2013Hack exposes e-mail addresses, password data for 2 million Ubuntu Forum usersThe defacement left on the Ubuntu Forums website. reader comments 55 with 41 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit E-mail addresses, user names, and password data for every registered user...
Jul 31, 2012Could this be the year of the Linux desktop?In the 21 years or so since its inception, Linux has gained some amazing enthusiast street cred, but failed time and again to enter the mainstream. This year, however, may afford it an opportunity it’s never had before: to gain the momentum...
Apr 15, 2012How To Make VPNs Even More SecureWhile simple to set up and use out of the box, it may comes as a surprise that the security of VPN anonymity services can be improved. Of course, when things run absolutely to plan there’s little to worry about, but there are occasions wher...
Jun 16, 2009First look: Ubuntu 9.10 alpha 2 brings Ext4, GRUB 2cuteoverload.com reader comments 30 with 25 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, is the next major release of the popular Ubun...
Feb 11, 2009Make your Ubuntu distro look like the Mini Mireader comments 7 with 5 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit The GUI released by HP for its Mini Mi netbook has been winning accolades for its high design standards. The interface offers...
Jul 22, 2008Dell ships PCs with Ubuntu Linux 8.04, but not all are satisfiedDell is now making some consumer notebook and desktop PC models available pre-installed with the latest edition of Ubuntu Linux, "Hardy Heron," in a number of countries. Still, some observers are raising questions about why these ...
Jul 5, 2008The Mysterious Grey Box On GmailLast week we received an email from an eagle-eyed Gmail user pointing out a strange graphic that has appeared in the top-left hand corner of the application. The icon is a ten by ten pixel graphic with a diagonal line across it, with one ha...
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What has the press written about Ubuntu Forums?

Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning Ubuntu Forums, among them “Meltdown and Spectre patches leave some Ubuntu systems unbootable” (Jan 11, 2018) and “Ubuntu Forums falls victim to hack attack -- 1.8 million passwords stolen” (Jul 21, 2013).

Is Ubuntu Forums still active?

Yes, Ubuntu Forums is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 11, 2018.