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Hi r/Ubuntu!

On Thursday 17 September, we’ll be hosting Canonical’s first ever Ask Me Anything (AMA) session live to answer your questions about our new certification platform, Canonical Academy. 

We’ll be here to discuss:

• The behind-the-scenes of creating an exam
• What does it take to be a Canonical Qualified SysAdmin? 
• How you can contribute as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), exam tester, and from the community

About the team:

• Ishani is a Product Manager at Canonical, leading Canonical Academy and initiatives for Ubuntu Pro. Over the past two years, she has focused on shaping product strategy across enterprise software and open source learning initiatives, supported by her background in software engineering and management. Ishani has presented talks focused on Canonical Academy at the Ubuntu Summit, and remains dedicated to breaking down barriers in education, making technical exams more accessible to everyone.
• Mauricio is the Curriculum Manager for Canonical Academy. From his technical foundation in aerospace engineering, he spent the last ten years as an instructional designer, building impactful learning and assessment experiences across numerous educational institutions and community spaces. He is driven by a passion for self-guided and informal learning, access to education, and strengthening the open source community. At Canonical, he leads the design, development, and improvement of exam content, collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering teams and SMEs to ensure that exams accurately measure industry-relevant skills.
• As Academy Team Lead at Canonical, Adrianna directs program strategy, technical roadmaps, and psychometric standards for official Canonical Qualifications. A frequent open source speaker at industry events like SCaLE and the Ubuntu Summit, she brings deep technical experience from years spent in network engineering and infrastructure, as well as her work as an educator and curriculum architect. Adrianna is passionate about creating rigorous, accessible credentialing frameworks that enable self-taught practitioners and tech professionals worldwide to validate real-world skills and advance their careers.

Share your questions below and we’ll be answering them live during the AMA.

See you in the comments!

As you know, Ubuntu 25.10 - Questing Quokka is being released this week with several new features, allowing developers to now focus almost exclusively on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. We don't know much about what it will include, but its name has just been revealed:

Resolute Raccoon 🦝

Vía | https://x.com/ubuntu/status/1975147272577929456

Hi, all!

If you are using Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and experiencing random Files app crashes (window disappears while you are trying to go into a subdirectory), and you are using double-click to open directories.

You are:

• using double-click to open folders in Files app
• on 26.04

Check out the fix for gtk4, which eliminates memory corruption. I triaged a heisenbug and drove it to a fix in Ubuntu 26.04; it is now available in resolute-updates.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install libgtk-4-1

The fixed version is 4.22.4+ds-0ubuntu0.1

EDIT 2: You may have the Files app already opened, but poisoned by memory corruption. To ensure you are free from crashes, you can reboot, or as an alternative, while not copying/moving files, run killall nautilus after the update of libgtk to exit all running instances.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/2150297

P.S.: Not alone, but with a great part of the work of both GNOME and Ubuntu folks.

Hi everyone, similar to last year, we're once again hosting UbuCon India at Bengaluru. The dates are Nov 14 - 15. The call for proposals have been opened, and will be open till Sep 30. We're open to a wide variety of open source and tech topics!

Whether you are a seasoned Linux veteran, a Cloud/DevOps engineer, or a student who just built a wonderful self-hosted homelab, this stage is for you.

We are currently looking for both full-length talks and hands-on workshops. Some of the topics we love seeing include:

• Linux, Ubuntu Desktop & Server
• Cloud-Native, Kubernetes, & DevOps workflows
• Self-hosting, Privacy, & Open Source Security
• Kernel Engineering & Performance Optimization
• Open Source AI/ML Development

If your talk is selected, you get a free full-access 2-day pass, food, and an upgraded exclusive speaker merch kit (including the official t-shirt and stickers).

Submit your abstracts here: https://events.canonical.com/event/157/abstracts/

We Also Need Volunteers!

We are looking for passionate individuals to help us build this year's event. We need hands on deck right now for pre-event prep (graphic design, social media outreach, web updates) and on-ground in Bengaluru (registration, speaker support, live coverage, and crowd management).

Volunteer Perks:

• Free 2-day full-access pass and meals
• Exclusive UbuCon Volunteer T-shirt
• Verifiable certificate of appreciation
• Close networking with tech industry leaders
• Hands-on experience in event execution & training with modern AI tools

Ready to see how a massive tech event comes to life behind the scenes?

Apply to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/8EUseYbmLqTLe3Mn7

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2026/

One of the biggest highlights is the launch of a native Linux app (starting with Ubuntu 24.04). Says a LOT about Ubuntu! Steady as a rock! 😆