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Aaron Prisk

Aaron Prisk

14 posts

Community Engineer

Community Engineer @ Canonical

Aaron Prisk
18 August 2025

A journey of a thousand smiles: Questing Quokka

Desktop Article

Embarking on a quest can be serious business – whether you’re going off on a family holiday or traveling the hills of Britain in search of the holy grail, our focus is very much affixed to the finish line. Every year, nearly 1 million people from across the globe pack their bags and trek thousands ...

Aaron Prisk
12 March 2025

Among the waves: Plucky Puffin

Desktop Article

Not to be confused with the titular Linux mascot and seabird cousin, the penguin, puffins are another distinctively colorful and whimsical nautical avian. Over the centuries, these beaky birds have been given numerous nicknames and monikers like the “sea parrot” and the harlequinesque appearance of their facial feathers has earned them th ...

Aaron Prisk
6 September 2024

A desktop touched by Midas: Oracular Oriole

Ubuntu Article

In the poem “To an Oriole” [1], novelist and poet Edgar Fawcett inquires about the origin and nature of the oriole. He likens the northern song bird to a “scrap of sunset with a voice” and an orange tulip in a forgotten garden that was magically transformed. This type of poetic and mystical imagery around ...

Aaron Prisk
3 April 2024

Creating Snaps on Ubuntu Touch

Community Article

This article was written in collaboration with Alfred E. Neumayer of the UBports Project. Tablets, phones and current technology’s capabilities are phenomenal. Who would have thought a thin, light, barely 10 inch device would provide all the power necessary to run Virtual Machines, wherever one desires while powered on battery? That a sma ...

Aaron Prisk
19 March 2024

The Coronation of a New Mascot: Noble Numbat

Desktop Article

On the eve of our 20th anniversary we are thrilled to present the Noble Numbat, the mascot for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. ...

Aaron Prisk
21 September 2023

Join Canonical and the Ubuntu Community at UbuCon LA

Community Article

UbuCon LA is an annual gathering of free and open source enthusiasts, experts and industry leaders all coming together in Latin America. Since 2010, the conference has rotated between different countries in the region with this year’s event taking place in Medellín, Colombia. Folks who attend can expect to find a broad spectrum of talks, ...

Aaron Prisk
6 September 2023

Into the Labyrinth: Revealing the Mantic Minotaur

Desktop Article

Few creatures from mythology have captured the imagination of mankind quite like the legendary Minotaur. A half-man, half-bull behemoth that is said to guard the halls of the impenetrable labyrinth of Crete. The ancient sagas stated that only the bravest of warriors would be able to match its incredible strength and escape its mystifying ...

Aaron Prisk
17 August 2023

Ubuntu in education: A K-12 IT Director’s experience

Desktop Article

Former IT Director and Systems Administrator Aaron Prisk shares his experiences migrating a Pennsylvanian school district to Ubuntu. ...

Aaron Prisk
21 June 2023

Why you should attend the Ubuntu Summit

Community Article

We are very excited about the upcoming Ubuntu Summit 2023! This year, we’ll be gathering in the beautiful city of Riga, Latvia, from November 3rd-5th. There are many reasons to attend the Ubuntu Summit, including electrifying talks from industry leaders, invigorating hands-on workshops, and a unique opportunity to network with like-minded ...

Aaron Prisk
5 June 2023

Ubuntu Summit 2023 – Call for Proposals

Community Article

Do you have a revolutionary project that’s pushing the boundaries of the open source landscape? Are you an inspiring community leader who’s building a sustainable coalition for the future? Is your passion for education and advocacy helping foster the next generation of innovators? If you answered YES to any of these questions, we welcome ...

Aaron Prisk
27 May 2023

Ubuntu Summit 2023

Community Article

Laipni lūgti Latvijā! Welcome to Latvia! After the success of last year’s Ubuntu Summit in Prague, the organizers at Canonical set a goal to make this year’s Summit bigger, better and bolder. With this goal in mind, we are all extremely excited to announce that this year’s Ubuntu Summit will be hosted in the beautiful ...

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