Canonical has brought premium Ubuntu Pro Linux images to Amazon Web Services, which come with extended maintenance, broader security coverage, and critical compliance features.

Amazon Web Services now offers Ubuntu virtual desktops from $23 a month.

Read about the features of Ubuntu Pro, find out how to get it on AWS, and compare its strengths and OSS security weaknesses.

Canonical has fine-tuned the Ubuntu kernel for better performance on the Amazon Web Services cloud, reportedly providing 30 percent faster bootups in a smaller package.

Recently, with the advent of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), Canonical has added support for pre-baked Amazon EC2 images. This makes spinning up your own personal cloud servers fast and easy—although not ...