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Founded:
October 20, 2004 (edit)
Version: 23.04 Lunar Lobster (edit)
Release Date: April 20, 2023 (edit)
Next Release: Mantic Minotaur (edit)
Platform(s): x86-64, ARM, PPC (edit)
Packaging: DEB, Snap (edit)
Interface(s): GNOME (default), Unity (secondary default), KDE, Xfce, LXDE, Budgie, MATE (edit)
Derivative of: Debian (edit)
Home Page: ubuntu.com (edit)
 

General Information

Ubuntu (pronounced /ʊˈbʊntuː/) is a Debian-based Linux distribution developed by Canonical Ltd.

Name Etymology

Ubuntu's idiosyncratic name is derived from a South African word which roughly translates to "humanity towards others" or "solidarity among people." This philosophy is reflected in its logo, a highly stylized suggestion of three people of different complexions embracing, arm-in-arm in a circle.

CPU Support

Ubuntu is officially available on two platforms:

The community has developed Ubuntu on other platforms such as ARM or PowerPC but they aren't officially supported.

Ubuntu & Canonical

Canonical is a company created by Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical's purpose was developing and founding of the Ubuntu project. There was a lot of controversy about Canonical making Ubuntu profitable and the decisions began to be more Canonical and profit focused rather than community-friendly.

Canonical also can change any part of the Ubuntu system, as part of the contract.

System Requirements

  • 1000 MHz processor (Intel Celeron or better)
  • 1024MiB RAM (2048MiB reccomended)
  • 5 GB of hard-drive space
  • GPU with 3D Acceleration and at least 512MiB of memory.
  • Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media

Packaging Infrastructure

Although Ubuntu is a derivative of Debian, Ubuntu maintains its own packaging infrastructure that is periodically synchronized with the main Debian repositories.

External links


Official Ubuntu distributions
Ubuntu GNOME (discounted from 17.10) • Ubuntu MATEUbuntu BudgieUbuntu Kylin
KubuntuEdubuntuLubuntuXubuntuUbuntu StudioMythbuntu
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