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Ubuntu

Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ ⓘ uu-BUUN-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed primarily of free and open-source software. Developed by the British company Canonical and a community of contributors under a meritocratic governance model, Ubuntu is released in multiple official editions: Desktop, Server, and Core for IoT and robotic devices.

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Available in
More than 55 languages by LoCos
Default user interface
GNOME
Developer
Canonical Ltd.
Initial release
20 October 2004 (21 years ago) (2004-10-20)
Kernel type
Monolithic (Linux kernel)
Latest release
LTS: 26.04 LTS / 23 April 2026 (4 months ago) (23 April 2026)

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Security

Installation

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Hardware vendor support

Windows interoperability

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Ubuntu

Nodes212
Edges211
Triples322
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009434
Components1

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Ubuntu

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related to Large-scale deployments · 40
Ubuntu → After, Alliance, As, Based, By March, Colonel Guimard, December, Education, Gendarmerie Nationale, GendBuntu, Germany, Governing Mayor Dieter Reiter, In, In February, In May, Indian, IT, January, Kubuntu, LiMux
related to Installation · 32
Ubuntu → AMD64, ARM, Disk, DVD, For, GB, GHz, If, It, Live, LTS, Lubuntu, OS, Other, PC, Power ISA, Power ISA CPUs, POWER8, PowerPC, RAM
related to Adoption and reception · 28
Ubuntu → American, As, Best Open Source Client, Bossie Award, Chris DiBona, Cory Doctorow, Datamation, Expo, Goobuntu, Google, Google's, If, In, In March, InfoWorld's, Jamie Hyneman, January, Linux, LinuxWorld Conference, London
related to Features · 22
Ubuntu → All, APT-based, As, Cross-distribution, Debian's, Evolution, Fedora, Firefox, Flatpaks, GIMP, GNOME, GNOME Files, In, Linux, Many, Microsoft's, Nautilus, Pidgin, Synaptic, The
related to history · 19
Ubuntu → Canonical, Canonical Ltd, Debian, For, In April, July, London, Mark Shuttleworth, October, On, Shuttleworth, South African, Thawte, The, To, Ubuntu Foundation, US, Verisign, Warty Warthog
related to Cloud computing · 14
Ubuntu → Amazon EC2, Another, Canonical, Canonical Juju, DigitalOcean, Eucalyptus, IaaS, LXC, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Ubuntu Cloud Images, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu's, VPS
related to Package classification and support · 14
Ubuntu → Before January, Canonical Ltd, Canonical-supported, Debian Free Software Guidelines, Exceptions, Free, January, Main, Masters, MOTU, Since, Some, Ubuntu Pro, Universe
related to Third-party software · 12
Ubuntu → Additionally, Braid, DVD, Microsoft TrueType, Minecraft, Oil Rush, RAR, Snap, Some, The, Ubuntu Software, Ubuntu's
related to Local communities (LoCos) · 9
Ubuntu → Canada, However, Local Communities, LoCo Council, LoCo Team, LoCos, Originally, To, United States
related to Official distributions · 9
Ubuntu → Canonical, Gobuntu, Most Ubuntu, Since, Snap Store, UBports Community, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Touch

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support canonical software linux packages desktop release windows also available debian supported 04 used 10 use system distributions default microsoft

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UbuntuAvailable inMore than 55 languages by LoCos1.00infobox
UbuntuDefault user interfaceGNOME1.00infobox
UbuntuDeveloperCanonical Ltd.1.00infobox
UbuntuInitial release20 October 2004 (21 years ago) (2004-10-20)1.00infobox
UbuntuKernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)1.00infobox
UbuntuLatest releaseLTS: 26.04 LTS / 23 April 2026 (4 months ago) (23 April 2026)1.00infobox
UbuntuLicenseFree software + some proprietary device drivers, excluding trademarks1.00infobox
UbuntuMarketing targetCloud computing, personal computers, servers, supercomputers, IoT1.00infobox
UbuntuOfficial websiteubuntu.com1.00infobox
UbuntuOS familyLinux (Unix-like), Debian-based1.00infobox
UbuntuPackage managerGNOME Software, dpkg (APT), Snap – graphical front-end: Snap Store1.00infobox
UbuntuRepositorycode.launchpad.net/ubuntu1.00infobox
UbuntuSource modelOpen-source1.00infobox
UbuntuSupported platformsx86-641.00infobox
UbuntuSupported platformsARM641.00infobox
UbuntuSupported platformsRISC-V (RVA23)1.00infobox
UbuntuSupported platformsppc64le (POWER8 and later)1.00infobox
UbuntuSupported platformss390x1.00infobox
UbuntuSupported platforms32-bit support: IA-32 for up to Ubuntu 18.04 and in Ubuntu Core, and ARMhf (ARMv7 + VFPv3-D16) in ubuntu-core-22-pi1.00infobox
UbuntuUpdate methodSoftware Updater, Ubuntu Software, apt1.00infobox
UbuntuUserlanduutils (formerly GNU)1.00infobox
UbuntuWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
Ubuntuis amost popular Linux distribution among the top 10.90text

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