Ubuntu
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Ubuntu (/ʊˈbʊntuː/ ⓘ uu-BUUN-too)[8] is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software.[9][10][11] Ubuntu is officially released in multiple editions: Desktop,[12] Server,[13] and Core[14] for Internet of things devices[15] and robots.[16][17] The operating system is developed by the British company Canonical,[18] and a community of other developers, under a meritocratic governance model.[8][19] As of October 2023[update], the most-recent release is 23.10 ("Mantic Minotaur"), and the current long-term support release is 22.04 ("Jammy Jellyfish").
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| Developer | Canonical Ltd. |
|---|---|
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open-source[1][2] |
| Initial release | Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) / 20 October 2004 (19 years ago) (2004-10-20) |
| Latest release | Ubuntu 23.10.1 (Mantic Minotaur)[3]  22.04.3 LTS[4] / 16 October 2023; 52 days ago (16 October 2023)10 August 2023; 3 months ago (10 August 2023) |
| Repository | |
| Marketing target | Cloud computing, personal computers, servers, supercomputers, IoT |
| Available in | More than 55 languages by LoCos |
| Update method | Software Updater, Ubuntu Software, apt |
| Package manager | GNOME Software, dpkg (APT), Snap – graphical front-end: Snap Store |
| Platforms | |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Free software + some proprietary device drivers[7] |
| Official website | ubuntu |
As with other Linux distributions, all of the editions can run on a computer alone, or in a virtual machine (such as WSL in Microsoft Windows).[20] An upgrade to Ubuntu is released every six months, with long-term support (LTS) releases every two years.[8][21][22] Canonical provides security updates and support for each Ubuntu release, starting from the release date until the release reaches its designated end-of-life (EOL) date.[8][23][24] Canonical generates revenue through the sale of premium services related to Ubuntu and donations from those who download the Ubuntu software.[25][26][27]
Ubuntu is named after the Nguni philosophy of ubuntu, "humanity to others" with a connotation of "I am what I am because of who we all are".[8] Since the release of the first version in 2004, Ubuntu has become one of the most popular Linux distributions for general purposes[28][29] and is backed by large online communities like Ask Ubuntu. Numerous community-editions of Ubuntu also exist.[30] It is also popular for cloud computing, with support for OpenStack.[31]
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