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| Developer | Canonical Ltd., Ubuntu community |
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| OS family | Linux |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Open source (with some exceptions) |
| Initial release | 20 October 2004 |
| Latest release | Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus / 13 April 2017 |
| Latest preview | 17.10 Artful Aardvark |
| Marketing target | Personal computers, servers; IoT (Ubuntu Core)--> |
| Available in | More than 55 languages by LoCos |
| Update method | APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software) |
| Package manager | dpkg, Snappy |
| Platforms | I386, IA-32, AMD64; ARMhf (ARMv7 + VFPv3-D16), ARM64; Power, ppc64le; s390x |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME, Ubuntu Unity, GNOME 2 (in older versions) |
| License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | www |
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbuːntuː/ uu-BOON-too, stylized as ubuntu) is an open source operating system software for computers. It is one of the distribution systems of Linux, and is based on the Debian architecture. It is usually run on personal computers, and is also popular on network servers, usually running the Ubuntu Server variant, with enterprise-class features. Ubuntu runs on the most popular architectures, including Intel, AMD, and ARM-based machines. Ubuntu is also available for tablets and smartphones, with the Ubuntu Touch edition.
Ubuntu is published by Canonical Ltd, who offer commercial support. It is based on free software and named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu (literally, 'human-ness'), which Canonical Ltd. suggests can be loosely translated as "humanity to others" or "I am what I am because of who we all are".
Ubuntu is the most popular operating system running in hosted environments, so–called "clouds", as it is the most popular server Linux distribution.
Development of Ubuntu is led by UK-based Canonical Ltd., a company founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical generates revenue through the sale of technical support and other services related to Ubuntu. The Ubuntu project is publicly committed to the principles of open-source software development; people are encouraged to use free software, study how it works, improve upon it, and distribute it.
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