Ubuntu (operating system)
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Screenshot of Ubuntu Desktop 16.10 "Yakkety Yak"
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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 16.10 Yakkety Yak / 13 October 2016 |
| Latest preview | Ubuntu Core 16 beta |
| Marketing target | Personal computers, servers, smartphones, tablet computers (Ubuntu Touch), IoT (Ubuntu Core) |
| Available in | More than 55 languages by LoCos |
| Update method | APT (Software Updater, GNOME Software) |
| Package manager | dpkg, Snappy |
| Platforms | IA-32, AMD64; ARMhf (ARMv7 + VFPv3-D16), ARM64; Power, ppc64el; s390x |
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Monolithic (Linux); Hybrid Linux and Windows NT (under Windows 10) |
| Userland | GNU |
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| License |
Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
| Official website | www |
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbuːntʊ/ uu-BOON-tuu, stylized as ubuntu) is a Debian-based Linux operating system for personal computers, tablets and smartphones, where Ubuntu Touch edition is used; and also runs network servers, usually with the Ubuntu Server edition, either on physical or virtual servers (such as on mainframes) and/or with containers, that is with enterprise-class features; runs on the most popular architectures, including server-class ARM-based.
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". It uses Unity as its default user interface for the desktop.
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