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Ubuntu (/ ʊ ˈ b ʊ n t uː / ⓘ uu-BUUN-too) [8] is a Linux distribution derived from 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.
An online edition of the Ubuntu Software Center was released, the Ubuntu Apps Directory. The Web store shows the same content as the Software Center application, with a download button that opens the application if running Ubuntu or a link to download the Ubuntu operating system installer if running a different operating system. [9]
Ubuntu, the company's main product. Canonical Ltd. [4] is a privately held computer software company based in London, England.It was founded and funded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth to market commercial support and related services for Ubuntu and related projects.
www.canonical.com /projects /ubuntu /unr Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE) , known as Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) prior to the release of Ubuntu 10.04 , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] is a discontinued version of the Ubuntu operating system (OS) that had been optimized to enable it to work better on netbooks and other devices with small screens or with the Intel ...
The Ubuntu Forums were created by Ryan Troy in October 2004. [6] The forums became a popular resource for Ubuntu and were deemed the Official Ubuntu Forums in November 2004. [ 7 ] The forums hosting continued to be paid for by Ryan and the occasional donations of forum members until March 2006, when Canonical offered to host the forums on its ...
Canonical announced it had engineered Unity for desktop computers as well and would make Unity the default shell for Ubuntu in version 11.04. [60] GNOME Shell was not included in Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal because work on it was not completed at the time 11.04 was frozen, but was available from a PPA , [ 61 ] and was available in Ubuntu 11.10 ...
In December 2008, Canonical announced that the source code to the Launchpad website would be released under a free software license by 21 July 2009. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] It was also announced that two large components of Launchpad, Soyuz (which is responsible for the build system, package management and Ubuntu package publishing) and Codehosting ...
Xubuntu (/ z ʊ ˈ b ʊ n t uː /) [2] is a Canonical-recognized, community-maintained derivative of the Ubuntu operating system. The name Xubuntu is a portmanteau of Xfce and Ubuntu , as it uses the Xfce desktop environment , instead of Ubuntu's customized GNOME desktop.