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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.
Quarkos (formerly known as Quark) is an official fork of Q4OS that uses an Ubuntu base instead of Debian. [21] It describes itself as a 'user-friendly, desktop oriented operating system based on Ubuntu Linux'. [22] It comes in two variants, one of which uses the same desktop theme as Q4OS, while the other uses a visual theme similar to Windows ...
Ubuntu releases are also given code names, using an adjective and an animal with the same first letter – an alliteration, e.g., "Dapper Drake".With the exception of the first two releases, code names are in alphabetical order, and except for the first three releases, the first letters are sequential, allowing a quick determination of which release is newer.
AlmaLinux OS Foundation AlmaLinux OS Foundation 2021 9.5 [2] 10 years [3] 2024-11-18 X Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) general None Active Alpine Linux: Alpine Linux Team Alpine Linux Team 2006 3.21.0 [4] ? 2024-12-05 X LEAF Project: security, lightweight, general None Active ALT Linux: ALT Linux Team ALT Linux Team, ALT Linux LLC 2001 10.3 [5] ?
Trisquel (full name Trisquel GNU/Linux) is a computer operating system, a Linux distribution, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu. [7] The project aims for a fully free software system without proprietary software or firmware and uses a version of Ubuntu's modified kernel, with the non-free code (binary blobs) removed. [8]
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.
Lubuntu (/ l ʊ ˈ b ʊ n t uː / luu-BUUN-too) [1] is a lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that uses the LXQt desktop environment in place of GNOME.Lubuntu was originally touted as being "lighter, less resource hungry and more energy-efficient", but now aims to be "a functional yet modular distribution focused on getting out of the way and letting users use their computer".
Linux Mint 2.0 'Barbara' was the first version to use Ubuntu as its codebase and its GNOME interface. It had few users until the release of Linux Mint 3.0, 'Cassandra'. [14] [15] Linux Mint 2.0 was based on Ubuntu 6.10, [citation needed] using Ubuntu's package repositories and using it as a codebase. It then followed its own codebase, building ...