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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.
Ubuntu (/ ʊ ˈ b ʊ n t uː / ⓘ uu-BUUN-too) [9] is a Linux distribution derived from Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. [10] [11] [12] Ubuntu is officially released in multiple editions: Desktop, [13] Server, [14] and Core [15] for Internet of things devices [16] and robots.
The Ubuntu MATE project was founded by Martin Wimpress and Alan Pope [4] and began as an unofficial derivative of Ubuntu, using an Ubuntu 14.10 base for its first release; [5] a 14.04 LTS release followed shortly. [6] As of February 2015, Ubuntu MATE gained the official Ubuntu flavour status from Canonical as per the release of 15.04 Beta 1.
It is intended for desktop and laptop computers, [8] and has been described as a "loose continuation of the Chinese Kylin OS". [9] In 2013, Canonical Ltd. reached an agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to co-create and release an Ubuntu-based operating system with features targeted at the Chinese market.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update Windows Server 2016 Fall Creators Update : iOS 11.1 watchOS 4.1 tvOS11.1: OpenBSD 6.2 DragonFly BSD 5.0: Ubuntu 17.10: 2017–11: Linux 4.14 Fedora Linux 27: BareMetal 1.0.0 2017–12: iOS 11.2 watchOS 4.2 tvOS11.2: Android 8.1: ReactOS 0.4.7 2018–01: Linux 4.15: 2018–02 ...
LTS applies the tenets of reliability engineering to the software development process and software release life cycle.Long-term support extends the period of software maintenance; it also alters the type and frequency of software updates to reduce the risk, expense, and disruption of software deployment, while promoting the dependability of the software.
Pinguy OS focused on enhancing Ubuntu's user-friendliness and was tailored towards users unfamiliar with UNIX operating systems. The OS was available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. For users that had less available hardware, there was another version made specifically for these older machines to work with less resources.
Black Lab Linux (previously OS4 and PC/OS) A derivative of Xubuntu the interface for which was made to look like BeOS. [121] A 64-bit version was released in May 2009. [122] In 2010 PC/OS moved to more unified look to its parent distribution and a GNOME version was released on 3 March 2010. [123] Renamed Black Lab Linux on 19 November 2013. [124]