Ubuntu is the most popular Linux operating system in the world. Ubuntu is produced by Canonical and the community.
Ubuntu is named after the Southern African philosophy of ubuntu, which can be loosely translated as
"humanity to others"
or
"I am what I am because of who we all are".
Ubuntu is also the most popular operating system in the cloud.
- Based on :
debian - Package Manager :
apt - Founded :
2004 - Website : https://ubuntu.com/
Ubuntu releases a new version every 6 months, April (.04) and October (.10). The version names are based on year and month of release. Example : Ubuntu 18.04 means it was released on 2018 April.
Ubuntu releases a Long Term Support (LTS) version every 2 years. Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 are LTS releases. They're supported for 5 years. Hence LTS releases are recommended for installation.
The latest LTS release Ubuntu 18.04 is supported until 2023. You can download it here.
Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distribution ever. Because it is simple to install and use. I like Ubuntu, but I dislike the new GNOME 3 desktop environment. It's too heavy !
- Subin Siby, 2018-10-18
Yeah, I've first used Linux via the Famous "Ubuntu". Has a nice Purple/Magenta ambience which makes it stand out from other OSs(Windows).
The TaskBar on the side, did take some time to get used to.
Ubuntu seeming to be a parent for many distros has its quirks as most Softwares developed for Linux works perfectly fine on Ubuntu, thanks to the Active Open Source community.
- Elvis Tony, 2018-10-26
For me Ubuntu is simple to use. It's a user friendly operating system.
- Radhika R. Sharma, 2018-10-27