22 Facts About Ubuntu Linux

1.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software.

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2.

Ubuntu Linux is officially released in three editions: Desktop, Server, and Core for Internet of things devices and robots.

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3.

Ubuntu Linux is a popular operating system for cloud computing, with support for OpenStack.

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4.

Ubuntu Linux is released every six months, with long-term support releases every two years.

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5.

Ubuntu Linux is developed by British company Canonical, and a community of other developers, under a meritocratic governance model.

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6.

Canonical provides security updates and support for each Ubuntu Linux release, starting from the release date and until the release reaches its designated end-of-life date.

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7.

Ubuntu Linux is named after the Nguni philosophy of, which Canonical indicates means "humanity to others" with a connotation of "I am what I am because of who we all are".

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8.

Ubuntu Linux packages are based on packages from Debian's unstable branch, which are synchronised every six months.

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9.

Many Ubuntu Linux developers are maintainers of key packages within Debian.

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10.

Ubuntu Linux cooperates with Debian by pushing changes back to Debian, although there has been criticism that this does not happen often enough.

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11.

On 12 March 2009, Ubuntu Linux announced developer support for third-party cloud management platforms, such as those used at Amazon EC2.

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12.

Default installation of Ubuntu Linux contains a wide range of software that includes LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Transmission, and several lightweight games such as Sudoku and Mines.

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13.

Each Ubuntu Linux release has a version number that consists of the year and month number of the release.

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14.

Commonly, Ubuntu Linux releases are referred to using only the adjective portion of the code name; for example, the 18.

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15.

Ubuntu Linux Desktop is the variant officially recommended for most users.

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16.

Ubuntu Linux Core is the sole exception as it only has access to packages in the Snap Store.

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17.

AppArmor security module for the Ubuntu Linux kernel is used by default on key software packages, and the firewall is extended to common services used by the operating system.

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18.

Ubuntu Linux had some official distributions that have been discontinued, such as Edubuntu; including some previously supported by Canonical, like Ubuntu Linux Touch, that is maintained by volunteers .

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19.

Ubuntu Linux has support for OpenStack, with Eucalyptus to OpenStack migration tools added by Canonical.

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20.

Wikimedia Foundation data for September 2013 shows that Ubuntu generated the most page requests to Wikimedia sites, including Wikipedia, among recognizable Linux distributions.

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21.

Chris DiBona, the program manager for open-source software at Google, said "I think Ubuntu has captured people's imaginations around the Linux desktop, " and "If there is a hope for the Linux desktop, it would be them".

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22.

Steam's Linux client depends on these 32-bit libraries, Valve announced that they would no longer be supporting Ubuntu.

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