Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.
Features
Properties
- Customizable
- User friendly
- Lightweight
- Support for Themes
Features
- Linux-based
- Based on Debian
- APT package manager
- Support for Unicode
- No registration required
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Support for .deb files
- Ad-free
- Easy installation
- Works Offline
- OTA Updates
- Kde support
- Dark Mode
- Debian package compatible
- X server
- Wayland Support
- Portable
- Support for scripting
- KDE
- Multiple languages
- Support for Nvidia drivers
Tags
- Privacy Protection
- Security & Privacy
- GNOME
- sega-genesis
- gnome-shell
- gnu-linux
Ubuntu News & Activities
Recent News
- Fla published news article about Proton VPN
Proton VPN CLI launches for Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora usersThe official Proton VPN command-line interface is now available for users on Arch, Debian, Ubuntu, ...
- Fla published news article about Proton VPN
Proton VPN CLI for Linux now available on Ubuntu, Debian, and FedoraProton VPN has launched a command-line interface for Linux, now available on Ubuntu, Debian, and Fe...
- Maoholguin published news article about Ubuntu
Ubuntu 25.10 launches with GNOME 49, Linux kernel 6.17, TPM-backed encryption and moreUbuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” arrives as a short-term release supported until July 2026, with a di...
Recent activities
- RipTheJacker008 liked Ubuntu
POX added Ubuntu as alternative to MicroPythonOS- Jqri liked Ubuntu
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What is Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software, instant messaging and much more.
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- English
Comments and Reviews
I just deleted Windows today and installed Ubuntu on my desktop. Ubuntu is very easy to learn I had it up and running on a 9-year-old desktop that I received for free
Why does everyone who first install Linux talk about this to the community?
Because for years we ( Windows users) were under the impression that Linux was so complicated and that Windows was going to be the only OS that we would ever use. BTW I like Windows 10. I just hate the fact that Microsoft basically owns your PC after agreeing to the TOS
As of 2018, Ubuntu's installer will collect data about user devices. This has caused outrage amongst Linux users.
Firstly, it's opt-out, rather than opt-in.
Secondly, it shouldn't even be there.
Thirdly, Canonical (Ubuntu's creators) have a very poor record on privacy, including harvesting local searches to drive Amazon sales and hostility to critics or their privacy practices.
Try Linux Mint or Manjaro instead. Linux Mint is completely compatible with Ubuntu, but comes with added features that make it even more user-friendly, especially for beginners. Manjaro is not based on Ubuntu; it's based on Arch. Although Arch has a daunting reputation as a difficult-to-use distro, Manjaro has been completely sorted out by its creators for user-friendliness. It supports both its own and the AUR (Arch User Repository), which means access to tens and tens of thousands of apps. If you don't know which to go for, consider also: Mint will be as stable as Ubuntu, Manjaro is a semi-rolling distro, which means it gets very regular system updates. Both are available with different desktops, and both are very much better than Ubuntu. I use Manjaro and would never use Ubuntu.
[Edited by JohnFastman, May 27]
One thing isn't true: Settings, Privacy, Problem Reporting.
What about to buy the support?
A loving user of Ubuntu, moved to it after years of using windows.
Thank you very much to the developers!
free, open source and easy to use. to anyone struggling to get the most recent updates on their old OS I would reccommend booting up ubuntu
Ubuntu tracks you and sells your data, and i do NOT like that. Ubuntu is rather unstable now too.
Canonical pushing proprietary snaps even tho nobody wants to use them. All other distos prefer flatpak, and that's what is installed by default... but not on ubuntu
isnt trustworthy as other linux distros, but more than windows etc. close source snaps