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{{Short description|Linux distribution developed by Canonical}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2023}}

| license = [[Free software]] + some [[proprietary software|proprietary]] [[device driver]]s<ref name="kernelblobs">{{cite web |url= https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu |title= Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems |publisher= [[Free Software Foundation]] |access-date= 14 July 2015 |archive-date= 24 April 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110424061731/http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu |url-status= live }}</ref>

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'''Ubuntu''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-Ubuntu pronunciation.oga|ʊ|ˈ|b|ʊ|n|t|uː}} {{respell|uu|BUUN|too}})<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/about |title=About the Ubuntu project |last=Canonical |website=Ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428002843/https://www.ubuntu.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[Linux distribution]] based on [[Debian]] and composed mostly of [[free and open-source software]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/licensing |title=Licensing |last=Canonical |website=ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140026/https://www.ubuntu.com/licensing |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/community/mission |title=Our mission |last=Canonical |website=ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065850/https://www.ubuntu.com/community/mission |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/community/debian |title=Debian |last=Canonical |website=ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502065355/https://www.ubuntu.com/community/debian |url-status=live }}</ref> Ubuntu is officially released in multiple editions: ''[[Desktop computer|Desktop]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop |title=Ubuntu PC operating system |last=Canonical |website=Ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916063830/http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Server (computing)|Server]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/server |title=Ubuntu Server - for scale out workloads |last=Canonical |website=Ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=23 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223192409/https://www.ubuntu.com/server |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''Core''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/core |title=Ubuntu Core |last=Canonical |website=Ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428002636/https://www.ubuntu.com/core |url-status=live }}</ref> for [[Internet of things]] devices<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/internet-of-things |title=Ubuntu for the Internet of Things |last=Canonical |website=Ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428002640/https://www.ubuntu.com/internet-of-things |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[robot]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.ubuntu.com/2017/12/19/your-first-robot-a-beginners-guide-to-ros-and-ubuntu-core-1-5 |title=Your first robot: A beginner's guide to ROS and Ubuntu Core [1/5] |website=blog.ubuntu.com |access-date=16 August 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816162257/https://blog.ubuntu.com/2017/12/19/your-first-robot-a-beginners-guide-to-ros-and-ubuntu-core-1-5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/open-source-ubuntu-core-connects-robots-drones-and-smart-homes/ |title=Open source Ubuntu Core connects robots, drones and smart homes |first=Richard |last=Trenholm |publisher=CNET |access-date=16 August 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816194428/https://www.cnet.com/news/open-source-ubuntu-core-connects-robots-drones-and-smart-homes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All of the editions can run on a computer alone, or in a [[virtual machine]].<ref name="WSL2">{{Cite web|title=Canonical announces support for Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux 2|url=https://blog.ubuntu.com/2019/05/06/canonical-announces-support-for-ubuntu-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529084731/https://blog.ubuntu.com/2019/05/06/canonical-announces-support-for-ubuntu-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-2|archive-date=29 May 2019|access-date=2019-06-02|website=blog.ubuntu.com}}</ref> Ubuntu is a popular [[operating system]] for [[cloud computing]], with support for [[OpenStack]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ubuntu.com/openstack |title=OpenStack on Ubuntu is your scalable private cloud, by Canonical |last=Canonical |website=ubuntu.com |access-date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=28 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428002409/https://www.ubuntu.com/openstack |url-status=live }}</ref>