![]() ![]() Long-term support includes updates for new hardware, security patches and updates to the 'Ubuntu stack' (cloud computing infrastructure). Since the release of Ubuntu 6.06, every fourth release receives long-term support. Ĭurrent long-term support (LTS) releases are supported for five years, and are released every two years. Ubuntu releases updated versions predictably every six months, and each release receives free support for nine months (eighteen months prior to 13.04) with security fixes, high-impact bug fixes and conservative, substantially beneficial low-risk bug fixes. Ubuntu is built on Debian's architecture and infrastructure, and comprises Linux server, desktop and discontinued phone and tablet operating system versions. Ubuntu - Version History - Visual Timeline - 20231019 Background It is also popular for cloud computing, with support for OpenStack. Numerous community-editions of Ubuntu also exist. Since the release of the first version in 2004, Ubuntu has become one of the most popular Linux distributions for general purposes and is backed by large online communities like Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu is named after the Nguni philosophy of ubuntu, "humanity to others" with a connotation of "I am what I am because of who we all are". Canonical generates revenue through the sale of premium services related to Ubuntu and donations from those who download the Ubuntu software. Canonical provides security updates and support for each Ubuntu release, starting from the release date until the release reaches its designated end-of-life (EOL) date. An upgrade to Ubuntu is released every six months, with long-term support (LTS) releases every two years. As of October 2023, the most-recent release is 23.10 ("Mantic Minotaur"), and the current long-term support release is 22.04 ("Jammy Jellyfish").Īs with other Linux distributions, all of the editions can run on a computer alone, or in a virtual machine. ![]() The operating system is developed by the British company Canonical, and a community of other developers, under a meritocratic governance model. Ubuntu is officially released in multiple editions: Desktop, Server, and Core for Internet of things devices and robots. ![]() Ubuntu ( / uː ˈ b uː n t uː/ ⓘ oo- BOON-too) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Free software + some proprietary device drivers ![]()
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