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Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.



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 • 2022-09-30: Development Release: Ubuntu 22.10 Beta
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 • 2022-08-11: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 22.04.1
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 • 2021-10-14: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 21.10
 • 2021-09-24: Development Release: Ubuntu 21.10 Beta
 • 2021-09-17: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 18.04.6
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Feature snapshot
lunar
22.10
kinetic
22.04
jammy
Release Date 2023-03-07 2022-10-20 2022-04-21
End Of Life   2023-07 2027-04
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB)   1500-3900 1300-3500
Free Download ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop GNOME GNOME GNOME
Package Management DEB DEB (apt), snap DEB (apt), snap
Release Model Rolling Fixed Fixed
Office Suite LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice
Processor Architecture amd64, arm64, ppc64el, riscv, s390x amd64, arm64, ppc64el, riscv, s390x amd64, arm64, ppc64el, riscv, s390x
Init Software systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS, ZFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS, ZFS Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS, ZFS
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes
Full Package List snapshot 22.10 22.04
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.8) 1.2.8 1.2.7.2 1.2.6
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- 22.0.0 22.0.0
bash (5.2.15) 5.2.15 5.2 5.1
bind (9.18.12) 9.18.12 -- --
chromium (111.0.5563.64) -- -- --
cups (2.4.2) 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.4.1
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3 4.4.1
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.46.6 1.46.5 1.46.5
firefox (110.0.1) 1snap1 snap snap
freetype (2.13.0) 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.11.1
gcc (12.2.0) 13 -- --
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- --
glibc (2.37) 2.36 2.36 2.35
gnome-shell (43.3) 43.2 43.0 42.0
gnucash (4.13) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 2.06
gtk (4.10.0) .4 4.8.1 4.6.2
httpd (2.4.56) 2.4.55 -- --
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- --
k3b (22.12.3) -- -- --
kmod (30) 30 30 29
krita (5.1.5) -- -- --
libreoffice (7.5.1) 7.5.1 7.4.2rc3 7.3.2
linux (6.2.2) 6.1.0 5.19 5.15
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (10.11.2) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.0) -- -- --
mesa (23.0.0) 22.3.6 22.2.1 22.0.1
mysql (8.0.32) 8.0.32 -- --
nautilus (43.2) 44 43.0 42.0
NVIDIA (525.89.02) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (19.0.2) -- -- --
openssh (9.2p1) 9.0p1 9.0p1 8.9p1
openssl (3.0.8) 3.0.7 3.0.5 3.0.2
perl (5.36.0) 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.34.0
php (8.2.3) 8.1.12 -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.2) -- -- --
postfix (3.7.4) 3.7.4 -- --
postgresql (15.2) 15.2 -- --
Python (3.11.2) 3.11.1 3.10.6 3.10.4
qt (6.4.2) -- -- --
samba (4.17.5) 4.17.5 -- --
systemd (253.1) 252.5 251.4 249.11
thunderbird (102.8.0) 102.8.0 102.3.3 91.8.0
vim (9.0) 9.0 9.0 8.2
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- --
wayland (1.21.0) 1.21.0 -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.7) 21.1.7 21.1.4 21.1.3

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Version: 22.04
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-03-04
Votes: 0


For years, I Ran Ubuntu exclusively!
But, since all the Snap and other changes, it is more like MicroSoft Windoz mentality, than linux.
It got to where I fought with the updates constantly.
I spent more time working and jacking on it, than I did using it!
I hate how when you do lsblk, you get all the mounted snaps instead of just the mounted partitions.
Ubuntu is the only Linux that does that, and I never got used to it.
So I started Distro hopping again.
I've settled on Manjaro Gnome Minimum distro load.
It is complete, and you can add anything to it, that you want.
Oh yea, you can add things without using or jacking with Snap, & Snapd.
Now with Manjaro Gnome, I'm using my computer again, and not trying to fix it all the time.
Another thing I like about Manjaro, is it being a rolling OS.
Not having to load new versions.
Just Update it and forget it.
Canonical, You took a great OS, and made Windows out of it.
Go back to regular Linux with the apps on the repository, and put snap in the trash bin!
Good luck to all,
Terry


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Version: 22.10
Rating: 4
Date: 2023-03-02
Votes: 0


I don't like Ubuntu. But at the sime time, I don't feel like I should put 1, simply because this distribution is the "bridge" to the Linux world for a lot of users.

Things I don't like about Ubuntu is:
- removal of flatpak support: seems like they want to "close" their system to snap only, which lead to;
- too much snap pushing: for example, you can't install "normal" Firefox from terminal, because this will install Firefox-snap, and you can't disable this behaviour;
- apt going crazy sometimes, risking to destroy the system. To be honest, this is a problem of Debian non-stable branches, and Ubuntu just only inherited this.

I've started with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS back in early 2018, and it was great, I really liked it, so, though I switched to another distro (not important which, but not an Ubuntu-based), I continued to follow the developments. And I feel like, sadly, it's getting worse at every release


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Version: 22.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-02-24
Votes: 0


Keeps getting worse... go with a spin off instead. Something with the whole snap system removed and blocked.
Not only are snaps slow, they are intermittent as far as auto updating. Sometimes to have to use (sudo snap refresh) to get them to update.
It was also announced that flatpak support will not be included out of the box starting with 23.04 coming up shortly. Sounds like a Microsoft type move to me. You can however remove/block snaps and install flatpak yourself. But for newer users not familiar with this it could lead to a negative Linux experience.
My experience with snaps have been mixed just like their ability to auto update. I have not had any issues with flatpaks.

As far as the rest of the system, Ubuntu is NOT a rock solid experience. The only way it's "rock solid" is if you don't use it. GNOME has its own set of issues which is why I run with Kubuntu.

All in all if you want to use actual Ubuntu and not some spin off, you can put time and effort in to make it worthy and have it run a lot smoother. If you are new, I highly recommend using a distribution based off Ubuntu that has put he time and effort in to make it worthy and mostly worry free...



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