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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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Distribution Ubuntu
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2023-10-12: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 23.10
 • 2023-09-22: Development Release: Ubuntu 23.10 Beta
 • 2023-08-10: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 22.04.3
 • 2023-04-20: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 23.04
 • 2023-03-23: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 20.04.6
 • 2023-02-24: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 22.04.2
 • 2022-10-20: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 22.10
 • 2022-09-30: Development Release: Ubuntu 22.10 Beta
 • 2022-09-01: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 20.04.5
 • 2022-08-11: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 22.04.1
 • 2022-04-21: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 22.04
 • 2022-02-25: Distribution Release: Ubuntu 20.04.4
 • More Ubuntu releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-01-05 Canonical to make Snap packages more cross-platform
 • 2023-12-14 Ubuntu 23.04 nears its end of life
 • 2023-11-15 Canonical launches MicroCloud
 • 2023-11-08 Mir gains ability to split work across multiple video cards
 • 2023-10-19 Ubuntu and Ubuntu Budgie update install media
 • 2023-10-13 Ubuntu removes 23.10 install media due to malicious translation
 • 2023-09-30 Canonical removes malicious Snap packages from its repository
 • 2023-09-07 Ubuntu to offer more convenient disk encryption
 • 2023-08-25 Canonical's plans for future versions of Ubuntu
 • 2023-07-27 Ubuntu patches custom kernel bug
 • More Ubuntu headlines...

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Feature snapshot
noble
23.10
mantic
23.04
lunar
Release Date 2024-02-04 2023-10-12 2023-04-20
End Of Life   2024-07 2024-01
Price (US$) Free Free Free
Image Size (MB)   2500-4800 2500-4800
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 23.10 23.04
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.10 1.2.9 1.2.8
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 -- 23.0.0
bash (5.2.21) 5.2.21 5.2 5.2.15
bind (9.18.21) 9.18.21 -- --
chromium (121.0.6167.139) -- -- --
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.6 2.4.6 2.4.2
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3 4.4.3-P1
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.47.0
firefox (122.0) snap 1 snap
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.2 2.13.1 2.12.1
gcc (13.2.0) 14 -- --
gimp (2.10.36) -- -- --
glibc (2.39) 2.38 2.38 2.37
gnome-shell (45.3) 45.3 45.0 44.0
gnucash (5.5) -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.56) -- -- --
grub (2.12) 2.12 2.12 2.06
gtk (4.12.5) 4.12.5 4.12.2 4.10.1
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.58 -- --
inkscape (1.3.1) -- -- --
k3b (23.08.4) -- -- --
kmod (31) 30 30 30
krita (5.2.2) -- -- --
LibreOffice (24.2.0) 24.2.0 7.6.2 7.5.2
linux (6.7.3) 6.6.0 6.5.0 6.2
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.3) -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.2) -- -- --
mesa (24.0.0) 23.3.3 23.2.1 23.0.2
mysql (8.3.0) 8.0.36 -- --
nautilus (45.2.1) 45.2.1 45 44.0
NVIDIA (545.29.06) -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- --
openjdk (21.0.2) -- -- --
openssh (9.6p1) 9.6p1 9.3p1 9.0p1
openssl (3.2.1) 3.0.10 3.0.10u 3.0.8
perl (5.38.2) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.36.0
php (8.3.2) 8.3.0 -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.10) -- -- --
postfix (3.8.5) 3.8.5 -- --
postgresql (16.1) 16.1 -- --
Python (3.12.1) 3.12.1 3.11.4 3.11.2
qt (6.6.1) -- -- --
samba (4.19.4) 4.18.6 4.18.6 --
systemd (255.3) 253.5 253.5 252.5
thunderbird (115.7.0) 115.6.1 115.3.1 102.10.0
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.0 9.0
vlc (3.0.20) -- -- --
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 -- --
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- --
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.11 21.1.7 21.1.7


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Version: 23.10
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-02-03
Votes: 0


I used to use Ubuntu on multiple systems and for the most part I was happy. Then the problems started. It seems to me that Ubuntu has serious conflicts and flaws in its package management system. Everything was fine when it was just DEB through apt, you still had the occasional glitches. Once they brought in SNAP all hell broke lose. I'm on a limited bandwidth, I disable autoupdates because I dont have the bandwidth for a lot of background downloading. What I found even if you disable autoupdates, Ubuntu continues downloading hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes of mystery files and there's absolutely no way for the user to know its happening, it ignores your settings, and you can't stop it. On top of that they started putting out a firefox update solely through snap that doesn't even work (confirmed on multiple installs). Firefox refuses to start once this mystery update comes through, you try to fix it with apt, they removed firefox from apt so now its only on snap and snap is broken. Don't use Ubuntu there's too much mystery downloading going on almost like they're crawling around in my system. The fact it ignores your update setting and downloads random stuff is bad. Huge security risk. The user has to be informed whats going on.


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Version: 23.10
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-02-02
Votes: 0


As a "NOOB", who's delved into a few Distros as far back as W7 and currently running a triple boot on my W11 HP VICTUS laptop; 23.10 which is the only version I've tried recently, it excels. My other LINUX distro on the same machine is FAYE or LMDE6. When I say "NOOB", I mean I still need to figure out how to get SUSPEND to work with FAYE since the VICTUS won't come out of SUSPEND with keystroke, touchpad, or mouse. That's not the case with 23.10; it works from the get-go.
A little bit of a hiccup trying to get a USB or microSD built off RUFUS 4.4 not to hang during installation so built it instead in FAYE and "Bobs Your Uncle" or Wala!?
SNAP, DEB, Flatpack, RPM or Pacman are just icing on the cake if needed when a "NOOB" who doesn't venture out of a basic SURF and Email context. So, the only thing both distros haven't been able to do is connect to Apple Time Capsule with user and pass; no surprise there since everything I've read is not easy to come by. Suppose that's why I'm tinkering like the rest; get away from the bloat and retireing of Windows and realize that the best systems are those that are run on SUPER COMPUTERS.


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Version: 22.10
Rating: 5
Date: 2024-01-28
Votes: 3


Been using Ubuntu based distros of linux since ditching microsoft 22 years ago. Used to use openbox or other debian distros before switching to ubuntu, around ten years ago. I've installed it on several old laptops, desk pcs etc.


All this is about to change.


Snap has contributed a lot to my decision to ditch it. Let's face it, snap was a bad idea from the start.

But now the added ubuntu pro marketing (yes, yes, I know it's all still free for little people like me) has just made the whole thing stink.

I fully appreciate all the work that has gone into Ubuntu over the years, the kindness of the community providing support for us all when we are trying to find the right printer driver etc. But overall, as things stand today, I will not be spending any more of my precious time on this OS.


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