Ubuntu is a popular GNU/Linux distribution backed by Canonical. It is capable of supporting different hardware platforms like server computers, cloud systems, desktops, tablets and mobiles.

Ubuntu was started back in 2004 and over the years it has grown to become most popular open source operating system. Presently Ubuntu most used open source cloud solution and it acts as a stable base for other solutions offered by Canonical such as OpenStack.

When the project was started back in 2004, Ubuntu was using GNOME 2.x as default desktop environment. Later when GNOME 2.x development was discontinued in favor of GNOME 3.x / GNOME shell, Ubuntu started developing their own shell named Unity.

Unity is the default desktop environment of Ubuntu and it is a cross device compatible shell. the main motive of unity is to offer a uniform user experience in different platforms. Beginning from Ubuntu 17.10, the project will be moving away from Unity in favor of GNOME. The idea of convergence was discontinued by Canonical due to poor appreciation from the market.

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Type	Linux
Status	Active
Home Page	https://www.ubuntu.com/
Page Hit Rank (rank/views)	21(5 hits per month)
Base distributions	Debian
Website Companes Who Use Ubuntu	CCAS Collect Breckinridge Chamber High Risk merchant
Desktop Envrionments	unity
Distributions based on Ubuntu	Bodhi Linux elementary OS (eOS) KDE neon Kubuntu Linux Mint Linux Lite Lubuntu Maui Linux Nitrux Peppermint OS Shark Linux Trisquel Ubuntu Budgie Ubuntu GNOME Ubuntu MATE Ultimate Edition Xubuntu Zorin OS
Releases	Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04.3 Ubuntu 16.04.2
Screenshots	Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04
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