Ubuntu
Open-source operating system
Ubuntu is a popular open-source operating system based on Linux, known for being user-friendly and free.
Released in 2004, it made Linux accessible to non-technical users and remains widely used on personal computers and servers: I installed Ubuntu on my old laptop to give it new life.
The name comes from the Southern African philosophy of shared humanity. (Lowercase ubuntu is the philosophy itself.)
Open-source operating system kernel
- open-sourceFreely viewable, editable code
- desktopPrimary computer interface
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- distroBundled OS release
terminal · GNOME · apt · Debian · server · installation · partition · dual-boot
People as a whole
- togethernessState of close connection
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
- communityCollective of connected people
solidarity · belonging · dignity · empathy · kindness · reconciliation · Mandela · forgiveness
Those who give help
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- developersThose who create software
volunteers · translations · support · wiki · user groups · collaboration · sharing · free
Linux
Open-source operating system kernel
- open-sourceFreely viewable, editable code
- desktopPrimary computer interface
- distributionAllocation across recipients
distro · terminal · GNOME · apt · Debian · server · installation · partition · dual-boot · repository
humanity
People as a whole
- togethernessState of close connection
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- interconnectednessState of mutual linkage
community · solidarity · belonging · dignity · empathy · kindness · reconciliation · Mandela · forgiveness · African
contributors
Those who give help
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- launchpadRocket departure platform
developers · volunteers · translations · support · wiki · user groups · collaboration · sharing · free · accessibility
- New South AfricaNelson Mandela, Mandela, rainbow nation, African National Congress, new constitution
- Linux DistrosDebian, SteamOS
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- platformspodium, Windows, stage, Linux, platform
- fontsHelvetica, Arial, Georgia, Verdana, Times
Ubuntuproprietary software
Restricted, owned computer programs
Windows · Microsoft Windows · macOS · commercial software · iOS
Ubunturadical individualism
Belief in absolute personal sovereignty
atomism · solipsism · egoism · rugged individualism · misanthropy