I often get asked why Ubuntu-based distributions have been my go-to for years. Here's what keeps me coming back. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer July 15, 2025 at 6:39 a.m. PT ...

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth wrote a blog report today highlighting the rapid growth of Ubuntu adoption on servers. Based on data from W3Techs, he shows that Ubuntu deployments now outnumber ...

And because the OS and the installed software titles are free, it's a win-win. On top of that, because it's based on Ubuntu, there's a world of other software that can be installed.

The ARM-based Ubuntu 11.04 Netbook beta is not specifically for tablets, but it could be adapted for the devices, said Gerry Carr, head of platform marketing at Canonical, in an e-mail.

However, he knows of many core developers building Linux-based tablets using Ubuntu’s underlying stack — called Ubuntu Core — as a base. He declined to reveal any names.

Ubuntu Linux backer Canonical is changing top management in an effort to become more operationally disciplined, with founder Mark Shuttleworth passing the chief executive job to Chief Operations ...

Ubuntu is based on Debian, and hundreds — if not thousands — of distributions based on Ubuntu. The Debian Project, created by Ian Murdock, first released Debian on Aug. 16, 1993.

A Windows-like experience Linux Mint is essentially Ubuntu with a Windows-like start menu. This OS is entirely based on Canonical's Linux distro, much in the same way Ubuntu is based on Debian.