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What is ubuntu?

what is ubuntu?


Ubuntu is an opensource operating system developed by canonical ltd., Ubuntu is an open-source software meaning that its source code is accessible to anyone without paying anything for it.

Ubuntu meaning

ubuntu meaning


The word ubuntu comes from the name of African Nguni philosophy of Ubuntu which means “humanity to others” with a connotation of “I am what I am because of who we all are” ( according to canonical ltd.).

Ubuntu advantages

ubuntu meaning


  • Ubuntu is a very popular operating system for cloud computing because of its support for OpenStack( OpenStack is a free and open cloud computing platform)
    cloud computing
  • The biggest advantage of using Ubuntu as your operating system is that you get long term support and if you are willing to pay for their support the support can even be larger e.g- the latest ubuntu is supported until 2025 and until 2030 as a paid option.
    long term support
  • Another big advantage of Ubuntu is its security as ubuntu aims to be secure by default, users don’t have a lot of privileges as compared to other operating systems for increased security a tool called ‘sudo’ is used which gives temporary administrative assess to users but still keeps the root account closed.
    security
  • Most network ports are closed by default to avoid chances of being hacked, ubuntu also supports full disk encryption which takes its security to next level

encryption

Ubuntu features

ubuntu features


 Default installations of ubuntu consist of a wide range of software and several lightweight games such as-

  • libre office( office suit)
  • Firefox(web browser)
  • thunderbird( email client, news client, RSS and chat client)
  • transmission( BitTorrent client)
  • soduku( game)
  • chess( game)
  • GNOME files( file manager)


Apart from this software, other software is also installed by default and many software can also be downloaded for free

Ubuntu download

ubuntu download


The latest version of Ubuntu can be downloaded from the official ubuntu site, click on the link below to visit official ubuntu site.

official ubuntu site

Install ubuntu


The following video gives a complete step by step procedure to install ubuntu 20.04 on a windows computer


conclusion

Ubuntu is an open-source operating system that primarily is used for cloud computing and focuses a lot on security, downloading and installing ubuntu is an easy process and one can learn to do so by following the above video.

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