Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu ("humanity towards others").
With an estimated global usage of more than 12 million users,Ubuntu is designed primarily for desktop use, although netbook and server editions exist as well. Web statistics suggest that Ubuntu's share of Linux desktop usage is about 50%,and indicate upward trending usage as a web server.
Ubuntu's first release was on October 20, 2004. Since then, Canonical has released new versions of Ubuntu every six months.
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