Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a distribution (or "distro") of Linux.

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The project was founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth via his company, Canonical Ltd. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of Ubuntu — roughly, "humanity towards others".

Reference

• official home page
  • Kubuntu: Ubuntu with KDE
• Wikipedia

Links

• How it works
  • Ubuntu Startup

Discussion

• wish list: suggestions for improving the Gnome implementation in Ubuntu