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Ubuntu
Developed by the community, based on the Linux kernel operating system, which is ideal for use on personal computers, laptops and servers. It contains all the necessary programs that you need: an Internet browser, an office suite for working with texts, programs for communicating on the Internet and many others.
| First released | 2004 |
| Developed by | Canonical |
| Latest stable version | Ubuntu 20 |
| Open-source | Yes |
| Used by | Azure, AWS, Oracle |
Interesting facts
According to Canonical, Ubuntu is used by approximately 20 million users. It is the 1st in the list of the most popular Linux distributions for web servers.