What is it?
Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too!
The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.
These freedoms make Ubuntu fundamentally different from traditional proprietary software: not only are the tools you need available free of charge, you have the right to modify your software until it works the way you want it to.
About Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a free, open source Linux-based operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release (and with 6.06 LTS you get 3 years on the desktop and 5 on the server!). Ubuntu ships with the latest GNOME release as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.
What makes Ubuntu special? Why do people choose Ubuntu as their favourite OS for work and play?
Regular and Predictable Releases
The Ubuntu team releases a fresh Ubuntu every six months. It includes the latest kernel, X, GNOME and other key applications, and is supported with security updates for 18 months (or that magical 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on the server for 6.06 LTS). You can download the CD and burn it yourself or have us ship you a CD.
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To download: Visit our http://www.ubuntu.com/download.
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To order a pressed CD: Fill in your shipping address in http://shipit.ubuntu.com/. We won't give or sell your information to anyone or use it for anything other than sending you these CDs. If you are part of a library or other community system, you are welcome to request CDs for that group, such as a LUG or school.
Absolutely Free of Charge
Ubuntu is Free Software, and available to you free of charge. It's also Free in the sense of giving you rights of Software Freedom, but you probably knew that already! Unlike many of the other commercial distributions in the free and open source world, the Ubuntu team really does believe that Free software should be free of software licencing charges.
Fast, Easy Install
Ubuntu has a fast and easy graphical installer right on the Desktop CD, which is also a Live CD. We have kept the distribution installation CD set down to one single CD, everything else is available online if you need it. On a typical computer, the Ubuntu installation should be done in less than 25 minutes.
Best of all, you will only ever need to use it once, because we support ongoing upgrades via the network, from version to version. You never need to reinstall the operating system, just upgrade from each released version to the next when you want to.
And if you use Ubuntu on the server, we haven't forgotten you. Ubuntu includes a nice, easy text installer and even has a one click LAMP install option!
Immediately Useful
When you finish your Ubuntu installation your system is immediately usable. On the desktop you have a full set of business productivity applications, internet applications, drawing and graphics applications, and games. Or for the server you get just what you need to get up and running, with nothing you don't. There are thousands of additional pieces of software that are just a few clicks away, but we've done the hard work to get the basics in place easily and effectively.
Learn more ... speak to us!
You can interact with the Ubuntu community including developers, translators and tech support activists through our mailing lists and IRC channels. Start with these ones:
Ubuntu Mailing Lists
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There are several mailing lists that you can join. Some of these are high traffic so you may prefer to use a web forum.
Ubuntu IRC Channel
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Chat live with the Ubuntu community on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) at #ubuntu on irc.freenode.net.
Web Forums
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Find out more about web forums in which to meet Ubuntu users and developers.
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