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Ubuntu is a Linux-based operating system with its origins in South Africa.Ubuntu means "humanity towards others". Back in years,Linux was difficult to use i.e. non-technical people couldn't use.It was at times when Linux distribution aimed at ease of use . Mark Shuttleworth,the creator of the project,gathered a few developers and went on create the most popular Linux distribution till date.
The Ubuntu project is aimed at creating one of the easiest OS on the planet using Linux as its base.
Ubuntu releases a new version every six months i.e in 4th month and 10th month of the year.Latest release was 16.04 and 16.10 which was out last year i.e in 2016.
Another unique fact about Ubuntu is its owners (or you could call them as creators)
have pledged to always keep the OS free.Ubuntu is backed by Canonical.The company promises that Ubuntu is,and always will be,free of cost and Open in nature.The commitment of the developers are to be credited for the ever growing fame of Ubuntu.
For those who're interested in computing,Linux is which they take pride in being a user of,and love its freedom and flexibility.Among all all the Linux distributions,which already are extremely popular,Ubuntu is the most popular.The reason for the success of Ubuntu in the race of
all the Linux distributions is its ease to use.Thus if you were to ask the question 'Who can use Ubuntu?',they(Creators) would say 'anyone' and they wouldn't be wrong.
Ubuntu comes with almost all the software which you would require as normal computer user.Enjoy the simplicity of Ubuntu’s intuitive interface. Fast, secure and with thousands of apps to choose from — for everything you want to do, Ubuntu has what you need.Some of the features of Ubuntu are Office software(create Professional documents,spreadsheets and presentations using Libre Office),Web Browsing(Renowned for speed and security, Ubuntu and Firefox make browsing the web a pleasure again.),Photos(Ubuntu is full of free apps to help you enjoy, manage, edit and share your photos),Videos(Watch all your favourite content on Ubuntu with apps for playing, managing and sharing your video),Gaming(From Sudoku to shoot-em-ups, Ubuntu has got loads of games that’ll keep you busy for hours),Smarter Searching(By enabling online search, smart filters make it faster and easier to find the content you need, whether it’s stored on your computer or on the web).
Ubuntu is used in many real world applications like,it is used in IT industry,in some of
the government sectors and even by some of the educational institutions etc.
Advantages of Ubuntu are as follows:
Ubuntu is Free.
You don't have to buy Office separately as it comes with builtin OpenOffice.
You are free from Virus and hence no need to buy any antivirus softwares.
Ubuntu does not need such high resources so your old computer gets second life.
Thousand of user are there to help you with when you are stuck.Become a part of Ubuntu forums.
References:Internet,digit-Fast Track.
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