# Ubuntu |  | **Ubuntu** is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released in multiple editions: Desktop, Server, and Core for Internet of things devices and robots. The operating system is developed by the British company Canonical, and a community of other developers, under a meritocratic governance model. As of October 2023, the most-recent release is 23.10, and the current long-term support release is 22.04. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Ubuntu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu) | Install on [[Windows]] with [[Windows Subsystem for Linux|WSL]] and [[Chocolatey]] with `= this.choco` ## [[Nix Distributions]] - Ubuntu Server - Ubuntu Mate - Kubuntu - Lubunto - Xubunto