Ubuntu…
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Ubuntu 26.04 “Resolute Raccoon”…
DeveloperCanonical Ltd.
OS familyLinux (Unix-like), Debian-based
Working stateCurrent
Source modelOpen-source12
Initial release20 October 2004
Latest releaseLTS: 26.04 LTS3 / 23 April 2026
Repository• code .launchpad .net /ubuntu
Marketing targetCloud computing, personal computers, servers, supercomputers, IoT
Available inMore than 55 languages by LoCos
Update methodSoftware Updater, Ubuntu Software, apt
Package managerGNOME Software, dpkg (APT), Snap – graphical front-end: Snap Store
Supported platforms• x86-64
• ARM64
• RISC-V (RVA23)
• ppc64le (POWER8 and later)
• s390x 4
• 32-bit support: IA-32 for up to Ubuntu 18.04 and in Ubuntu Core , 5 and ARMhf (ARMv7 + VFPv3-D16) in ubuntu-core-22-pi 6
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)
Userlanduutils (formerly GNU)
Default
user interface
GNOME
LicenseFree software + some proprietary device drivers,7 excluding trademarks
Official websiteubuntu.com

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Footnotes

  1. “kernel.ubuntu.com”. kernel.ubuntu.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018. ↩

  2. “Index of/ubuntu”. archive.ubuntu.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2018. ↩

  3. “Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release notes”. 23 April 2026. ↩

  4. “Installation”. Ubuntu Server Documentation. Canonical Ltd. 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Ubuntu 20.04 Server Edition […] supports four 64-bit architectures: amd64, arm64, ppc64el, s390x ↩

  5. “Ubuntu Core” (PDF). ↩

  6. “Supported platforms”. Ubuntu Core Documentation. Canonical Ltd. 2020. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022. ↩

  7. “Explaining Why We Don’t Endorse Other Systems”. Free Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015. ↩