Ubuntu
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.