Ubuntu has been used for a long time, the first contact is RedHat, the personal experience is not good, at that time, I kept thinking, why is there not a better Linux operating system? Don't be the same Windows for thousands of years, okay? Until I saw Ubuntu.

Along the way, Ubuntu has never disappointed me, after all, it is the friendliest Linux distribution I have ever used. Ubuntu simplifies many operations, supports very rich applications, and the interface is very friendly, and supports many new projects and solutions, such as OpenStack fire, Ubuntu introduced some related solutions that are convenient for users to use OpenStack, and when K8s fired, Ubuntu also released software solutions related to K8s.

1.Ubuntu is more focused on the desktop side

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Ubuntu was launched in 2004 and supports desktops and laptops, but the experience was not good. Ubuntu is committed to becoming a "human-friendly Linux", adding many features that allow Ubuntu to be used as the main operating system. For example, it makes it easier to install drivers, such as supporting multimedia applications, and for example, it has begun to support a variety of games in recent years.

Canonical, the developer of Ubuntu, has put forward many initiatives to standardize the Linux desktop. Ubuntu integrates message notifications into the desktop and launches Ubuntu One file synchronization service and music storage service. A unified interface was also designed, although Canonical later halted these projects But it still has a big impact on the Linux desktop world.

Linux was used more on the server, and Ubuntu at the time also indicated the best Linux distribution. However, Ubuntu developers and community developers have put a lot of effort into this. Now it seems that the overall Linux desktop is much easier to use than it was 15 years ago, thanks to Canonical.

2.Linux supports an increasing variety of hardware types

Canonical is to provide desktop Linux for ordinary users, for this reason, they hooked up with many hardware manufacturers, including System 76, Dell, HP have launched laptops with Linux operating systems, and there are many relatively niche notebooks on the market such as Purism Librem 13, ZaReason UltraLap 6440 i7 and so on. Pop! PureOS for _OS and Purism is based on Ubuntu.

3.Ubuntu brings millions of users to Linux

Canonical's focus on the desktop has attracted many users, and now Ubuntu has far more users than other distributions, and it is very well-known, and the average computer enthusiast knows it. Many people first came into contact with Linux from Ubuntu, and some people may not use Ubuntu now, but many people know that without Ubuntu, it is difficult to enter the door of the Linux world.

4.Ubuntu is the basis for many popular distributions

Ubuntu is not only the most popular distribution, but also the basis of many popular distributions, many of them are based on Ubuntu.

When you open Ubuntu, you will download the application from the software library, a software library is a server that stores all programs and components, where developers can create and manage code projects, distributions like Ubuntu take the code from here.

Not all code is developed by Canonical, but like the Linux kernel. Some tests and security patches are submitted by Canonical.

Common ones include Linux Mint, ElementaryOS, and Pop! _OS Linux distributions also rely on Ubuntu libraries and can be used without paying at all, although they cannot rely on this to make money, but it does not dampen the enthusiasm of Canonical and the Ubuntu community to contribute to the Linux ecosystem.

5.Canonical has created a new universal package format, Snap

How do I install programs on Linux? The most convenient way to commonly use is to use a common package format, a simple one-line command can automatically pull the software from the server for installation, rather than having to download the software to the local computer, and then manually install it, Snap is a package format contributed by Ubuntu.

Before there was a common package format, if you developed software for Ubuntu and didn't develop the corresponding version of the software for another distribution, it would be troublesome. If you use Linux rpm and want to install a deb-based software, you can't install it at all unless you take the source code and recompile it for the new system.

Snap ignores version differences, whether you use Ubuntu or not, as long as your Linux has Snap support enabled, you can install the Snap version of the application. Canonical is now promoting Snap aggressively, targeting developers and some big companies, and Snap is clearly good for big companies as well.

6.Ubuntu attracts third-party commercial software

Ubuntu attracted many third-party developers, leading to the introduction of many commercial and proprietary software that was originally under Windows and MacOS on the Ubuntu platform.

While the addition of some third-party developers may not necessarily have a positive effect on the entire Linux ecosystem, for third-party developers themselves, software developed on Ubuntu can quickly spread to other distributions, such as the Linux version of the Steam gaming platform, which makes gamers and game manufacturers re-examine the prospect of using specific applications.

With Snap, few programs are exclusive to Ubuntu, because apps in the Snap app store are now very easy to access.

7.Canonical brought GUN/Linux to the mobile phone space

Android phones also use the Linux kernel, which you install on the computer is the same, but the two are the same kernel, and most of the other components are different.

The Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system is another of Canonical's ambitions, an idea that echoes the translator's personal fantasy a long time ago, that is, to launch a mobile version of Linux, just like running Ubuntu on a desktop to run a Linux distribution on a mobile phone, Canonical has done it, but it has limitations, but it is difficult to distribute and promote, and the phone is only used in a few markets.

The current state of Ubuntu Toucu limited Canonical's investment in the project, and now continues to exist as a UBports community project, where community members can continue to build on the original foundation and still maintain updates, and it has been ported to Librem 5 and PinePhone open source smartphones, and there are new phones launched recently, but the configuration is really not enough.

Recently, a domestic technology company announced that it is developing a mobile operating system comparable to iOS and Android, but the translator is still unclear about the technical implementation path behind it, but the path of running Linux directly on the mobile phone is an option.

8.Launchpad has become home to a lot of open source software

Launchpad is a software collaboration hub that hosts thousands of open source software, similar to Github. (Unlike Github, it is not tied to Microsoft.)

Launchpad was originally a proprietary project that Canonical used to make money, and Canonical used it to support future development of Ubuntu, which was criticized for opening up many components and finally open sourced the project in 2009.

For more than a decade, Launchpad has been an open source infrastructure project that developers can use to share source code, track bugs, participate in discussions, and more. Linux Mint, elementaryOS, Inkscape, and Exaile were also born here.

Ubuntu is a very powerful Linux operating system, and I would be happy to use it without Windows and macOS. Ubuntu has made a lot of contributions to standardizing and strengthening the Linux community and ecosystem.

To put it simply, Canonical is a company funded by several local tycoons, which originally did not have high requirements for profit. Later, in order to make a profit, on the one hand, we have to do business-oriented paid services like RedHat. On the one hand, cooperate with OEM manufacturers to make a profit, and on the other hand, sell paid software. On the other hand, there is closed-source commercial software on Launchpad, and finally, There are also entrance advertising spaces such as Amazon e-commerce sites, just like Firefox's default search engine is Google. Google will give Firefox the same pre-installed software similar to domestic mobile phones.