Ubuntu derivatives

Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux distribution

Kubuntu ( ) is an official flavor of Ubuntu, a Linux distribution that uses the KDE Plasma Desktop Environment instead of the GNOME desktop environment. As part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu uses the same underlying systems. Kubuntu shares the same repositories as Ubuntu and is released regularly on the same schedule as Ubuntu.

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Edubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system designed for use in classrooms inside schools, homes, and communities.

Ubuntu-based Linux distribution

Trisquel (full name Trisquel GNU/Linux) is a computer operating system, a Linux distribution, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu. The project aims for a fully free software system without proprietary software or firmware and uses a version of Ubuntu's modified kernel, with the non-free code (binary blobs) removed. Trisquel relies on user donations, as a non-profit group. Its logo is a triskelion, a Celtic symbol. Trisquel is listed by the Free Software Foundation as a distribution that contains only free software.

Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for multimedia creation

mobile interface for Ubuntu, developed by UBports

Ubuntu flavor that comes with the MATE desktop

Linspire (formerly Lindows) is a commercial operating system based on Debian and Ubuntu and currently owned by PC/OpenSystems LLC. It had been owned by Linspire. Inc. from 2001 to 2008, and then by Xandros from 2008 to 2017.

Chinese Linux distribution

Lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS

Linux distribution with KDE Plasma, based on Ubuntu

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Linux distribution

Official flavor of Ubuntu

Cuban state-sponsored Linux distribution

Emmabuntüs is a Linux distribution derived from Debian (previously Ubuntu) and designed to facilitate the restoration of computers donated to humanitarian organizations like the Emmaüs Communities.

Freespire is a community-driven Linux distribution currently owned by PC/Open Systems LLC. It is derived from Linspire and is composed mostly of free, open source software, while providing users the choice of including proprietary software including multimedia codecs, device drivers and application software.

LiMux was a project launched by the city of Munich in 2004 in order to replace the software on its desktop computers, migrating from Microsoft Windows to free software based on Linux. By 2012, the city had migrated 12,600 of its 15,500 desktops to LiMux. In November 2017 Munich City Council resolved to reverse the migration and return to Microsoft Windows-based software by 2020. In May 2020, it was reported that the newly elected politicians in Munich, while not going back to the original plan of migrating to LiMux wholesale, will prefer Free Software for future endeavours.

BackBox is a penetration test and security assessment oriented Ubuntu-based Linux distribution providing a network and informatic systems analysis toolkit. It includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

lightweight Linux distribution

Ubuntu-based Linux distribution

Zentyal (previously known as eBox Platform) is an open source email and groupware solution based on Ubuntu Linux. The latest release (Zentyal Server 8.0 Development) took place on February 26, 2024.

GendBuntu is a version of Ubuntu adapted for use by France's National Gendarmerie. The Gendarmerie have pioneered the use of open source software on servers and personal computers since 2005 when it adopted the OpenOffice.org office suite, making the OpenDocument .odf format its nationwide standard.

Armbian is a software framework for building system images for single-board computers (SBCs). It is not a Linux distribution in its own right but builds upon Debian or Ubuntu, providing a minimal base system optimized for SBC hardware and maintaining its own kernels. The framework allows users and manufacturers to deploy ready-made images or create customized ones for specific hardware.

Linux distribution base on Ubuntu using the Cinnamon desktop environment

LliureX () is a project of the Generalitat Valenciana with the goal of introducing new ICTs based on free software in the Valencian Community education system.

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open source project that provides pre-packaged server software appliances