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What is Ubuntu?

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<i>Ubuntu<i> is a computer operating system that is based on the Debian Linux distribution.
Ubuntu is <i>Linus Toralds</i> , while attending University in Helsinki Finland in the 1990s, wanted to create a UNIX-like operating system for his 386 computer . He created the Linux operating system , but what was interesting was that is based on he made this OS open to allow others to see and modify the "open source" programming code to meet their needs. By making this operating system "open source", people worked together (collaborated) to make a better, current operating system. As a result of this collaboration, different versions of Linux have been created such as <i>Red Hat</i>, <i>Fedora</i>, <i> SuSE</i>, <i>Mandriva</i>, <i>Debian Linux distribution</i>, and <i>Ubuntu</i>.
Linus Toralds , while attending University in Helsinki Finland in the 1990s, wanted to create a UNIX-like operating system for his 386 computer. He created the Linux operating system, but what was interesting was that he made this OS open source. By making this operating system "open", people could work together (collaborate) to make a better, current operating system. Because the Linux kernel is "open", various versions of Linux have been created such as Red Hat, Fedora, Open SuSE, Mandriva, etc.. The term <b><big>Ubuntu</big></b> is an old African philosophy explaining that helps to define people's allegiances and relations with each other. This name suits the free Linux distribution very well since it "open source" is heavily involved all about sharing and working together as a programming and supportive community of users. Over the years, Ubuntu has gained recognition a reputation as a an easy-to-use Linux operating system.
There have been many versions of Ubuntu for specialized reasons including:
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