Ubuntu OS Features

What is Ubuntu OS?

- It is a free and open-source operating system.

- Ubuntu is also called as Debian based OS.

- Officially release three editions – Desktop, Server & IOT devices.

- Developed by UK based company Canonical Ltd.

- Ubuntu OS release every 6 month and LTS(Long Time Support) release in every    2  years with 5 years support.

- Other release supports are only 9 month

- Support .deb package

Features of Ubuntu 18.04 OS:

- Popular uses for Desktop user, Server and for cloud platform

- Launch GNOME 3.0 desktop

- Linux Kernel 4.15

- Python 3.6

- Livepatch available

- Improve Ubuntu by enabling anonymous system diagnostics

- Libre office 6.1

- Firefox, Thundirdbird, Gimp editor

- Support for color emoji

- Most popularly support for LAMP project and other.

Current & previous LTS releases are:

Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 20.04

Download Ubuntu ISO file:

Ubuntu 18.04

Desktop: https://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04.4/ubuntu-18.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso

Server: https://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04.4/ubuntu-18.04.4-live-server-amd64.iso

Ubuntu 20.04

Desktop: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ubuntu-20.04-desktop-amd64.iso

Server: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ubuntu-20.04-live-server-amd64.iso

Ubuntu 18.04 system requirements:

- 2 GHz dual core processor or better.

- 2 GB system memory.

- 25 GB of free hard drive space.

- Either a DVD drive or a USB for the installer media.

Create Disk partition for Ubuntu 18.04 installation

/boot: For booting files

/: For root partition, inside all file system allocated

Swap: For virtual memory

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