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20 years with Ubuntu
We celebrate 20 years of Ubuntu with Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole. Will we see Ubuntu in the next 20 years, too?
When we look back twenty years ago, October of 2004 stands out as a momentous event in the history of the open-source community. This event was marked by the release of Ubuntu, a free and simple to use operating system based on Debian Linux. Ubuntu was established by the South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, who, together with his company Canonical, aimed to create a user-friendly Linux operating system that could compete against Microsoft Windows and Apple’s Mac OS.
Starting Out and Gaining Value of Ubuntu
At its inception in 2004, the Ubuntu operating system had been well received primarily due to its ease of use, low entry barriers and tremendous backing from users. Its tagline, “Linux for human beings,” is an initiative to broaden the appeal of Linux to general computer users. Before the dawn of Ubuntu, using Linux was heavy on the users, maybe developers, and techies — the distributions had been difficult with too many unnecessary elements. Such walls were eliminated by the distribution’s easy to use desktop, periodic releases, and rather useful APT package manager.
