# Ubuntu Reviews **Vendor:** Canonical Ltd. **Category:** [Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/operating-system) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 2,391 ## About Ubuntu Ubuntu is the Linux OS that’s made for everyone. Harness the freedom and creativity of open source, from laptops and workstations to servers and IoT devices Published by Canonical, Ubuntu brings you the best of open source, backed by enterprise-grade assurance. Ubuntu delivers a unified and stable experience. Ubuntu serves as an interoperable platform, from the desktop to the edge. Wherever you innovate, you can expect high-performance and the same rich tooling ecosystem. Through community and partnership, we ensure that Ubuntu is always at the cutting-edge. Open source contributors work to ensure that the latest applications, tools and libraries have a home in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Our hardware partners, such as Dell, Lenovo, HP, IBM and NVIDIA, work with us to certify Ubuntu out-of-the-box on the latest boards, devices and chipsets, through a series of over 500 OS compatibility tests per device. When the time comes to scale up, Ubuntu provides integrations to make device governance manageable. Enforce strict identity management protocols with support for Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID and Google Cloud platform, through Ubuntu’s AuthD broker. Ubuntu’s regular release cadence empowers you to plan ahead with confidence. Across your stack, Ubuntu LTS (long-term support) releases receive 5 years of patching and maintenance as standard. Additional enterprise-grade support is delivered through Ubuntu Pro - Canonical’s comprehensive subscription for open source security. Ubuntu Pro expands security patching and maintenance for up to 12 years and includes tooling for hardening and compliance, enabling you to stay ahead of CVEs, minimize downtime and meet your regulatory requirements. This includes support for frameworks such as FIPS, DISA STIG, NIST and the Cyber Resilience Act. ## Ubuntu Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users praise Ubuntu's **user-friendly interface** , making it accessible even for those new to Linux. (334 reviews) - Users appreciate the **lightweight and efficient environment** of Ubuntu, ideal for coding with extensive compatibility and resources. (298 reviews) - Users love Ubuntu for its **open-source nature** , enabling customization and flexibility without any cost. (213 reviews) - Users love Ubuntu's **user-friendly interface** and its ability to run efficiently on various hardware configurations. (186 reviews) - Users praise Ubuntu for its **user-friendly interface** , making it accessible for newcomers while ensuring efficient performance. (183 reviews) - Users appreciate the **speed and performance** of Ubuntu, enhancing efficiency across various tasks and server management. (176 reviews) - Users value the **great community support** of Ubuntu, which helps solve problems and enhances the user experience. (155 reviews) - Users value the **free availability** of Ubuntu, making it accessible and beneficial for everyone. (150 reviews) - Reliability (134 reviews) - Easy Installation (126 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users often face **compatibility issues** with software and games, which can disrupt productivity and usability on Ubuntu. (140 reviews) - Users express frustration over **limited software availability** on Ubuntu, hindering their productivity and experience. (102 reviews) - Users report **driver issues** with gaming software and hardware compatibility, making the experience frustrating at times. (101 reviews) - Users find **usage difficulty** in Ubuntu, particularly newcomers struggling with command lines and complex management tasks. (90 reviews) - Users experience **performance issues** with Ubuntu, citing slow Snap package startups and overall lack of optimization. (80 reviews) - Users find the **command line reliance** on Ubuntu challenging, especially for those unfamiliar with Linux. (73 reviews) - Update Issues (63 reviews) - Limitations (59 reviews) - Skill Requirements (57 reviews) - Users find the **limited availability of applications** on Ubuntu frustrating, impacting usability and compatibility. (56 reviews) ## Ubuntu Reviews ### 1. Review of Ubuntu by a long term Ubuntu user **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ritwik J. | Co-Founder and CTO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 29, 2023 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The best part is the ease of using the operating system. It's the Linux operating system with the best User interface ever. It has good community support as well. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** It like most aspects of Ubuntu as an Operating System but it has less number of apps on it's app store directly. Many of the times we have to rely on downloading third party softwares. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a great operating system and probably the best one in Linux family. It's very convinient for sctipting and development. It was great compatibility with all the Command Line Tools such as Python, Shell Script, etc. ### 2. Best Linux for everyone **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Gambling & Casinos | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Ubuntu is straightforward, powerful, and open source. Its community is extensive and stable. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** There are only a few hardware drivers available, and software support is quite limited. No access to M365, we still lack quality document editing tools. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** This platform benefits me by providing robust Linux tools, reliable stability, and seamless integration with servers and Docker. It also supports efficient coding and deployment, making my workflow much smoother. ### 3. More reliable, user friendly and secure then ever before..!!! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ram D. | DevOps Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The foremost thing which makes Ubuntu differ from other linux distributions is the vast community support, comparatively better software compatibility and easier to adapt due wide range of documentation and tutorial available online. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Less support for the gaming applications and lack of hardware integration, especially in terms of GPU integration. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** In our company, it is used as the primary operating system with Desktop as a Service due to its lightweight nature and go to OS due to its fast boot time when it comes to virtual environments for application hosting. ### 4. Ubuntu the real free linux from Sud -Africa **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Guillermo B. | Site Reliability Engineer - Optus AU / Singtel Optus Pty Limited, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Ubuntu is stable and easy to use it provides a lot of desktops and security patches **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** The support model is expensive if your need to pay for it **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Ubuntu as a primary desktop ditribution ### 5. The best way to serve. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2021 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I have tried the new security settings and ssh tool to make changes and better secure my server. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** This far I would improve the optimization of the package create feature. **Recommendations to others considering Ubuntu:** I advise users to consult with the ubuntu community. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can solve all problems with ubuntu. I realized that with patience and the community anything is possible. A prime example was the before-mentioned SMS service failed to restart. Seems that I failed to configure the restart and the community showed the error to me and provided a quick fix. ### 6. User Frindly Linux Distro for Start using linux **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** L V P. | Head of IT, Financial Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 13, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The user-friendly UI makes it easy to use for first-time users. And if you install with the full software package, you can use it without any issues. And if someone can't buy a license, it's best to use this. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Some software is hard to install that make the user expariance bit hard. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Security is really good. easy to use the GUI No license and pro version available for personal users ### 7. A Technical and Functional Approach **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alex R. | Information Technology Analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Even for beginners, the interface is clean, elegant, and easy to use. Ubuntu is based on Debian, so it is very reliable and receives frequent security updates. Apt makes software installation very easy, and Ubuntu supports Snap, Flatpak, and .deb. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Some apps via Snap take a long time to open and consume more resources. And you don't always have the option to use another version. For older machines, the "standard" Ubuntu can be a bit heavy. Versions like Xubuntu or Lubuntu are lighter. Proprietary drivers (e.g., Nvidia) sometimes cause headaches. Although it has improved a lot, support can still fail in specific cases. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu is free and open source, eliminating the need to pay for operating systems or basic software. It has a robust permissions system, making it less vulnerable to viruses and malware common in Windows. Ideal for environments that require security. ### 8. Stable, Secure, Easy to use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nijat I. | Full-stack Developer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 23, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I like that Ubuntu is stable, fast, and secure. It has a clean interface, frequent updates, and strong community support, which makes it very reliable for both development and everyday use. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Compared to Windows or macOS not available too many app and programs. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me manage both personal and professional tasks efficiently, from coding to running virtual machines. The system’s stability and speed improve my productivity. ### 9. Best Linux Distribution (Ubuntu) **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rohit S. | Principal Techincal Consultant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2023 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Gui improved alot from in last recent versions APT repository also added with lot of packages **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Though GUI got improved but still have some user friendly things missing **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using Ubuntu OS for all of users in office so that they can feel like windows os. ### 10. The best operating system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sahil P. | Software developer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The best clean operating system i ever used it's very fast secured and easy to used plus it's very easily allowed the user to do multi tasking and the integration is very easy **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Nothing that much but it's better if they improve some configurations **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu is way better solving like make linux usable and accessible for everyone like it's free for everyone to use and no doubt about the security there is no hassle about security plus for the software developer it's the one of the best software ecosystem ### 11. Best OS for Software Development **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** We use Ubuntu for local development because it matches our server environment. Being a Linux based OS is the definitely the best part about Ubuntu. I also love the new improvements with taking screenshot that allows me to take screenshot of part of the screen. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Processes hang and I have to restart to continue working. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing a free OS for developers ### 12. Open Source and Cost Effective—A Hassle-Free Solution **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ganapathi h. | Chief Executive Officer, Computer & Network Security, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** opensource, cost effective with no license pain **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** nothing to mention it all depends on the use case **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Much easier to maintain without upfront capex cost ### 13. Simple to use **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andy W. | Director of Project Development, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I like that Ubuntu is easy to use. I have it on multiple servers and can normally get things up and running in less than an hour. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I don't have any complaints about Ubuntu. At least most of the problems I've encountered are user caused and not faults of the operating system **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use Ubuntu to host web applications and have some home lab services running off of it. ### 14. No Linux Come Close **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Patrick O. | IT Officer , Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 21, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** more stable than Windows 11 OS to me, free apps that you don't need to buy or purchase. user-friendly OS and best Linux ever **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** You need to know your command lines well **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** easy to host personal a cloud server on ubuntu ### 15. Ubuntu is perfect for daily work and coding. Feels stable and secure. Highly recommended. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** prashanth u. | Team Leader, Automotive, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 15, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** It's fast, reliable, and easy for anyone to use. I love how smooth the updates are. The interface feels friendly but also powerful for tech tasks. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Sometimes certain apps or hardware need extra steps to work, but overall it's great. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu provides a stable, secure, and user-friendly operating system that eliminates licensing costs and offers excellent performance for both development and daily computing tasks. ### 16. Review for ubuntu **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2023 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The enhanced GNOME desktop along with dark mode support is too notch. The user friendly installer has made the installation of software and packages has become somewhat simple Ubuntu pro offered extended security Maintainace & compliance **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Ubuntu can sometimes feel heavier on resources compared to lighter distribution. With multiple updates types it can lead to confusion for new users. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using ubuntu as operating system for the cloud servers. With centsOS coming to an end the use of ubuntu has increased in users. With supported panels non technical users can also handle it. Also as it is users friendly can be easily customized and users can download it anytime on their own servers ### 17. Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS User Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** bhavik m. | Senior Linux Administrator (AWS), Computer Software, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** 1. Repository (apt) is updated with new packages which are latest one. 2. Systemctl command is more reliable in Ubuntu 24.04 version compare to Ubuntu 22. 3. Boot time taken in Ubuntu 24.04 is very fast compare to my other OS like Centos and Debian 11. 4. Reboot time taken after any configuration change is quite fast compare to Amazon Linux 2 as I did comparison for both OS and can say that AZ2 takes 2 min 4 sec to re-up the server while ubuntu 24.04 takes 1 min 3 sec compare to AZ2 for re-up. So we can say it saves half of the time. 5. It supports maximum range of lower version of Database i.e. mysql, maria-db. 6. Nginx and Apache both web server functions more smoothly in Ubuntu 24.04 OS. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** 1. CPU core process utlization is quite high at start up of any web services like nginx and apache2. 2. SWAP space time to use in case of requirement is quite longer as compare to other OS. When I mount swap partition and try to use it but it was available not immediately but it was available after few more minutes post providing mount point. So this second point is totally comes inder dislike category as it was totally irritating. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Latest packages which were not available in default repository are added in default repo in Ubuntu 24.04. Same issue was found in ubuntu 20 and ubuntu 22 version. So this is best benefit in my case. because to get latest package, we need to add manual repo and need to get that package from external repo which is resolved now. ### 18. Review Ubuntu **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** What I like about Ubuntu is its simplicity and ease of use. It can be used even by an inexperienced user. It also has excellent implementation with various systems. Customer support refers to the forums and a solid community. I use it a lot on a personal level. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** It lacks a wide range of features, as several need to be installed manually. Additionally, its integration with different apps and devices is not seamless. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu solves problems like high software costs, complexity and security issues by being free, user-friendly and secure. ### 19. Fast and reliable, but limited app support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sourav G. | Distribution Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I like that Ubuntu is fast, free, and easy to use. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I dislike that some apps don’t work easily on Ubuntu. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** the issue of costly software by offering a free and open-source alternative. It allows me to enjoy a fast and secure system without any additional expenses. ### 20. Ubuntu usage and experience. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nikunj K. | Consultant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** the GUI and the community support. The support is available on google for almost everything. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Sometimes it becomes tricky when the snap store crashes and you need to find out and rebuild it. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have to host applictions which needs stability and security. Ubuntu is the best choice. ### 21. High Security and OpenSource: Ideal for Windows Users **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The security is high, it is OpenSource, and it is Free. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** At the level of compatibility with devices, we need to look for other ways to solve it. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** At the Banking level, it has support for Containers, since its base is Linux. Being free, it indeed saves on operating costs. ### 22. Ubuntu the linux distro that just works **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Priyanka R. | Deputy Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** User friendly interface, easy installation and update.regular ltd release , built in security features **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Slow start up times, storage bloat, gnome restrictions, unity nostalgia **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Plug and play linux experience and ubuntu helps in development,gaming and productivity all in one system ### 23. Free, secure, & user-friendly Linux OS, popular for both personal use & professional servers. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Harinder S. | Solutions Support & consulting, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 24, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The best thing about Ubuntu is its stability, security, and ease of use—all free and backed by a huge community. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** A common dislike about Ubuntu is that some software and drivers aren’t fully compatible, which can cause setup or performance issues compared to Windows or macOS. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu solves reliability and security needs while benefiting you with a free, powerful, and versatile platform. ### 24. Ubuntu offers a clean and simple dev setup for software engineers **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 02, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Ubuntu is one of the first OS that I ever used. And I still have Ubuntu in VPCs and VMs. I like the fact that everything is so robust and simple in Ubuntu. When you want to create reliable servers with not much of OS level hassles, Ubuntu is a top choice. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** When I am not thinking as a developer or Software Engineer. I would like to ease my life a little bit. So, here Ubuntu can get a little messy. Although I would say the ecosystem is highly active these days. Still, I would say it lacks the experience that a regular user needs. That snappy touch of UX and a bunch of utilities that macOS or Windows provides seem absent when I just want to chill. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** The simplicity, and robustness provides a reliable trust for building cloud infrastructures. ### 25. Ubuntu honest review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** yashpal b. | Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The security features of Ubuntu is the best thing I like. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Sometimes it's tough to use some of the features and hence may not be user friendly. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using Ubuntu as operating system and it's solving my need of security of data. ### 26. Ubuntu is one of the best linux distros for a reason! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael R. | Consultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** It is easy to set up and install; it gets out of your way; I feel like I could install it on my mother's computer and she would be able to use it properly. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I don't enjoy Snaps, and would prefer Ubuntu to impliment flatpak and join the rest of the linux community. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is less invasive than Windows, more stable, and has a great application ecosystem. ### 27. Sure **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Fátima D. | Disbursement Accounts Analyst / SVS Company Administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I like Ubuntu because it is a secure, stable, and free operating system. Its interface is intuitive, the installation is simple, and there is a large community that is always willing to help. Additionally, being open-source, I can customize and adapt it according to what I need, without worrying about licenses or additional costs. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** What I don't like about Ubuntu is that some programs are not compatible and sometimes it can be complicated to find the right drivers for certain devices. Additionally, in environments where systems like Windows predominate, its integration with certain programs or networks may not be as smooth. If you don't maintain a frequency of use, it's easy to forget some commands or configurations. Also, for those coming from other systems, the learning curve can be a challenge, and official support is not as accessible as in other systems. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu has some issues, such as the lack of compatibility with certain Windows programs, the need to manually install some drivers, and integration with systems that primarily use Windows. At first, it can also be a bit difficult to get used to its operation. However, this helps me explore free alternatives, learn more about hardware and software, and develop skills in Linux, which can be useful for technology topics, QA, or even for my entrepreneurship. ### 28. Absolutely Love This Software! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Usman P. | system administrator, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** user friendly and performance and have GUI as well **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** getting heavier and similar to windows in terms of usage **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** as an OS for infra and development ### 29. Effortless to Use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The easy to use, kernel being open source. And it being very arch Linux unlike **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Wish it got more widespread support like windows **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I do my day to day work in ubuntu ### 30. Best operating system in world **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shesh Nath G. | Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Open source and easy to use, easy availability, free with lots of features, secure. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I did not found any dislike till now, although working on ubuntu from last 8 years. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Making software development easy. ### 31. The best free software operating system **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gonzalo A. | Manager of infraestructure IT, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** It is an Operating System that is maintained over the years and does not lose support, as well as they continue to create new and improved versions. They have a wide variety of compatible applications for daily work. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Some apps are incompatible but you always find an alternative. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I avoid paying for a Windows license for basic tasks like loading an Excel file, displaying indicators, or accessing via a web browser. ### 32. a Reliable and user-friendly linux distro **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Ubantu offers a clean and beautiful user interface, it has strong community support, great choice for personal ans professional use. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** snap package system can be slower compared to traditional package managers **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubantu provides a free, open-source alternative to expensive and proprietary operating system like windows and macOS ### 33. one of the best OS to use and leverage for network engineers **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gayathri N. | Network Security Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** it's very straight forward simple and easy to navigate through **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** nothing that i can say. It's a very good software **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** i use ubuntu for lot of testing purposes. It can be downloaded as a debian package and is very easy to use and troubleshoot. One who knows linux can easily understand this product ### 34. Begin your developper journey by learning Linux's most beginner friendly distribution **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** It is relatively easy to use, we can set up the GUI to have similar interaction as in Windows or Mac. It is the natural first step to work with Linux and support an opensource project **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Package managing is challenging if you are new to Linux and you want to install programs but this is not only for Ubuntu **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it as the operating system for my side projects, I use it on the cloud which I also use to have a "virtual desktop" ### 35. Using Ubuntu has been a great experience. It's fast, stable, and perfect for coding. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nataporn C. | IT Support, Information Technology and Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** What I like best about Ubuntu is its speed, stability, and the freedom to customize everything. What’s most helpful is the strong community support and easy access to open-source tools. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** What I dislike about Ubuntu is occasional software compatibility issues, especially with certain proprietary apps. The least helpful part is dealing with hardware drivers — sometimes they require manual fixes. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu solves problems like high system resource usage and lack of control in other OSes. It gives me a fast, customizable, and open-source environment that’s perfect for development. ### 36. Reliable Open Source Solution with Outstanding Community Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 25, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Reliable Open Source product with plenty of community support **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** When upgrading to later versions, not all products stay the same and sometimes need to rework existing solutions **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Full featured, easy to use linux system ### 37. Great OS **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The performance. Developer-Friendly Comes with a huge package ecosystem (apt is solid and well-maintained). Great support for Docker, Node.js, Python, and most dev tools. WSL support makes it the default Linux experience for Windows users too **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Snap Packaging System Slow startup times for Snap apps (e.g., VS Code, Chromium). Snaps are sandboxed, which can break integrations (e.g., accessing .bashrc, using certain fonts). Forced adoption — e.g., Firefox is only available as a Snap in recent versions, which frustrates some users. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Problem: Installing and maintaining a Linux system is hard for non-experts ### 38. I use it for command line **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** It allows me to run the repositories my company uses without encountering some of the issues I experienced on Windows. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I wish the user interface were improved, as it would make viewing all the folders much more visually appealing. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** There are some issues in Windows related to the file naming or some files missing, in Ubuntu this issue is not present ### 39. User friendly and most secured OS in the World **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rahul P. | Sr Planning Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 27, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** user-friendly interface, robust package management, and strong community support. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Those who loved windows find difficult to use Ubuntu because of their interface and separate apps. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu is solving various problems related to software stability, ease of use, and system management, which benefits users by providing a reliable and efficient computing environment ### 40. Enterprise Open Source on Linux **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Krishna Kumar B. | Project Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Open source and secured with user friendly for all types of users across the platform. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Not much to say except few of the UIs need to be bit attractive comparted to other ones. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is being secured and very much useful at the time of implementing virtualization mechanism . ### 41. A Great software system for seamless integration and user adaptation customizable UI interface. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abhishek K. | Packaged App Development Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 29, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Very strong community resources and free to use. Provides greater hardware compatibility. Provided a great compatibility and integration with software applications and interfaces. Seamless and awesome display and interface. Must recommended for business and personal users. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Requires some complex command line knowledge for few tasks. There is some limited support available for few help topics. People coming from windows background may initial adoption and acclimatization issue. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Rapid scaling across multiple users with quick throughput and faster turnaroud time. ### 42. It's a good tool to learn and user friendly experience. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shawin K. | Software Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The working experience for the project was good easy to complete the tasks and very reliable. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Nothing much it is perfect in its way I feel. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** It was helpful to to our company project to complete it one time as we use ubuntu. ### 43. Reliable, open-source OS for developers and everyday use **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jbili A. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I love how clean and user-friendly it feels, even for people switching from Windows. It’s stable, secure, and doesn’t slow down over time. Plus, the software center and terminal make installing stuff super easy **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Some hardware doesn't play nicely with Ubuntu right out of the box. I’ve had issues with Wi-Fi drivers or printers in the past, which can be frustrating if you’re not tech-savvy. Also, while gaming has improved, it's still not perfect compared to Windows. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu gives me a stable, secure, and free environment for work and development, without the usual slowdowns or forced updates. It just works. ### 44. Ubuntu is an easy to use and powerful linux distro **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Moses L. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I like how easy it is to install and get updates **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** It is a bit more bloated than other distros **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use this on local hardware and cloud installations as a secure and efficient operating system ### 45. Ubuntu : Coolest Operating System For System Administrator **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shashank M. | CyberSecurity Trainer, Computer & Network Security, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** GUI Interface and Less System Error Face **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** There is a very Limited software compatibility & also we faced lots of occasional driver issues. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu is a free and open source available operating system, its speed is impressive as compare to windows os. ### 46. Execellent to work and use for ecommerce develpment **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dhiren P. | Senior Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** we are using magento setup on ubuntu and this has not additional requirement and easy to implement and easy to integration. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Some graphics software not supported. Like as photoshop. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using command on terminal to setup software and use them. ### 47. light weight ness and GUI engancement of the ubuntu. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dhiraj T. | Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 31, 2024 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** The ubuntu is really best for development, weather it is a web application developement or mobile application. I have been using it since last 4 years and it is running so smoothly. Ubuntu has really worked on its look and feel. Since the Gnome 46(ubuntu 24.04) its new look is just fabulous. and the support to more application is just great. One of the best feature I like about ubuntu is its multiple display transition. It is just so smooth allowing filtering the apps on diffrent displays. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** Sometimes it gives problem to mounting of external devices. But that is fixable. If we little commands on terminal and understanding of the ubuntu file system, it is solvable. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** My hardware is not that mych powerful and that's why for such configuration, ubuntu is giving me best performance. ### 48. Ubuntu server: A very nice experience **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amr A. | Team Leader | Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2024 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I usually setup servers to host websites and such, and Ubuntu server just makes that job a breeze, it contains all the normal tools you'd want, and is setup quite fast. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I honestly don't think I can find anything I particularly dislike about it, it's just plain old ubuntu with no GUI, I would say I'd like to have some sort of web UI available to look at some quick statistics without ssh, but setting that up using external packages isn't hard by any means. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** It allows me to easily install it on a local server or a vm on azure/aws and quickly setup a hosting server for any web application we develop. ### 49. Ubuntu operating system **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ashish M. | CNCF (Kubernetes) Open source Contributer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2024 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** I am using ubuntu from 3 years. And i have liked command line interface in ubuntu **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** I think ubuntu is best operating system. And i like all the things from ubuntu. **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ubuntu is very fast and easy to use and it is very secure. ### 50. Best for deploying applications **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Asif A. | Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Ubuntu?** Has the best interface and library support for deploying applications on cloud. **What do you dislike about Ubuntu?** User interface can be improved which makes even beginners to easily use it **What problems is Ubuntu solving and how is that benefiting you?** Deploying applications on cloud giving vast library support ## Ubuntu Discussions - [What is special about Ubuntu?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-special-about-ubuntu) - 5 comments, 5 upvotes - [What is Ubuntu Desktop used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ubuntu-desktop-used-for) - 6 comments, 2 upvotes - [What software comes with Ubuntu Server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-software-comes-with-ubuntu-server) - 2 comments, 2 upvotes - [Is Ubuntu really good OS comoared to other Linux distros?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-ubuntu-really-good-os-comoared-to-other-linux-distros) - 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