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Ubuntu

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Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world.

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Canonical Kubernetes

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Ubuntu is the reference platform for Kubernetes on all major public clouds, including official support in Google’s GKE, Microsoft’s AKS and Amazon’s EKS CAAS offerings. We deliver pure upstream Kubernetes tested across the widest range of clouds — from public clouds to private data centres, from bare metal to virtualised infrastructure.

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Canonical Netplan

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Netplan is a utility for easily configuring networking on a linux system. You simply create a YAML description of the required network interfaces and what each should be configured to do. From this description Netplan will generate all the necessary configuration for your chosen renderer tool.

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Canonical MicroK8s

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MicroK8s is pure upstream Kubernetes, not a subset. We keep it small with sensible choices that just work. That makes a quick install, with easy upgrades and great security — and leaves your options open later.

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Canonical LXD

15 reviews

Canonical LXD is a next generation system container manager.It offers a user experience similar to virtual machines but using Linux containers instead.It's image based with pre-made images available for a wide number of Linux distributions and is built around a very powerful, yet pretty simple, REST API.

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Canonical LXC

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Canonical LXC by Linuxcontainers.org is a set of tools, templates, library and language bindings. It's pretty low level, very flexible and covers just about every containment feature supported by the upstream kernel.

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Canonical OpenStack

14 reviews

Canonical’s OpenStack on Ubuntu gives you the flexibility to place your OpenStack services exactly where you want them, while sharing all the operational code with a large community.

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Launchpad

12 reviews

Launchpad is a software collaboration platform that provides: Bug tracking Code hosting using Bazaar and Git Code reviews Ubuntu package building and hosting Translations Mailing lists Answer tracking and FAQs Specification tracking

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Canonical Juju

7 reviews

Canonical Juju solutions for big data. Build your environment in minutes. Reduce, analyse, index, visualise, repeat

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Nikola B.
Warehouse Team Lead | WMS Specialist | SOC analyst | Cyber Security Incident Responder |
01/15/2026
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Rock-Solid Ubuntu for Dev and Server Work: Reliable, Smooth, and Stable

Ubuntu is just reliable. Once it’s set up, it does what it’s supposed to do without drama. I use it for development and server related work, and it runs smoothly on both physical machines and VMs. Package management is simple, updates are generally predictable, and there’s almost always a solution online when you hit an issue. It’s a solid OS if you want control and stability.
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Nabin P.
CEO at Curl Labs
01/13/2026
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Robust OS for Developers and Servers

I like Ubuntu's stability, strong security, massive package ecosystem, and how easily it integrates with servers, containers, and development tools. It reduces downtime, speeds up setup with apt and snaps, keeps systems secure with regular updates, and makes it easy to run Docker, cloud tools, and dev stacks reliably in both local and production environments. Setup was straightforward, package setup with apt was quick, and most dev tools just worked out of the box.
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Satya S.
01/11/2026
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Reliable and Developer-Friendly Linux OS

I find Ubuntu incredibly helpful for software development and system-level tasks with its built-in terminal and package management system. It makes installing, configuring, and managing software without much hassle. The flexibility and control Ubuntu offers allow me to customize my environment as needed, which is a major benefit. I really appreciate Ubuntu’s reliability and performance, as it runs smoothly without slowing down, even with limited hardware. I also like how well Ubuntu handles updates and long-term support, providing regular updates that keep the system secure and stable. Plus, integrating smoothly with tools for coding, testing, and debugging makes setups and project switching really fast. Ubuntu’s package manager simplifies installing programming languages, libraries, and tools, saving time compared to more manual setups. Knowing the system will remain supported and stable for years is a huge confidence booster.

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Canonical is an open source software company and the publisher behind Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux distribution. We provide open source security, support and services to your entire stack. Since the first Ubuntu release in 2004, we’ve worked to expand the Ubuntu philosophy from the cloud to the edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors and an ecosystem of hardware partners.

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