December 2018
Beginner
826 pages
22h 54m
English
Ubuntu is the first Linux distribution I ever installed, and I'd wager the same could be said for a lot of people who started in Linux around the mid-2000s. It's also the distribution I'm using to write this book.
It has enjoyed consistent mindshare on the desktop, thanks to its decent attempt at marketing (including its position in Google's rankings when searching Linux), its perception as Linux for Human Beings, and its user-friendliness.
Downstream from Debian, Ubuntu's development is headed by Canonical, and while they started with an emphasis on making a rock-solid desktop OS, they have since moved into the lofty realms of attempting to dominate the server space, and have entered the IoT device market too.
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