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# Ubuntu Server

Ubuntu Server is a Linux distribution developed by Canonical Inc., noted for its stability and ease of use. You can find out more on [the Ubuntu Wiki](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes).

Almost all of the CSL runs on Ubuntu Server, except for [Workstations](/services/workstations.md) (which run Debian) and FreeIPA (which runs AlmaLinux).

## Notable Features

* Easy-to-use installer ISO
* Extremely large, if not *the* largest, package ecosystem
* Has included some unpopular software, including (but not limited to):
  1. The Unity desktop environment
  2. Integrated advertising
  3. netplan

## Notable CSL modifications

* Instead of installing from a usb, we prefer to use [Netboot](/technologies/networking/netboot.md).

## Trivia

* Ubuntu gets a significant portion of its packages from Debian, and shares the same package manager (`apt`).
* One of Ubuntu's official help channels is actually found on [StackExchange](https://askubuntu.com/).
* Ubuntu major releases are referred to by alliterating `<adjective> <animal>` codenames. As of this writing (Jan 2019), the current stable release (18.04.1) is codenamed **Bionic Beaver**.
* The default version of Python is currently 3 on all Ubuntu releases.
* `nano`is installed as the default text editor.
* Netplan can act as a configuration proxy for NetworkManager or systemd-networkd, in case you ever wanted to double the amount of cancer you handle.