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Ubuntu Ecosystem
Canonical Sponsored
Canonical sponsored derivatives are created and maintained by Canonical and the Ubuntu community. All Quality Assurance and Governance is managed by Ubuntu.
Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the K Desktop Environment http://www.kubuntu.org
Edubuntu - Ubuntu for Education http://www.edubuntu.org
Xubuntu - Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop environment http://www.xubuntu.org
Ubuntu Server Edition - Ubuntu for Servers http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition
[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MobileAndEmbedded Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded] - Ubuntu for palmtops, mobile phones, subnotebooks
Gobuntu - free software only http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/gobuntu
JeOS - Ubuntu for virtual appliances http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-jeos http://blogs.vmware.com/console/2007/07/get-juiced.html
Derivative Team Members
Derivative Team Members are created and maintained by individuals and organizations outside of Canonical and Ubuntu. Quality Assurance is maintained by cooperation between the derivative and Ubuntu. These derivatives are self governed but, work closely with the Ubuntu community.
Localizations
Member localizations are created and maintained by Approved Ubuntu LoCo teams.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Italian:Italian] version
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Kurdish:Kurdish] version
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Tamil:Tamil] version
Customizations
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Baltix:Baltix] - GNU/Linux for Baltic states. (Mainly for Lithuania and Latvia)
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Fluxbuntu:Fluxbuntu] - uses Fluxbox as the desktop environment.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Freespire:Freespire] - Freespire is a community-driven operating system based on Ubuntu, but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/FrogLinux:FrogLinux] - French derivative primarily targeted at users in Québec.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Guadalinex:Guadalinex] - Spanish language Customization.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Linspire:Linspire]
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/UfficioZero:UfficioZero] - Italian derivative for newbie office users, by CreaLabs
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/UbuntuME:UbuntuME] - Ubuntu for Muslims
Derivative Team Community
The Derivative Team Community consists of Ubuntu based distributions that have chosen to work less closely with the Ubuntu Community. Often, they are more experimental or are branching from the Derivative Teams mission.
Localizations
Community localizations are created and maintained by new Ubuntu LoCo teams, individuals, or organizations.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Italian:Italian] version (translated by CreaLabs)
Customizations
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/UfficioZero:Ufficio Zero] - Italian derivative for newbie office users, by CreaLabs
Known
Known derivatives have not yet chosen to work with the Derivative Team.
Localizations
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Dubuntu:Dubuntu] Simplified Chinese localization
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Tilix:Tilix] Bulgarian localization
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Japanese:Japanese] version
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Taiwanese:Taiwanese] version
Customizations
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/ArabianLinux:Arabian Linux]
- [:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/gNewSense:gNewSense] - FSF approved operating system using only free software
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Ichthux:Ichthux] - Kubuntu for Christians
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Mepis:Mepis]
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Mint:Mint]
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Pioneer:Pioneer]
TODO Contact
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/GnomeLiveCD:Gnome Live CD] - LiveCD to demonstrate GNOME
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Gnoppix:Gnoppix] - LiveCD
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/ImpiLinux:ImpiLinux]
- [:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/nUbuntu:nUbuntu] - security testing platform
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/PUD:PUD Gnu/Linux] - Taiwanese mini live and installation CD
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/PyramidLinux:Pyramid Linux] - stripped down version for embedded systems.
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/TheOpenCD:TheOpenCD]
[:DerivativeTeam/Derivatives/Ulteo:Ulteo]
TODO Create Page
Elbuntu - fast and eye candy distro, based on Enlightenment DR17 desktop environment + Enlightenment Foundation Libraries based software. - http://e17blog.tuxfamily.org https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ebuntu
- Universidad de la Laguana - Canary Islands university
- mEDUXa - Canary Islands schools
Cybermohalla Labs - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-in/2006-October/000362.html
XPressLinux - http://www.xpresslinux.com/
Ubuntu CE - http://www.whatwouldjesusdownload.com/christianubuntu/2006/07/about-ubuntu-christian-edition.html
Yamefa - french customization - http://yamefa.linux.free.fr/?page=informations&langue=en
Ubuntu Lite - Ubuntu with lightweight programs only - http://ubuntulite.tuxfamily.org/
Ubuntu Studio - http://ubuntustudio.com/
AMA Desktop - http://sourceforge.net/projects/amadesktop/
Embun - Malaysian derivative - http://www.xanadu.com.my/embun/
Alinex - a Portuguese distribution based on Ubuntu - http://www.alinex.org/
Geubuntu - Ubuntu derivative mixing Enlightenment17 with some Gnome apps - http://www.geubuntu.intilinux.com/
Protech - a security oriented distribution based on Ubuntu - http://techm4sters.org/
Ubuntu Ultimate - http://ubuntusoftware.info/
Alegna Linux - http://alegnalinux.lynksee.com/
Mythbuntu - http://www.mythbuntu.org/
Vacarm Linux - an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with a focus on IT security - http://vacarmlinux.verdelhan.eu/
Comfusion (previously known as Uberyl) is a desktop Linux distribution that combines an Ubuntu base system with the latest 3D desktop technologies on a live DVD http://comfusion.es/
gOS - based on Ubuntu and Enlightenment http://www.thinkgos.com/
Kiwi Linux - Romanian/Hungarian customization http://kiwilinux.org/kiwi/en/
Satux - brazilian derivative http://www.satux.org.br/
Screamix - derivative designed for network and applications security, and penetration testing tasks http://www.screamix-project.org/
Ubuntu Home Server http://www.ubuntuhomeserver.org/
zUbuntu - a port of the Ubuntu distribution to the zSeries mainframe from IBM https://launchpad.net/zubuntu
tuXlab - a derivative of Edubuntu that uses the Xfce desktop instead of Gnome https://launchpad.net/tuxlab
Dewalinux - linux distro based on Ubuntu, targeted for internet cafes https://launchpad.net/dewalinux http://www.josscenter.blogspot.com/ http://wiki.ubuntu-id.org/DewaLinux
SymphonyOS http://www.symphonyos.com/
Nexenta - GNU/OpenSolaris distribution based on Ubuntu and Debian http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki
BlankOn - indonesian derivative http://www.blankonlinux.or.id/
MoLinux - an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution developed by the government of Castilla la Mancha in Spain. http://www.molinux.info/
Minibuntu - live CD containing only the minimal set of software to make the system work. http://minibuntu.crealabs.it/
Linux-EduCD - polish education livecd based on Ubuntu http://www.linux-educd.pl/
Ubuntu Media Center http://en.ubuntumediacenter.org/ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuMediaCenter
LinuxMCE - Kubuntu media center addon http://linuxmce.com/
Ubuntu Rescue Remix (former Rescubuntu) http://ubuntu-rescue-remix.org/ (old site: http://rescubuntu.info/ )
Klikit - Kubuntu derivative - http://www.klikit.org/
UbuntuiES - Ubuntu-based Spanish live GNU/Linux distribution, optimised to run on a USB pen drives http://ubuntuies.com/
others: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/derivatives
more: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-website/+bugs?field.searchtext=derivative&orderby=-datecreated&search=Search derivatives @ Ubuntu website bugs]
more: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubuntu-based_distributions Ubuntu derivatives @ Wikipedia]
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