Best Ubuntu Derivatives in 2018

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David Morelo
Jun 16, 2018

The open source ideology is so powerful because it allows developers to build on existing projects and expand them to accomplish more than what would be possible with the original work. Ubuntu is among the best examples of how well this model can work in practice. Even though Ubuntu itself is derived from Debian, the distribution now provides the foundation for countless Ubuntu derivatives, and we’ve selected five of them you should definitely know about.

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David Morelo

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