Report: Linux, Including Ubuntu, Faring Well on the Web | Linux Today

Report: Linux, Including Ubuntu, Faring Well on the Web

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Nov 22, 2012

It’s no secret that Linux has marched to much success on servers over the years, but not everyone knows that much of the infrastructure of the web sits on Unix and Linux platforms. Web survery frim W3Techs has compiled its latest numbers on this front, and in addition to the fact that almost a third of websites surveyed report using Linux, a surprising seven percent of respondents say that they’re running Ubuntu. That includes popular sites such as TMZ.com, according to W3Techs.

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