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Gobuntu
Discontinued Linux distribution based on Ubuntu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Goobuntu.
Gobuntu was a short-lived official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system that was conceived to provide a distribution consisting entirely of free software. It was first released in October 2007.
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Developer | Canonical Ltd. and community contributors |
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OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
Working state | Project incorporated into Ubuntu[1] |
Source model | Open source |
Final release | 8.04.1[1][2] / July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01) |
Update method | APT |
Package manager | dpkg |
Platforms | IA-32, x86-64 |
Kernel type | Monolithic Linux kernel |
Default user interface | GNOME |
License | Free software licenses (mainly GPL) |
Official website | Archived website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 16, 2008) |
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Because Ubuntu now incorporates a "free software only" installer option, the Gobuntu project was rendered redundant in early 2008. As a result, Canonical made the decision officially to end the Gobuntu project with version 8.04.[3]
In March 2009, it was announced that "Gobuntu 8.04.1 is the final release of Gobuntu. The project has merged back to mainline Ubuntu, so there is no need for a separate distribution".[1][2]