Ubuntu Kylin
{{about||the non-Ubuntu-based operating system|Kylin (operating system)|other uses|Kylin (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Derivative of the Ubuntu operating system}}
{{infobox OS
|name=Ubuntu Kylin
|logo=Ubuntu Kylin.png
|screenshot=Ubuntu Kylin 22.04.jpg
|caption=Screenshot of the desktop of Ubuntu Kylin 22.04
|developer=National University of Defense Technology, Canonical Ltd., Ubuntu Kylin Community
|working_state=Current
|source_model=Open-source{{cite web|title=kernel.ubuntu.com|url=http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git|website=kernel.ubuntu.com|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821121416/http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Index of /ubuntu|url=http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu|website=archive.ubuntu.com|access-date=20 April 2018|archive-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511162437/http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu|url-status=live}}
|released={{Start date and age|2013|04|25|df=yes}}
|latest_release_version=24.10
|latest_release_date={{Start date and age|2024|10|10|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/ubuntukylin2410-en.html|title=Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 officially released|date=1 December 2024}}
|marketing target=Personal computers
|language=More than 55 languages by LoCos,
presets to Simplified Chinese characters
|updatemodel=Software Updater, UKSC, APT
|package_manager=dpkg, APT, Snap, flatpak
|supported_platforms={{unbulleted list|x86-64|ARM64|ppc64le (POWER8 and later)|s390x{{cite web|url=https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/installation|title=Installation|website=Ubuntu Server Documentation|year=2020|publisher=Canonical Ltd.|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129113254/https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/installation|url-status=live}}|ARMhf (ARMv7 + VFPv3-D16){{cite web|url=https://ubuntu.com/core/docs/supported-platforms|title=Supported platforms|website=Ubuntu Core Documentation|year=2020|publisher=Canonical Ltd.|access-date=1 January 2022}}}}
|kernel_type=Monolithic (Linux kernel)
|userland=GNU
|ui=UKUI (based on Qt){{cite web|url=https://ubuntukylin.com/news/shownews.php?id=1563&lang=en|title=UKUI 3.0 Preview-Start Menu|website=ubuntukylin}}
|license=Free software + some proprietary device drivers{{cite web|url=https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu|title=Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems|publisher=Free Software Foundation|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-date=24 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424061731/http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Ubuntu|url-status=live}}
|website={{URL|1=https://ubuntukylin.com/?lang=en}}
}}
Ubuntu Kylin ({{Lang-zh|c=优麒麟|s=|t=|p=Yōu Qílín}}) is the official Chinese version of the Ubuntu computer operating system. It is intended for desktop and laptop computers,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21895723|date=22 March 2013|title=China to create home-grown operating system|website=BBC News}} and has been described as a "loose continuation of the Chinese Kylin OS".{{cite web|first=Joey|last=Sneddon|url=http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/02/ubuntu-kylin-official-ubuntu-spin|title=Chinese Linux Distro Seeks Place in Ubuntu Family|website=omgubuntu.co.uk|date=27 February 2013|accessdate=29 April 2013}} In 2013, Canonical Ltd. reached an agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to co-create and release an Ubuntu-based operating system with features targeted at the Chinese market.{{cite web|first=Nick|last=Heath|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/chinese-government-builds-national-os-around-ubuntu/|title=Chinese government builds national OS around Ubuntu|website=ZDNet|date=22 March 2013}}
The first official release, Ubuntu Kylin 13.04, was released on 25 April 2013, on the same day as Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail). Features include Chinese input methods, Chinese calendars, a weather indicator, and online music search from the Dash.{{cite news|first=Marius|last=Nestor|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Final-Release-of-Ubuntu-Kylin-13-04-Is-Now-Available-for-Download-348384.shtml|title=The Final Release of Ubuntu Kylin 13.04 Is Now Available for Download|website=softpedia.com|date=25 April 2013|accessdate=26 April 2013}}
History
Version 20.04 introduced version 3.0 of its own, newly developed UKUI (Ubuntu Kylin User Interface).{{cite web|url=http://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/shownews.php?id=1569&lang=en|title=UKUI 3.0 Preview-TaskBar}} Formerly, UKUI was a customization of the MATE desktop.
Version 14.10 introduced the Ubuntu Kylin Software Center (UKSC), and a utility which helps end-users for daily computing tasks called Youker Assistant.
The team cooperates with Sogou to develop Sogou Input Method for Linux. Since it is closed source, it is not included in the official Ubuntu Kylin image, but users can download it from UKSC or Sogou's website.
WPS Office, also closed-source, is the default office suite in the pro and enhanced editions. LibreOffice however is used mainly as default in the official vanilla Ubuntu Kylin image from the main Ubuntu server website{{cite news|title=Ubuntu Website server releases webpage|url=http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntukylin/releases|access-date=9 January 2022|language=en}} without WPS Office installed.
Release history
See also
- BOSS Linux
- Kingsoft WPS Office
- Debian GNU/Linux
- Inspur
- Linux adoption
- Red Flag Linux
- Astra Linux – a similar project by the Russian government
- Unity Operating System
- Canaima (operating system) – a similar project by the Venezuelan computer manufacturer VIT, C.A. and Chinese information technology company Inspur
- GendBuntu – a similar project used by Gendarmerie in France
- LiMux – a similar project of the city council of Munich
- Nova (operating system) – a similar project by the Cuban government
- Red Star OS – a similar project by the North Korean government
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Ubuntu Kylin}}
- {{Official website|1=https://ubuntukylin.com/index.php?lang=en}}
- [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu_Kylin/ Ubuntu Kylin], wiki of the Ubuntu Kylin Team at wiki.ubuntu.com.
- {{DistroWatch|ubuntukylin|Ubuntu Kylin}}
{{Linux distributions}}
{{Ubuntu}}
Category:Chinese-language Linux distributions