Ubuntu definition

Ubuntu a version of the operating system known as "Ubuntu", which is supported by Canonical pursuant to Canonical's public announcements and support schedule and is either Canonical's standard version with no modifications or a version modified by Canonical.
Ubuntu is a Zulu word that means “humanness”. Its essence is captured in the principle: “a person is a person through other persons.” A person’s value as a human being depends on acting for the sake of community and promoting community interests before individual interest. The concept of community is a core Ubuntu value in African thinking about humanity.
Ubuntu means an African social philosophy that promotes an obligation of humans towards the welfare of one another, while taking responsibility for the environment. It is recognition of the significance of each and every human life and the need for humans to take care of one another as social beings and to take care of the environment that surrounds them. Often phrased as a belief that motho ke motho ka batho (“a person is a person through others”), it emphasises that humanity is not simply biological, but largely a product of socialisation and active promotion of good social values. It enshrines communal responsibility for human rights and human welfare.

Examples of Ubuntu in a sentence

  • Some Defendify Products and/or various specific components of some Defendify Products may not function on web browsers other than Google Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer, or on operating systems other than Windows, OSW or Linux Ubuntu, or on older-than-current versions of any of the foregoing.

  • The available firewall resource is built upon Ubuntu UFW (Uncomplicated FireWall), to which a control system, based on a ReST interface, has been added.

  • The ZYLIA Software supports following operating systems: • Apple – 64 bit, from OS X 10.10 to the latest • Linux – 64 bit, Ubuntu 16.04 or higher • Windows – 64 bit, 7, 8.1, 10 The ZYLIA Software supports 64-bit Intel systems.

  • Reference target OS Recommended: - Ubuntu 10.04 or higher; - MAC OS X 10.6 or higher; Runtime dependencies Java 1.7 Key features to support COSIGN extensions Supported OpenFlow version Supports OF1.0 and OF1.3. Experimental support for OF 1.1, OF1.2 and OF 1.4 exists.

  • Ubuntu is licensed under applicable Open Source Software licences and not this Agreement.


More Definitions of Ubuntu

Ubuntu in the Xhosa culture means: "I am, because we are."
Ubuntu in their language means: "I am because we are".
Ubuntu means “humanness” or “humanity” in isiZulu (isiZulu.net, 2020)
Ubuntu in one of Bantu dialects, means “Showing humanity to others”
Ubuntu means an all-inclusive value system, or common values in South Africa, an ideal that runs like a golden thread across cultural lines, a national expression of interdependence and respect to be generally articulated in this country;
Ubuntu means 'human kindness,' an African philosophy focusing on our connections with one anoth- er," Pedicin said. "It echoes my constant hope for peace and connectedness in our world."
Ubuntu. (in Sepedi, Botho) means a person is what they are because of other people and it is a concept used to guide individuals and communities in expressing empathetic behaviour (Gade, 2012).