Ubuntu definition

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 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 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

  • It can be run on Apache Glassfish application server version 7, on either Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems like Ubuntu.

  • Considering the requirements outlined in the Communication section, all the Harmony containers will be based on an Ubuntu 22.04 filesystem running ROS 2 Humble.


More Definitions of Ubuntu

Ubuntu in the Xhosa culture means: "I am because we are"
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).
Ubuntu. , which means “humanness” and is unique to Africa, is a multidimensional concept which represents the core values of African ontology; respect for any human being, for human dignity and for human life, obedience, solidarity, caring, interdependence and hospitality (Asente, Miike, Yin, 2007). So despite Africa’s cultural diversity, threads of underlying affinity run through the beliefs, customs and practices of various African societies. Ubuntu is the philosophy which reflects the African heritage, traditions and culture.
Ubuntu in one of Bantu dialects, means “Showing humanity to others”
Ubuntu in their language means: "I am because we are".
Ubuntu is a Xhosa term which means ‘I am because we are’ and also ‘humanity towards others’. It signifies that our day-to-day survival and existence is a result of the collective and collaborative efforts of others. The past few weeks have been immensely challenging for us as an organisation, due to the recent fire outbreak in the Garden Route National Park. Sadly, we experienced eight fatalities and those affected by the fires being left homeless and suffering severe trauma. More than anything, this has been a time which has required us to pull together, to ensure that we rise out of the situation and indeed, we would not have managed this crisis better without the professionalism and compassion displayed by all those involved.
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."