Ubuntu Linux Other Advice

AtulChaurasia - PeerSpot reviewer
Operational Technical Security at Metro Bank

Ubuntu improves its products every year. Earlier, the GUI was not good, so Ubuntu improved it. They have removed the complexity of the software. My recommendation depends on people’s use cases. If someone wants to test something that is more stable on Ubuntu, they can use the solution. They can use other Linux flavors like Red Hat, too. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.

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ND
System Administrator at Figment Design Laboratories

The only way to get involved with Ubuntu is to dive in and embrace it; there is always a way to overcome your issue on a Ubuntu operating system. 

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Bahattin Yetismis - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at BE1 consultancy

I do my job directly on the terminal server. Ubuntu is a good choice. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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Ubuntu Linux
March 2024
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JR
Principal Cloud Architect at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

If you are considering Ubuntu Linux, don't do it if you don't have knowledge of Linux.

I would rate this solution a 9 out of 10.

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DG
Technician / Network & Systems Administrator, ITAS Program at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

I love using it. I'm strictly on the server-side. I've got a laptop with Ubuntu Desktop on it because we teach it here, so I might as well make sure I'm still playing with that a little bit once in a while, but I'm mainly on the server-side.

It is the best-supported one by the community. I still recommend it to anybody who asks me, "What should I do here?" It's nothing about our current CentOS turning into rolling releases, which has 14 million people in an uproar because they think, "Well, it has always been so stable without rolling releases. Why would you change it?" That doesn't bother me at all. I just look at that community being out there, whether it's Stack Overflow, Ubuntu forums or web pages, etc. There is just 10 times more information available for Ubuntu, which sometimes is harder to filter through. You'll get somebody's answer, but it's from a five-year-old distribution that isn't supported anymore, and it doesn't work that way anymore, but I do think the community itself is great.

I'm going to give Ubuntu Server a 10 out of 10 because it is so stable. I never had any issues with it in terms of stability. Even when I've done big upgrades where you got lots of stuff on an individual server and lots of different things going on, and you say, "Okay, do this distribution upgrade because it should be stable," it always works out. I've got one at home that I'm kind of scared to upgrade. I don't think I'll have a problem with it, but I'm kind of scared to do it anyway, just in case.

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Radek Skrivanek - PeerSpot reviewer
Department Leader: Project Leadership Production Compact at SKODA AUTO a.s.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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ID
CTO at GreenWeb

Ubuntu has improved driver support and the installation of Ubuntu is really fast and easy. I recommend it to everyone. I would recommend Ubuntu over any other operating system. Ubuntu is useful for a variety of challenges, and issues. I would rate Ubuntu as 9 out of 10. It has good support and can be deployed on a cloud such as OpenStack. Ubuntu thinks about its customers and really helps them to achieve what they want. The freely available support resources of Ubuntu are really good. The good use of documentation and community forums are the major things that Ubuntu has succeeded. Ubuntu has done a good job of supporting their releases of lifetime services. I think it's a little bit better than CentOS.

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Naresh Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Solutions Architect at OORWIN LABS INC

Typically, we disable automatic updates for production services. However, we enable auto-updates on our side in development environments. Even for free servers, we do not allow automatic upgrades for any new changes. This is because it may take some time to reflect, and sometimes the server fails health checks.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Madhurya Dutta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Associate at GNRC Hospitals

You should give Ubuntu Linux a try. I would give it a ten. It's the best, in my opinion.

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KS
Technical Manager at LTIMINDTREE

I recommend the solution to others. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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EV
IT manager at Koleksiyon

I suggest that those planning to use the solution migrate their complete enterprise software to Ubuntu Linux, as it is a really good product.

I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

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PeterKrall - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelance Software Engineer + Director of a company at Peter Krall Consulting

I would rate the overall solution a nine out of ten. 

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KS
Computer Manager at a university with 10,001+ employees

I'm using the solution more for myself. I'm just an end-user. I don't have a business relationship with Linux.

I'm using the latest stable version. If they publish a stable version and then they publish an experimental option, I won't use it. I'll stick with the stable option. 

It's not something that you run on the cloud. It's what's behind cloud services. I've got an Ubuntu machine at home that I use regularly, but it is also my MySQL server and a file server, all in one box.

FileMaker, I know very well and MySQL, I'm learning quickly. Linux, I'm a beginner admin on it. I'm not in a position to make any comments pro or con enough, as I don't know enough about it to make a valid comment.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. I've been very happy with it.

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Shehzad Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation

If someone wants to create cheap servers, Ubuntu Linux is the best choice. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Olivier Stas - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Manager at Licent

I recommend Ubuntu Linux to others and rate it a ten out of ten. It has a nice user interface and provides frequent updates. I advise others to install and try using it.

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Juan Jose Anaya - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at SAPEC

I would recommend Ubuntu Linux to other users.

Overall, I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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MK
It at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The solution is the best for servers and some specific purposes. Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten.

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GR
Embedded Engineer at a engineering company with 11-50 employees

Overall, I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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David-Henderson - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber security consultant at ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten. My organization uses Windows, but its employees use Ubuntu Linux on their personal machines. It shows that Ubuntu Linux is undoubtedly better. 

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CW
Lead Desktop Support Technician at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

I rate Ubuntu Linux nine out of 10. I can't really say much about using it for server purposes, and I don't know anybody who would deploy Ubuntu in a user environment. Most people are not technical, so that's not something they want to deal with. 

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MA
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I am mainly a free VM Linux advocate. I love open-source products in general. 

At home, I have a server I'm running Linux on. I'm a Linux open-source enthusiast with more than 10 years of experience with multiple Linux distributions as a hobby. 

In my line of business, I interact with Linux environments a lot and Unix space environments in general.

I would recommend Ubuntu for anyone who's trying to learn Linux. 

For anyone who is not technical but wants a free operating system on their computer, I would definitely recommend Ubuntu.

I think there's something that needs to be clarified; Ubuntu shouldn't be compared to other distributions. These are just distributions. In the end, they share the same kernel. That is the thing with Linux. Linux is not a complete operating system. I will take the kernel, I will bundle it with a bunch of applications and then I will release it to the public and say that this is a distribution, which is not an operating system. 

I would recommend that it be compared based on the kernel, not on distribution to distribution. Ubuntu was made for something. It was made to be user-friendly, it was made for laptops. It is doing a great job on that. 

No other Linux distribution is doing as good of a job on that. For example, Red Hat or Oracle Linux, are not good on laptops, but they are good for servers. Red Hat is really good on enterprise servers.

If you are going to run any data centers that are all based on Linux, it should be based on Red Hat or SUSE. If you are running any Oracle databases or Oracle applications, it would be better to run them on Oracle Linux, even though Oracle Linux and Red Hat share the same binaries. 

There is no difference between the commands in Red Hat and Oracle Linux.

Linux is a messed up world. Everybody has their own agenda, their own thing and it's basically the same. If you go to Ubuntu with Oracle Linux in the back end, it's the exact same. 

This is the biggest nightmare with the Linux industry or the Linux world, that every day there is a new Linux distribution.

It's great. I would rate Ubuntu Linux and eight out of 10. 

It's a great product, very easy to install. It provides an alternative for Windows. 

Some people don't want to pay Microsoft or can't afford Microsoft, they want to have their own operating system solo on their hardware. Ubuntu provides that and gives you the option to give you support for it.

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Johan Wentzel - PeerSpot reviewer
Forensic Technology Manager at Baker Tilly

I would recommend this solution to others it is very stable.

I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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Viktor Dolyna - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Integrity

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. I would recommend using the product. 

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NP
Sr. System and Storage Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees

We are simply customers and end-users. We don't have a business relationship with Unbuntu Linux.

We are using the latest version of the solution. I cannot recall the version number off-hand.

I would rate the solution at a seven out of ten overall.

I would recommend the solution to other organizations and other users. We've had a good experience overall.

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MF
Sales engineer at Mavisco Resources Sdn Bhd

I refer to Google and other forums to find solutions to my problems. If someone is using Linux servers, they can use Ubuntu. Overall, I rate the tool a ten out of ten.

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MA
Lead DevOps Engineer at Etisalat

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten, and I would recommend it to others. 

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RK
Senior Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

I'm a customer and an end-user.

We're using the latest version of the solution. With Ubuntu, you need to configure and install some packages.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been quite happy with the solution's capabilities. 

Ubuntu is easy to use, and user-friendly. However, sometimes, it changes too quickly, and they release changes too quickly.

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FA
IT Assistant at Hotel 2 Fevrier

I plan to keep using this solution in the future as long as it is still compatible with my PMS interface. 

I would not recommend this solution to others because there is not enough support available. Most of my colleagues in my company are using software that does not support this solution. The majority of professional software packages are not supported on Linux. They need to find a solution to this problem. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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DD
Director & CTO at TechnoInfotech

I would recommend Ubuntu in preference to Red Hat which has shifted to a very advanced engineering team. Ubuntu is for anyone who wants to start out. It's best to use it on the desktop and server. It's one of the reasons providers like Google and Amazon are giving reviews based on Ubuntu.

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

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JW
System Administrator at Maxar Technologies

I would rate Ubuntu eight out of 10.

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Narender Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at iLenSys Technologies Pvt Ltd

I would recommend this solution to anyone who is thinking about using it.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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SK
Founder at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

We do a lot of configurations for the community. We don't have a partnership with Canonical. We use the open-source solution.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been very satisfied with the solution's capabilities. Compared to Windows, it's very good.

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Sushrit Moundekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at InfoCepts

We are using the cloud version of Ubuntu Linux. Users can choose Ubuntu Linux if they have a vast environment and want a secure and scalable operating system.

Overall, I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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Chairul Manalu - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer (Devops) at PT.Prima Sarana Solusi

Mostly, the product is on-premise, but in some cases, we managed to deploy applications in the cloud.

The solution is easy and simple to start because of complete documentation. When you go for production, we must purchase the hardware and OS license.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

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Franco PaoloCarranza - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and CEO at Applied Labs

I have more than 20 years experience in providing MSP services for enterprises and the government.

We've been exploring the market. We are located in Peru, so we designed our own technology and we've been exploring a number of technologies from several providers. What we did was to create technology locally and based that technology on the best practices of several brands.

For example, we talked with Silver Peak, we talked with Fortinet and Juniper and other providers, because the major problem in the industry was the pricing and the licensing models. What we did was to create our own technology in Peru, then we provide this technology as a service, as a managed service provider. That's what we've been doing.

We provide the consultancy, then we provide the hardware, then we manage, but they don't need to buy it. They just need to rent it for the period of time stated on their contract, then we provide the full managed services for that.

We started as a hardware appliance on-premises, but the time and the conditions of the market forced us to start preparing a virtual cloud appliance because as Amazon, IBM, and other companies were using the Cloud, we started to make these laboratories to enable our device to pass through traffic over the Cloud, on any cloud. We started to use a virtual appliance. We started to use the Cloud.

Now, we have a hybrid model where some of our main devices are located in the Cloud, but we have a satellite and it's called a hub. This hub is installed on the local data center and its availability is found on several other providers. In this way, we can start and we can continue to monitor everything without experiencing loss, because sometimes data centers have this downtime.

We can keep working with other devices that are connected. We made a load balancing with DNS. We have a DNS solution that provides this, so it also responds to unavailability. If we have a problem, what we do is we keep tracking, monitoring, and providing KPIs for customers, and if something happens, we can respond within 10 to 15 minutes.

Many companies have a monitoring system. They can use PRTG. They can use free open source devices, but they don't have awareness. They have the monitoring systems, but they don't have time to remain seated to watch all those KPIs and sensors. What we did was to create an escalating model where the most valuable information our customer needs is the availability of their core systems.

We always take great care and we provide notifications not only about the downtime. It's not about the values because there is a big difference between a DDoS attack and just another load of our applications. We know those patterns. We're usually notified about anomalous patterns, security, etc. Today, in both the government and private sectors, attackers are scanning all the time. As we have an IDS solution, we are able to detect some anomalous patterns on the main sites and on the application.

In applications, we have developed IM (identity management) solutions. This software also tracks all the users getting into an application. When we notice that there is anomalous pattern, we're notified, so we block because we are using the zero-trust concept.

The zero-trust concept is a concept that makes us more reliable, because if you are a collaborator, or an employee, and you have a computer, a tablet, and a mobile phone, and you have access to our applications, we will know that you are not connected to your device trying to get into an application. We will ask you if you are the person trying to get in and we will authorize and permit you to get into an application through this identity access management solution that provides you access to the applications, but at the same time, we are providing you access to parts of the application you have permission to access.

This is a great accomplishment in Peru because we created something very competitive, in terms of Okta or AWS Cognito: it's their standard solution. We created that here in Peru, so we are trying to push this technology outside to make the people know about it. It's a mix of things because if you try to make just a firewall and start checking just the IDS and IPS, and you don't start checking the application itself, plus you don't start checking other patterns, you will have less information. What we are trying to do is to be more holistic on how a person works in the company to protect both their information and their access to the applications.

It's very holistic. We are mixing bare metal security. We are using a WAF (web application firewall) that we made here. It's a universal thing. At the same time, we are using the identity management platform. We made it for protection at that level. We are making several layers for the security, and also to provide the whole holistic pattern to our customers.

This is why our customers stay longer with us. Each customer we have today has been with us for more than five years, and they renew their contracts with us because they feel so comfortable with us, and we are well-trusted.

Customers just need to ask us if they can do something specific, if they can explore, because what we usually do and build for them are laboratories. We are making proof of concepts of new products because customers want to move forward and try new products. This is what enables us to keep the customers and have them renew their contracts, so they can move forward with new products. This is a good thing for us, and we are able to retain customers who have been with us in the last 10 years, for example.

We didn't experience many issues with Linux because we started using it early. The first solution I provided was 15 years ago, when we worked with a telco and this telco wanted to go to the enterprise market to sell IT services. What I proposed was to build a Platform as a Service to protect their information real-time. It's called continuous data protection. We installed all those in Linux.

We have extensive experience doing that and we started with data continuity for data centers. We started to replicate data a lot, even for a core bank located here in Peru. They were one of our first big customers and we had a five-year contract with them.

We didn't find many challenges at the beginning with Linux, because we started to build software over there, but then when we started to manage very big logs, we decided to build another software, in another instance, to start distributing the data and have more information and visibility for our customers.

We also developed a software over Linux to compress the traffic in transit. We made a lot of those. We didn't face any challenges because we have been working a lot with Linux.

We learned a lot. We learned how to build software over Linux and in several languages because we needed to build interfaces for end users. We also needed to build the backend. Our backend technology today has not yet been used a lot. We are using HTML technologies for the frontend. We have a team to do that. We also managed several, general things for any of our distributions. It depends on the function we would like to add to these appliances.

For example, for a network appliance, we are making our own distribution with Ubuntu Linux, but with some customizations to make it work lighter and easier on our dashboards. It's networking.

When we want to use Ubuntu Linux to develop software, we prepare those devices to run those workloads and make good backend servers and frontend servers. For example, for the IM (identity management) solution we made, we built it over Ubuntu Linux, but we are not yet using it at the backend. We are using the standard Open IDZ, but we made our own version for it to run effectively and be able to integrate this granular part of the permissions, because that is a simple way to make an identity management solution.

When you need to connect applications and provide granular permissions to the applications based on profiles and start from the FAP: If you have a new employee and this employee needs to have a lifecycle, plus permissions to applications, there is another integration we make with our software. We've been working a lot on that part to create this fully integrated software for identity management and application permission management. It's very nice.

The advice I would give to others who are looking into implementing Ubuntu Linux is that they need to start working with a partner. They need to start working with laboratories and start assessing. They need to start assessing what the company pain is because a few years ago we had been invited to talk for a country who was submerged in several taxes by paying Microsoft and some other companies with proprietary software. We saw that the companies in this country were spending a lot of money on Active Directory, SQL servers, and other technologies that the customers have been using for so many years. When we showed them how they can transform this into an open source technology package of assorted tools, and that they were easy to manage and to learn, they started to study it.

If a company wants to move forward with the world of Linux for improvements, savings, and start operating differently, they need to start working with a peer who has then done this for years, to make it aspirational, who would be able to tell them that they were using this technology, that they migrated their infrastructure and their solutions to open source, to Linux, because they needed to do that, and they succeed. They should start from there. They would want to start from laboratories and start passing to production the things that they can manage. First, with a partner, then they can run a team made up of people who can manage this new technology.

It's the right path. It's what they need to look at. If Microsoft didn't want to put SQL or Linux, they would be closing too many doors that they have today. Microsoft has grown bigger because they are open to the world of Linux. Microsoft has been saying that they are using Linux on the network and on other parts. It's the future. For example, we are using MongoDB. It's a great document database and doesn't have anything to do with SQL servers. They have no relation.

Companies need to explore. They need to start exploring new things and make these laboratories. If they start making these laboratories, they'll have opportunities to save money and make their operational performance better. They'll have a great migration to a new set of technologies.

Ratings for Ubuntu Linux will depend on the country and the culture. There are some companies who want to invest on the subscriptions. At the beginning, it would be best to invest on a partner instead of the subscription, because you'll really be able to take advantage of a subscription when you have an understanding of Linux. If you don't understand Linux yet, you should invest more in a partner who really knows about it, who can start traveling with you in this journey of migration.

Once you have everything up and running, that's the time you can select which subscriptions you need, but if you have a good partner, your partner will be able to give support about the subscription. Ubuntu Linux is the only one that doesn't need a subscription to work in an LTS version, unlike Red Hat and other distributions that where a subscription is mandatory. For Ubuntu Linux, you just need to buy a subscription on an LTS version in Canonical when you really need it.

I prioritized having a good partner first, then we went for a subscription to provide compliance to my operating systems that needed that compliance grade. You don't need to waste time and money in a subscription if you have the right partner on your side. There are two ways to look at this: the subscription cost and your partner who can manage everything properly.

Ubuntu Linux is a great solution, so if I'll rate it from one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, it's a ten for me.

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MK
Director at SafeSquid Labs

I would recommend this solution to others. For those thinking about whether they should try out the solution, I would advise them to go ahead and give it it try.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

Overall, I think that Ubuntu Linux is quite good. It is meeting our expectations and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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RM
Director, CTO, Co-Founder at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Around 50 to 70 percent of our staff make use of Unix and Mac, because we are all developers and like these solutions. 

The salespeople make use of Recruitment HR. They use Windows, as do some of the junior staff. However, most of the developers and all of the senior ones use Unix, Ubuntu and Linux. 

I cannot think of any particular advice I would impart to others looking into implementing the solution. 

As I cannot think of any issues I have with Ubuntu Linux, I rate it as a ten out of ten. 

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MdZaman - PeerSpot reviewer
IT manager at a agriculture with 10,001+ employees

I would not recommend the solution to others, but Windows instead. 

We only have 15 users making use of the solution in our organization.

I rate Ubuntu Linux as a seven out of ten. 

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OP
Senior architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Our company has over 14,000 employees and this makes it difficult for me to give a hard and fast number of how many use the solution, although I would estimate that 70 percent do so for development purposes. 90 percent of our employees use Windows 10 on their personal computers. 

I would recommend this solution for development and production purposes for the simple reasons that it is free, stable, secure and shows good performance. These are the four things that I am looking for. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux as a seven out of ten. 

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OK
Solution Architect at KIAN company

In comparison to Red Hat, I think Ubuntu offers more security, scalability, and better performance, as well as better GUI and administration.

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Ubuntu Linux at eight. 

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SG
Linux System Engineer at Graviton Research Capital LLP

I recommend user-friendly options like Ubuntu or CentOS for those venturing into Linux for the first time. They provide easier configurations as well. They should also explore Rocky Linux, a free and open-source distribution similar to CentOS. They have a good open-source community. However, sometimes, it isn't easy to find resolutions. This particular area needs improvement.

I rate the product a seven out of ten.

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RS
Lead Linux Administrator at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

If it's something that people are thinking about using, it's pretty straightforward. You don't have to worry about anything. If you're transitioning from something, run a lab, have a proof of concept.

 I would rate this solution a 10 out of 10. 

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HF
Researcher (telecommunication networks, smart cities and IoT) at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Ubuntu and Linux, in general, are very common operating systems. Many people have knowledge of it. There is a large community of people who can tell you what is needed and tell you about the bugs it may have. They can contribute because it is open source.

It is a good product and one that I recommend.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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VamsiKrishna2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Trainee at Eidiko

I would rate Ubuntu an eight out of 10. It could be easier to learn and have better documentation. With Windows, it is quite easy to learn from a particular guide or manual. 

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ZG
Senior System Administrator at Debre Markos University

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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LC
Programma / Project Manager at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We use both cloud and on-premises deployment methods. 

I'm not sure which specific versions we are using and if they are the latest or not. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been quite satisfied with the product so far. It's been great.

I'd recommend the solution to other users and companies. I wouldn't recommend it if you were deploying it as an office environment, however, for the data platform, it's perfect.

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BR
Unix Admin at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

With Ubuntu, I think the recent versions have pretty much everything in place. Some other operating systems may not take all of the hardware devices and drivers, but here it picks up most of the things, so I don't see anything wrong in there. The user experience is good, the interface is good. It's all good.

Being a desktop user, I can say that using this solution on a desktop is a very good choice. Ubuntu also supports a cloud-based installation, so it should be a good choice there as well.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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MF
Infrastructure Security Architect at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

I have a personal experience with Ubuntu Linux in virtual machines.

The system can be deployed on-premises or on cloud, and this will depend on the testing required. We usually use the latest version of Ubuntu Linux.

I'm not using the system in a production environment, so its scalability is not something I care about.

I have not contacted technical support for Ubuntu Linux. I fix any issues myself, e.g. I go to their website and find the answers online.

I can certainly recommend Ubuntu Linux to other people who may want to start using it.

I'm rating Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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IS
Co-Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I recommend Ubuntu Linux, specifically for developers. 

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten. 

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AO
Senior System Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Red Hat Enterprise is very widespread in Turkey and very few use Ubuntu. I work in an enterprise environment and I prefer Red Hat Enterprise Linux because we can easily get support. Red Hat is very widespread and Red Hat support is very responsive. I don't think I would recommend Ubuntu for anyone working in an enterprise environment. I think we'll be shifting to Red Hat at some point. 

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a six out of 10. 

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JC
Assistant Researcher at CNRS

Overall, this is a good operating system and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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SN
Senior Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

If you are going to implement this platform then you must run a new installation rather than upgrade any other distro's. This is to avoid garbage in and garbage out.

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AS
Security Expert at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

MATE Desktop is most suited if you want to run Ubuntu 16 in a virtual environment.

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Ammar  Mostafa - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Consultant at SecuriCIP

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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PM
Works at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend Ubuntu for development and to run applications that are non-information system critical.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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DI
Lead Technical Instructor at codehub

On a scale from one to ten, I would rate Ubuntu Linux at eight and would recommend it to those would like to implement it.

For average users, I would recommend Windows because it's the system most people use. If they are gamers, they will not find any game applications, as Ubuntu Linux is mostly for developers.

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SA
Manager at global trading

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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SF
Executive Director at Dynamic Tomorrow

I will give this solution a ten out of ten.

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TS
Founder at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

Overall, I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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VB
Information Technology System Administrator at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

We make use of the solution for our in-house use.

I feel the graphical interface to be very user friendly, as is first time installation. 

I also work in the private sector and have my own company for implementing surveys for reviews and clients. My first suggestion would be to go with open source. We use Proxima and also use uni version in the domain control of it. We use Ubuntu Linux on the client side. So, I strongly recommend using open source and not spending too much money on the licensing with Microsoft.

As all of the applications are usually now on the database, what else does one need? A single operating system consisting of scalability and speed means the person will not have to deal with all the dump stuff that happens behind. Of primary importance is to have a good internet connection and Chrome. For these small jobs, I see no need for use of Windows or Mac. Apple or Microsoft should be used for designing other things. I am referring to Ubuntu and Linux use. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux as a nine out of ten.

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PA
Project Manager at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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it_user6186 - PeerSpot reviewer
Independent Analyst and Advisory Consultant at Server StorageIO - www.storageio.com

Do a proof of concept (POC), scaling as large as you can as close to your intended production environment.

If needed, use Google, AWS, Azure or some other cloud to do the POC in.

Look for several things in your POC including what are the hardware performance and resource (CPU, memory, I/O, SSD) dependencies, how easy to manage, tune, troubleshoot along with resiliency.

For example, fail nodes and see how system recovers as well as what you need to do to support the environment. Don’t be scared of Ceph, be prepared and informed, use it where it makes sense and is capable of meeting your needs. Make sure that you can get ceph to work for you, vs. you having to go to work for ceph.

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EJ
IP/MPLS Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend the product to other users and other companies. It's a good solution in general. 

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

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LeandroCoelho - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-sales Analyst at Algar Telecom

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

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Syed Masood - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Developer at doodleblue

Currently, I'm using Ubuntu 20 LTS, 20.04 long-term support.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. I tend to prefer Windows and would recommend it over Unbuntu.

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BK
Associate Director at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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Viktor Dolyna - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Integrity

I am totally satisfied with the product.

I use it only for personal purposes and not in my organization. 

I would definitely recommend the solution to others. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux as a nine out of ten.

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MS
Head of Technical Support at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees

For Linux, we're using Ubuntu. We have set up everything using Ubuntu. We do have some servers with Oracle Enterprise Linux. Those are running inside our HP DL380 servers. And then I do have Linux Mint and Elementary OS on my laptop and in my desktop at home.

I use multiple versions of the solution, including 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04.

We do have so many players in the Linux field. You do have Canonical, and they have their own Linux. Then, you have others that are based on Ubuntu. Ubuntu is based on the Debian model. You also have, on the other side, Red Hat and the SUSE Linux, which is IBM Linux. There are different providers, however, the core is almost the same. It's more of the setup that is available for you.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

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TM
Systems Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees

I would recommend this solution, and it works quite well.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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SM
System Administrator at j5 Software South Africa

My advice to others would be to know what you really want. Ubuntu can be customized to exactly those functions. Depending on how you want to scale, for example, you might want to look at microservers, architecture, and how to connect it all up. And have your Ubuntu servers as small nodes or even containers. The solution offers many options, so if you're starting with Linux or Ubuntu, I would start with playing around in virtual machine space, seeing how the package management works, write some scripts, getting to know a little Bash. The solution is very secure and there is a lot of documentation available already. 

I rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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PB
System Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I highly recommend this product and rate it 10 out of 10. 

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CA
Owner and business consultant at networks srl

I would recommend this solution based on the application. For a firewall, I would go for a dedicated device. For a desktop, it is okay to use.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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BP
Founder at Element Flux

I would recommend this solution if you want a good resilient system, flexibility, and control over your operating system. You can upgrade without having to pay or even turning off the computer. You don't need to shut it down and install upgrades. You can literally upgrade to a newer distribution while using the computer for the most part.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten because there is always room for growth. 

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HT
System Administrator and DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

We have on-cloud and on-premises deployments. I am working on the core features, and I haven't faced any critical issues with it. We use it for our non-critical applications. We don't use it for any critical applications, such as financial applications, because we do not get any official support for it. For critical applications, Red Hat is a better option.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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ES
System Engineer at a non-profit with 201-500 employees

We are a non-profit consumer with a small budget, hence the need for a stable, low-cost server to provide services to our users.

While I would recommend Ubuntu LTS (stable v16.04.3 at time of this review) try other distros to see how long it takes to deploy, and how much tweaking it will take to implement your project. 

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it_user241842 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Go for it if you need al Linux based server. Just start downloading it and using it. It is free.

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RM
Senior Director IP led Services (PES) at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I am going to continue using the solution and would recommend it to others.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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MR
Co-Founder- Operation & Digital technology transformation at Cloudtreez

I highly recommend the solution. It's very popular among developers. It's worked quite well for us.

Of course, solutions like Red Hat and CentOS also have good capabilities. For us, however, Unbuntu is the best.

Overall, I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. It offers me basically everything I need and has worked well for our team.

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BB
System Manager at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend Ubuntu Linux. 

I would rate it an eight out of ten. 

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it_user302112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant IT Infrastructure at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Try Ubuntu. Seriously. If you are looking for a good Linux distribution with a large community and lots of packages, Ubuntu is the way to go. However, if you need management tools (e.g. for automated installation, patch management etc.) you might have to invest some time in getting open-source projects involved or by writing your own solutions (if you don't want to use Landscape).

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CN
Senior Cloud Architect and Team Lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I am very satisfied with Ubuntu Linux and I would recommend it to others.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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AP
Senior Engineer - Cloud and datacenter at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

My advice would be that Ubuntu is very widely used and you can easily get help and technical guidance from community members.  Support for the hardware drivers are there.

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SAMUELMWANGI - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Calidad Systems Limited

If you are comfortable navigating around Linux systems, I would recommend this solution.

I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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it_user697008 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and CEO at a tech services company

It works like the others, but it seems cheaper. If you´re looking for a robust implementation, then go with AWS.

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SA
Director, EPS at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend it to others. I would rate it a 10 out of 10.

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HG
Technical Content Writer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

We're using the latest version of the solution.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

This solution is ideal for people who want to build safer applications or if their goal is to quickly do their development. Those types of users should definitely try this system.

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DB
MIS Specialist at a agriculture with 201-500 employees

I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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NU
Vice President SOC Monitoring at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Ubuntu Linux a seven out of 10.

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GM
IT Infra Head at a consumer goods company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This is a solution that I can recommend to other users who are interested in using it.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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AJ
Human Resources Manager at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We are currently evaluating different software solutions that we can deploy in our environment. Some that we are considering are CrowdStrike and Microsoft Defender ATP.

We are looking at the options and the features that offer us the best endpoint protection.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a seven out of ten.

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MW
Project Manager at Realnux

This is a product that I recommend to customers who are software developers and make use of compilers. It is very useful for this use case.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

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LD
Director Lean Infrastructure at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I recommend Ubuntu for any user looking to try Linux for the first time. And I believe that most of the things they need would be just working out of the box.

I would rate this solution a seven out of 10. 

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it_user265317 - PeerSpot reviewer
Informatico aziendale at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Don't be afraid. Try it, it's free, you can try it on your PC without installing it, and there is a big community of users for the primary support.

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JV
Cyber Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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Ognian Dantchev - PeerSpot reviewer
Machine Learning Engineer at ALSO Finland Oy

I would rate Ubuntu nine out of 10. If you are thinking of implementing it, I recommend long-term support LTS versions

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EE
NOC Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

I would recommend the solution to others. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux as a ten out of ten. 

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DK
Information Technology Manager and ISMS Auditor at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

I would recommend it to others.

I rate Oracle Linux a ten out of ten.

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MH
Solution Architect / Head of DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We don't use a GUI. We tend to focus on its OS layers. Therefore, we don't really deal with any dashboards.

I'd rate the solution at a perfect ten out of ten. It's been very reliable and we appreciate its capabilities overall.

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AA
Operations Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees

We've just installed Ubuntu very recently. I'm just trying to see how it is right now. We have it installed on Windows 10 Pro. While we use the on-premises version, we're very interested in exploring the cloud.

I'm not sure just yet if I would recommend the product to others simply due to the fact that I've basically just started using it. I need at least a month of working on it in order to be able to tell if it works how we hope it will and if I would recommend it to others.

Right now, I would recommend the solution at a six out of ten. I need more time to really analyze it properly.

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it_user1165362 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We're on the latest version of the solution.

I'd recommend the solution to other users.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall.

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HQ
Owner at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Most important criteria when selecting a vendor: sales support.

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CR
Developer / Team Lead at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

I'm using the latest version of Ubuntu Linux. I'm satisfied with this operating system.

We have four to five users of this solution within our organization.

I have not contacted the technical support for Ubuntu Linux yet, because I currently don't have any technical issues.

I'm rating Ubuntu Linux seven out of ten.

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NT
Data & AI expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Ubuntu Linux is the perfect solution for us. If they make the solution more user-friendly it will cost more overall. The current version is best.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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FK
Managing Partner at Veribir Ltd

If the organization does not have any Windows-dependent applications, I would recommend this solution.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.

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HP
Computer engineering student at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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MP
Manager at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

We do not like this solution and we are only using it because the project we are working on demands it. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux a five out of ten.

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MC
CEO at SoniqSoft JRMM sp. z o.o. s.k.

I would recommend this solution. I would rate Ubuntu Linux a seven out of ten.

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HG
Director of Linux Platform Software Institute at a consumer goods company with 51-200 employees

I definitely recommend Linux Ubuntu. It is a good solution.   

On a scale from one to ten where one is the worst andten is the best, I would rate the product as an eight-out-of-ten.  

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FK
IT Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

What I can advise is that Ubuntu is a good solution for different environments, such as one server, but it will be important for them to estimate their scalability solution. If there are many people with access to the server, we know there will be load implementation of the server and you can use Ubuntu here. Ubuntu is easy to use and has a big community for the back-end that can help with the deployment of the solution.

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Ubuntu Linux a nine.

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MB
Solution Architect, IT Consultant at Merdasco - Rayan Merdas Data Prosseccing

I would rate it a seven out of ten. 

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it_user69474 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Ubuntu is a very stable Linux. I highly recommend it.

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IR
Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would recommend Ubuntu Linux for other users who want to start using it.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a 10 out of 10.

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KB
Systems Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would recommend Ubuntu Linux. If people are scared of Linux machines they don't need to be, it is as simple as Windows. Don't be scared of the fact that it says Linux on the box, it's a desktop in itself.

I would rate Ubuntu Linux an 8 out of 10.

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TL
Head of Security at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

Since I have been using the solution for a long time I have used many version. Currently, I use 20.04, and previously versions 18.04 and 16.04. I would advise others to trust in open source solutions, they are really configurable and do not give up too early.

I would recommend this product.

I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.

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LE
Head, Information Systems and Technology at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

On a scale of one to ten I would rate Ubuntu Linux an eight.

Off the top of my head, I would advise to check out the management of the storage.

Also, the UI can always be improved.

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YZ
IT Manager at TMSoft ltd

I would rate this solution at 8 out of 10. 

For me, its different user interfaces is not a good idea because sometimes it's hard to find the best interface. It's better to have one, but an excellent one. I think the stability is very good.

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AP
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I would recommend this solution to others because it is free and you can save licensing costs.

I rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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ZB
Executive Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I would rate Ubuntu Linux a ten out of ten.

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CL
Cloud Specialist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Overall, on a scale from one to ten, I would give Ubuntu Linux a rating of ten. More people should use this solution.

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it_user220236 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate System Administrator at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

Great job, Ubuntu team. Keep it up.

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HM
Founder at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The solution provides good security. 

It is both on-premises and cloud-based. 

The solution really fulfills our purposes for the moment, so there is not much to note by way of improvement. 

I rate Ubuntu Linux as a ten out of ten. 

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MG
Partner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I would recommend this solution to others who are interested in using it.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

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FE
Senior System Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

This is a product that I can recommend.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

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ZS
IT Specialist at a tech services company

I would advise using the solution because it's a very stable system and very fast and you are charged no money for using them.

My number one choice, for the work I do, is Red Hat, but it's very expensive. Number two is Ubuntu, which works for small systems and has good value.

I think that Ubuntu offers more than Microsoft. Microsoft is no good. There are lots of versions of Windows, but many errors and there's no stable system.

I would rate this solution 2 out of 10.

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SB
ITOM Solution Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Ubuntu is rather stable, simple to deploy, stable, and well supported by an open-source community. I would recommend it as a possible alternative to Windows for those looking to avoid the cost associated with that operating system. It is definitely a cost-effective alternative for private usage.

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JS
Manager Operations at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We moved to Linux for financial obligations.

Ubuntu Linux is good as long as you have a good resource to manage it. For us, it's really good.

I would rate this product a seven out of ten.

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RN
Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I recommend this solution if it's appropriate to your needs. 

I rate this product a seven out of 10. 

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it_user239649 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees

No apart my thanks to ubuntu community.

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HS
Works

We use Covernity for cloud infrastructure, but for disk management, I use Unbuntu.

I would advise those thinking about using Ubuntu to be patient and don't switch to Windows.

I would rate the solution as 7 out of 10, because some platforms aren't as easy for users.

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March 2024
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