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{% block title %}Desktop for developers{% endblock %}

{% block meta_description %}Learn why Ubuntu is the ideal platform for developers.{% endblock %}

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  <section class="p-strip is-shallow u-no-padding--bottom">
    <div class="p-section">
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        <div class="col">
          <h1>
            Ubuntu Desktop
            <br aria-hidden="true" />
            for developers
          </h1>
        </div>
        <div class="col">
          <p>
            Whether you're an app or web developer, engineering manager, data scientist, or AI/ML researcher &mdash; Ubuntu is your ideal workstation.
          </p>
          <a href="/download/desktop" class="p-button--positive">Get Ubuntu now</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
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  </section>

  <section class="p-section">
    <div class="row--50-50">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2 class="p-text--small-caps u-no-margin--bottom">Why choose Ubuntu Desktop?</h2>
        <p class="p-heading--2">The developers' choice</p>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <ul class="p-list--divided u-no-margin--bottom">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Using Ubuntu Desktop provides a common platform for development, test, and production environments.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Tools, such as <a href="https://juju.is/">Juju</a>, <a href="https://microk8s.io/">Microk8s</a>, and <a href="https://multipass.run/">Multipass</a> make developing, testing, and cross-building easy and affordable.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            <strong>Long term support (LTS)</strong> releases are delivered every 2 years, with 5 years of standard support extended to 10 years with an Ubuntu Pro Desktop subscription.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            New Developer editions of Ubuntu Desktop are released every 6 months, with 9 months of support and access to the latest kernel, libraries, and new upstream OS features.
          </li>
        </ul>
        <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
        <a href="/about/release-cycle">The Ubuntu release cycle&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section class="p-section">
    <div class="row--50-50 p-section--shallow">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2>
          Security support
          <br aria-hidden />
          for Ubuntu releases
        </h2>
      </div>
      <div class="col" id="server-desktop-eol-key" style="padding-top:1rem;"></div>
    </div>
    <div class="u-fixed-width">
      <div class="u-hide--small" id="server-desktop-eol"></div>
      <div class="u-hide--large u-hide--medium">{% include "about/release_cycles/releases-table.html" %}</div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section class="p-section">
    <div class="row--50-50 p-section">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2>Access to cutting-edge hardware and software</h2>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <ul class="p-list--divided u-no-margin--bottom">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Ubuntu ships with the latest toolchains for Python, Rust, Ruby, Go, PHP and Perl, and users get first access to the latest updates for key libraries and packages.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Ubuntu is the OS of choice for data science and machine learning, with support for popular frameworks like <a href="https://opencv.org/">OpenCV</a>, <a href="https://www.tensorflow.org/">TensorFlow</a>, <a href="https://keras.io/">Keras</a>, <a href="https://pytorch.org/">PyTorch</a> and <a href="https://www.kubeflow.org/">Kubeflow</a>.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Ubuntu is the target platform for the <a href="https://github.com/NVIDIA/data-science-stack">NVIDIA data science stack</a>, which enables GPU accelerated data science workloads to be run locally before deploying to the cloud.
          </li>
        </ul>
        <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
        <a href="/ai">How Ubuntu enables AI innovation&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="u-fixed-width">
      <div class="p-logo-section">
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                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/e332a639-jupyter-logo.png",
                        alt="juptyer logo",
                        width="129",
                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
            }}
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            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/1652445f-keras-logo.png",
                        alt="keras logo",
                        width="277",
                        height="384",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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          </div>
          <div class="p-logo-section__item">
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                        alt="scikit logo",
                        width="233",
                        height="257",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
            }}
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          <div class="p-logo-section__item">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/57dd2115-TensorFlow-logo.svg",
                        alt="tensor flow logo",
                        width="145",
                        height="145",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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          </div>
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                        height="288",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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      </div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <section class="p-section">
    <div class="row--50-50 p-section">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2>A rich ecosystem</h2>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <ul class="p-list--divided u-no-margin--bottom">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            With a <a href="https://snapcraft.io/store">Snap Store</a> of over 7,000 applications in addition to the Ubuntu repository, it's easy to tailor Ubuntu desktop to your needs.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Development tools include Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, GitKraken, Unity and Blender.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Office productivity tools include Slack, Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, and Zoom as well as the Microsoft-compatible LibreOffice.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Media, gaming, and content creation apps include Spotify, Steam, Discord and OBS Studio.
          </li>
        </ul>
        <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
        <a href="https://snapcraft.io/">Learn more about Snapcraft&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="u-fixed-width">
      <div class="p-icon-section--dense">
        <div class="p-icon-section__items">
          <div class="p-icon-section__item">
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                        alt="VSCode",
                        width="256",
                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"},) | safe
            }}
          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item ">
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                        width="256",
                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
            }}
          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item">
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                        width="62",
                        height="63",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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                        width="512",
                        height="512",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item ">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/8a2851df-slack-icon-vanilla.svg",
                        alt="slack logo",
                        width="256",
                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item ">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/8f85ef3f-microsoft-teams.png",
                        alt="microsoft teams logo",
                        width="512",
                        height="512",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item ">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/6e5fe7ef-logo-dropbox.svg",
                        alt="dropbox logo",
                        width="184",
                        height="174",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item ">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/ceca3817-zoom-app.svg",
                        alt="zoom logo",
                        width="2500",
                        height="2500",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/be731535-Logo-libreoffice.svg",
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                        width="219",
                        height="264",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
            }}
          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/9917aba6-spotify-linux-256.png",
                        alt="Spotify logo",
                        width="256",
                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"},) | safe
            }}
          </div>
          <div class="p-icon-section__item">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/ff5561bc-steam.png",
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                        width="61",
                        height="62",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-icon-section__icon"}) | safe
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    </div>
  </section>

  <section class="p-section">
    <div class="row--50-50 p-section">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2>Certified hardware</h2>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <ul class="p-list--divided u-no-margin--bottom">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Streamline deployment of Ubuntu Desktop with <a href="/certified">certified hardware</a> from OEMs including Dell, Lenovo, and HP &ndash; no additional configuration required.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Ubuntu performs out of the box across a wide range of laptops, desktops, and workstations, including the HP Z series and Dell XPS and Precision lines.
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            <a href="/desktop/partners">Strategic partnerships</a> extend to component manufacturers and Ubuntu is certified to work with the full range of NVIDIA GPUs.
          </li>
        </ul>
        <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
        <a href="/certified">Ubuntu certified hardware&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="u-fixed-width">
      <div class="p-logo-section">
        <div class="p-logo-section__items">
          <div class="p-logo-section__item">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/4b74a5f4-hp-logo.png",
                        alt="hp logo",
                        width="110",
                        height="256",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="auto|lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
            }}
          </div>
          <div class="p-logo-section__item">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/a34e318a-lenovo-logo.svg",
                        alt="lenovo logo",
                        width="105",
                        height="144",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
            }}
          </div>
          <div class="p-logo-section__item">
            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/43635925-dell-technologies-logo.png",
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                        width="172",
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                        hi_def=True,
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                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/834d57ab-intel-logo.png",
                        alt="intel logo",
                        width="149",
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                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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          </div>
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            {{ image(url="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/d9d05f49-arm-logo.png",
                        alt="arm logo",
                        width="183",
                        height="372",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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                        alt="nvidia logo",
                        width="254",
                        height="257",
                        hi_def=True,
                        loading="lazy",
                        attrs={"class": "p-logo-section__logo"}) | safe
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    </div>
  </section>

  <section class="p-section">
    <div class="u-fixed-width p-section--shallow">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <h2>Developers love Ubuntu, organisations trust it</h2>
    </div>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-6">
        <p class="u-no-margin--bottom">
          <strong>Operating systems developers prefer</strong>
          <br aria-hidden />
          Multiple choice poll
        </p>
        <div id="hackerearth-chart" class="hackerearth-chart u-hide--small"></div>
        <div class="u-hide--medium u-hide--large">{% include "desktop/partial/_hackearth-table.html" %}</div>

        <div class="u-hide--large">
          <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
          <p>
            Source: <a href="https://recruit-c7ff.kxcdn.com/recruit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/he-developer-survey-2020.pdf">The 2020
          HackerEarth Developer Survey</a>
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="col-6">
      <p class="u-no-margin--bottom">
        <strong>Which of these open source technologies does your organisation use today to support your software infrastructure?</strong>
      </p>
      <div id="opensource-chart" class="opensource-chart u-hide--small"></div>
      <div class="u-hide--medium u-hide--large">{% include "desktop/partial/_hackearth-table.html" %}</div>
      <div class="u-hide--large">
        <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
        <p>
          Source: <a href="https://www.openlogic.com/system/files/ebook-openlogic-the-2022-state-of-open-source-report.pdf">The
        2022 State of Open Source Report &ndash; OpenLogic</a>
      </p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="row--50-50 u-hide--medium u-hide--small">
  <div class="col">
    <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
    <p>
      Source: <a href="https://recruit-c7ff.kxcdn.com/recruit/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/he-developer-survey-2020.pdf">The 2020
    HackerEarth Developer Survey</a>
  </p>
</div>
<div class="col">
  <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
  <p>
    Source: <a href="https://www.openlogic.com/system/files/ebook-openlogic-the-2022-state-of-open-source-report.pdf">The
  2022 State of Open Source Report &ndash; OpenLogic</a>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</section>

<section class="p-strip--white u-no-padding--top">
  <div class="u-fixed-width p-section--shallow">
    <img src="https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/db0c14a8-Ubuntu Pro.svg"
         alt=""
         width="161"
         height="42" />
  </div>
  <div class="p-section--shallow">
    <div class="row--50-50">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2>Secure enterprise management with Ubuntu Pro Desktop</h2>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <p>
          Ubuntu Pro Desktop is a comprehensive subscription delivering enterprise-grade security, management tooling, and extended support for developers and organisations. Ubuntu Pro Desktop is free for personal use on up to five machines.
        </p>
        <hr class="p-rule--muted u-no-margin--bottom" />
        <ul class="p-list--divided u-no-margin--bottom">
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Security updates for the <a href="/esm">full open source stack</a>
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Advanced <a href="/engage/microsoft-active-directory">Active Directory</a> and LDAP integration
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            Estate <a href="https://landscape.canonical.com/landscape-features">monitoring and management</a>
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">
            <a href="/security/compliance-automation#fips">FIPS 140-2 certified modules</a> and <a href="/security/compliance-automation#cis">CIS hardening</a>
          </li>
          <li class="p-list__item is-ticked">Optional weekday or 24/7 support tiers</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="p-section u-no-padding--bottom">
    <div class="row--50-50">
      <hr class="p-rule" />
      <div class="col">
        <h2>
          Free for personal use
          <br aria-hidden />
          on up to five machines
        </h2>
      </div>
      <div class="col">
        <p>
          Secure your open source stack with a personal Ubuntu Pro license and get access to security patching for over 23,000 packages in the Ubuntu Universe repository.
        </p>
        <p>
          <a href="/pro">Get started with a free subscription&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
        </p>
        <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
        <p>
          <a href="/desktop/organisations">Ubuntu Desktop for organisations&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
        </p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>

<section class="p-strip">
  <div class="u-fixed-width p-section--shallow">
    <hr class="p-rule" />
    <h2>Get started today</h2>
  </div>
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-start-large-4 col-9 col-medium-5 col-start-medium-2">
      <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
      <div class="row p-section--shallow">
        <div class="col-3 col-medium-2">
          <h3 class="p-heading--5">Download and install</h3>
        </div>
        <div class="col-6 col-medium-3">
          <p>
            Download Ubuntu Desktop and replace your current operating system. It's easy to install on Windows or macOS, or run Ubuntu alongside it.
          </p>
          <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
          <a class="p-button--positive u-no-margin--bottom"
             href="/download/desktop">Download now</a>
        </div>
      </div>
      <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
      <div class="row p-section--shallow">
        <div class="col-3 col-medium-2">
          <h3 class="p-heading--5">Buy it pre-installed</h3>
        </div>
        <div class="col-6 col-medium-3">
          <p>
            Ubuntu is available on a huge range of devices from the world's largest hardware manufacturers, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
          </p>
          <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
          <a href="https://canonical.com/partners/desktop">Find out more about our retail partners&nbsp;&rsaquo;</a>
        </div>
      </div>
      <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
      <div class="row p-section--shallow">
        <div class="col-3 col-medium-2">
          <h3 class="p-heading--5">Join our community</h3>
        </div>
        <div class="col-6 col-medium-3">
          <p>Share ideas, write code, and get advice and help from our large, active community of IT professionals.</p>
          <hr class="p-rule--muted" />
          <ul class="p-inline-list--middot">
            <li class="p-inline-list__item">
              <a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Discourse</a>
            </li>
            <li class="p-inline-list__item">
              <a href="https://askubuntu.com/">Ask Ubuntu</a>
            </li>
            <li class="p-inline-list__item">
              <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/">Mailing lists</a>
            </li>
            <li class="p-inline-list__item">
              <a href="https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu">Launchpad Answers</a>
            </li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>

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