Ubuntu is a software platform that is able to run across smartphones and tablets. It facilitates converged computing where there are multiple form factors but one experience and one system. The latest version, Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Xenial Xerus was release in July of this year after the first release in October 2004. The program was developed by Canonical Ltd and is now available in over 55 languages. Ubuntu is a free software name after the South African idea ‘Ubuntu’ which means ‘human- ness’.
