Ubuntu Kylin
Distribution of Linux | |
Architecture | AMD64, ARM64 |
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Latest version | Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 |
Initial release | 25 April 2013 |
User interface | UKUI, MATE (formerly), Unity (formerly) |
Ubuntu Kylin is the official Chinese version of Ubuntu that is targeted to the said country's market. It has been described as a "loose continuation of Kylin OS" by Canonical Ltd and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. Features that are not included in its international counterpart are present, such as Chinese input methods, Chinese calendars, a weather indicator, online music search from the Dash, and WPS Office being the default office suite instead of LibreOffice.
Timeline[edit | edit source]
Like Ubuntu, its versions are named after different adjectives and animals in alphabetical order and usually release on April and October.
Name | Code name | Release date | Support end date |
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Ubuntu Kylin 13.04 | Raring Ringtail | 25 April 2013 | 27 January 2014 |
Ubuntu Kylin 13.10 | Saucy Salamander | 17 October 2013 | 17 July 2014 |
Ubuntu Kylin 14.04 LTS | Trusty Tahr | 17 April 2014 | 30 April 2019 |
Ubuntu Kylin 14.10 | Utopic Unicorn | 23 October 2014 | 23 July 2015 |
Ubuntu Kylin 15.04 | Vivid Vervet | 23 April 2015 | 4 February 2016 |
Ubuntu Kylin 15.10 | Wily Werewolf | 22 October 2015 | 28 July 2016 |
Ubuntu Kylin 16.04 LTS | Xenial Xerus | 21 April 2016 | April 2021 |
Ubuntu Kylin 16.10 | Yakkety Yak | 20 October 2016 | 20 July 2017 |
Ubuntu Kylin 17.04 | Zesty Zapus | 13 April 2017 | 13 January 2018 |
Ubuntu Kylin 17.10 | Artful Aardvark | 19 October 2017 | 19 July 2018 |
Ubuntu Kylin 18.04 LTS | Bionic Beaver | 26 April 2018 | April 2023 |
Ubuntu Kylin 18.10 | Cosmic Cuttlefish | 18 October 2018 | 18 July 2019 |
Ubuntu Kylin 19.04 | Disco Dingo | 18 April 2019 | 23 January 2020 |
Ubuntu Kylin 19.10 | Eoan Ermine | 17 October 2019 | 17 July 2020 |
Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 LTS | Focal Fossa | 23 April 2020 | May 2025 |
Ubuntu Kylin 20.10 | Groovy Gorilla | 22 October 2020 | July 2021 |
Ubuntu Kylin 21.04 | Hirsute Hippo | 22 April 2021 | January 2022 |
Ubuntu Kylin 21.10 | Impish Indri | 14 October 2021 | July 2022 |
Ubuntu Kylin 22.04 LTS | Jammy Jellyfish | 21 April 2022 | May 2027 |
Ubuntu Kylin 22.10 | Kinetic Kudu | 20 October 2022 | July 2023 |
Ubuntu Kylin 23.04 | Lunar Lobster | 21 April 2023 | January 2024 |
Ubuntu Kylin 23.10 | Mantic Minotaur | 12 October 2023 | July 2024 |
Ubuntu Kylin 24.04 LTS | Noble Numbat | 25 April 2024 | May 2029 |
Ubuntu Kylin 24.10 | Oracular Oriole | 10 October 2024 | July 2025 |