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Ubuntu Touch

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Ubuntu Touch is a Linux distribution[1]. It was established on February 21, 2013.

The project was developed as a mobile operating system variant of the Ubuntu Linux platform. Ubuntu Touch aimed to extend the Ubuntu ecosystem to touchscreen devices, though its development and support evolved over time.

Ubuntu Touch

Summary

Ubuntu Touch is a Linux distribution[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ubuntu Touch's instance of is recorded as Linux distribution[3].
  • Ubuntu Touch's instance of is recorded as mobile operating system[4].
  • Ubuntu Touch's based on is recorded as Q381[5].
  • Ubuntu Touch's developer is recorded as UBports[6].
  • Ubuntu Touch's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[7].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA 9[8].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA 10[9].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA 11[10].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA 21[11].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA-22[12].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA-23[13].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA-24[14].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-1[15].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 16.04 OTA-25[16].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-2[17].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-3[18].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-4[19].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-5[20].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-6[21].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-7[22].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-8[23].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-9[24].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 24.04-1.0 Beta 1[25].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 20.04 OTA-10[26].
  • Ubuntu Touch's software version identifier is recorded as 24.04 -1.0 RC 2[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Linux distribution[3] and mobile operating system[4].

History and Context

February 21, 2013 marks the founding of Ubuntu Touch[28].

Why It Matters

Ubuntu Touch ranks in the top 8% of linux_distribution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (754 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Have you seen Ubuntu Touch!?. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ubports.com. ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ubports.com. Retrieved . ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . forums.ubports.com. Retrieved . forums.ubports.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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