OS family Unix-like Available in Simplified Chinese | Source model Open source | |
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Developer National University of Defense Technology, Canonical Ltd., Ubuntu Kylin Community Initial release 25 April 2013; 3 years ago (2013-04-25) Latest release 16.04 / 21 April 2016; 10 months ago (2016-04-21) | ||
Ubuntu Kylin is the official Chinese version of the Ubuntu computer operating system.
It has been described as a "loose continuation of the Chinese Kylin OS". In 2013, Canonical reached an agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China to co-create and release a Ubuntu-based OS with features targeted at the Chinese market. Ubuntu Kylin is intended for desktop and laptop computers.
The first official release, Ubuntu Kylin 13.04, was released on 25 April 2013, on the same day as Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail). Features include Chinese input methods, Chinese calendars, a weather indicator, and online music search from the Dash.
In the 14.10 release, it features its own Ubuntu Kylin Software Center (UKSC) and a utility which helps common end-users for daily computing tasks called Youker Assistant.
The team also cooperates with Sogou to develop Sogou Input Method for Linux. Since it is closed source, it is not included in the official Ubuntu Kylin image, but users can download it from UKSC or Sogou's website.
Release history
The current version is 16.04 which also is the latest LTS version.