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==== Discontinued official derivatives ==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Distribution !! Description |- | [[Gobuntu]] | Gobuntu was an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system, aiming to provide a distribution consisting entirely of [[free software]]. It was officially announced by Mark Shuttleworth on July 10, 2007, and daily builds of Gobuntu 7.10 began to be publicly released. The project ended around the release of 8.04 and has since merged into mainline Ubuntu as a 'free software' option.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu|title=Gobuntu - Ubuntu Wiki|website=wiki.ubuntu.com|access-date=2012-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728113739/https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu|archive-date=2012-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Mythbuntu]] | Based on Ubuntu and [[MythTV]], providing applications for recording TV and acting as a media center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mythbuntu.org/|title=Mythbuntu|website=www.mythbuntu.org|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130183937/http://mythbuntu.org/|archive-date=2012-11-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 4 November 2016 the development team announced the end of Mythbuntu as a separate distribution, citing insufficient developers. |- | [[Ubuntu GNOME]] | Formerly an official Ubuntu variant,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-approved-as-an-official-flavour/|title=Ubuntu GNOME approved as official flavour - Ubuntu GNOME|last=Tim|date=11 March 2013 |access-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602084155/http://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-approved-as-an-official-flavour/|archive-date=2013-06-02|url-status=live}}</ref> but since the main Ubuntu 17.10, which uses [[GNOME Shell]] as its default desktop and GDM as its display manager, this distro has been merged into mainline releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ubuntugnome.org/|title=Ubuntu GNOME - An official flavor of Ubuntu, featuring the GNOME desktop environment.|access-date=2013-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606112502/http://ubuntugnome.org/|archive-date=2013-06-06|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Ubuntu JeOS]] | "Just Enough OS" β was described as "an efficient variant [...] configured specifically for [[virtual appliance]]s".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOS|title=JeOS - Community Help Wiki|website=help.ubuntu.com|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023003610/https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOS|archive-date=2012-10-23|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the release of Ubuntu 8.10 it has been included as an option as part of the standard Ubuntu Server Edition. |- | [[Ubuntu Mobile]] | An embedded operating system designed for use on [[mobile device]]s. The operating system will use [[Hildon]] from [[maemo]] as its [[Graphical user interface|graphical frontend]]. [[Ubuntu Touch]] is a successor to Ubuntu Mobile. |- | [[Ubuntu Netbook Edition]] | Netbook Edition was an official derivative of Ubuntu designed for [[netbook]]s using the [[Intel Atom]] processor. Starting from [[Ubuntu version history#1104|Ubuntu 11.04]], Ubuntu Netbook Edition has been merged into the desktop edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9950552-39.html|title=Ubuntu to announce its mobile Linux in June|access-date=2009-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905053516/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9950552-39.html|archive-date=2008-09-05|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Ubuntu TV]] | Designed for use with [[Smart TV|TVs]].<ref>[http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tv Ubuntu TV website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127205500/http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/tv |date=2012-11-27 }}</ref> |}
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