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Ubuntu is an ancient african word, meaning "I can't configure Debian"
I installed Ubuntu yesterday, it was way more easier than Debian
ubuntu by oSuperDaveo May 9, 2006
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An isiXhosa word that can be freely translated as 'I am, because we are". It emphasizes the role of the community in caring for each othe. The Xhosa is a South African nation, primarily found in the Eastern Cape. Billionaire used the word Ubuntu to describe the freeware that his company distributes.
Ubuntu is the primary reason why impoverished rural communities can continue to survive.
Ubuntu by Freeky June 27, 2015
1. An African phrase meaning "humanity towards others".

2. A distribution of Linux
1. "A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed."

2. Ubuntu is a nice distro. I dual boot between Ubuntu and Windows.
ubuntu by NeoChaos January 18, 2005

Ubuntu Zealot 

A member of the order of Ubuntu, the most devout of the celibate tribes. Followers often tend to live in small packs, often dominated by a matriarch, who by custom, lives in the upper floor of the domicile for twenty to thirty years; although, studies have proven cases often have lifetime arrangements. Members of this order are rarely seen during in the daylight while they practice a self-mutilating practice, performed mostly with thumbs and the use of a biofeedback video device. The most commonly witnessed activity by outsiders, a routine 2 a.m. trip to the corner-shop is known as “nocturnal emission” within the tome of listed rituals. The order preaches it was actually a third lineage of beings that evolved separately from Homo sapiens and the line of apes and other primates. Evidence is scarce, but many scientists accept the possibility upon close examination of the culture.
"Jeff is an Ubuntu zealot. He won't go out with her. He wouldn't know how."
Ubuntu Zealot by pierre_abelard October 4, 2009

ubuntulinux 

An extremely stable and good Linux distro that runs off of the Gnome desktop environment. Ubuntu is offered free of charge and can be shipped to your home in two formats: a liveboot CD, and also an install CD. Ubuntu is a good OS for people that are new to Linux.
I currently use Ubuntu v5.04.
ubuntulinux by Nitrousinacan September 9, 2005

ubuntard 

Users, usually new to GNU/Linux and FOSS who confuse common applications with their existence on the Ubuntu distribution. Generally this can be combated by making it explicit that said applications are found on all GNU/Linux distributions.

Can also be associated with users who are under the impression that Ubuntu is superior to all other GNU/Linux distributions despite the fact that said distributions are tailored for specific requirements. In reality none are superior/inferior, just built for different requirements. Eg Gentoo for optimizing for hardware, Debian/Slackware/Fedora for reliability, {U|Ku|Xu}buntu/Mint for user friendliness, etc.
"which one is better Xgl/Compiz or Ubuntu Linux?"

Ubuntard looking at a generic distro using GNOME as the DE: "OMG are you using Ubuntu?!"

ubuntard by filereaper January 10, 2008