We use Ubuntu Linux as an operating system for the installations we do on any of the servers. It's an open-source solution that is easy to customize.
Program Manager at InfoCepts
An open-source operating system that provides good flexibility and security
Pros and Cons
- "Ubuntu Linux has good security features and a lot of software compatibility."
- "People with a Windows background may not find the solution's user interface user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
Ubuntu Linux has good security features and a lot of software compatibility. Not many operating systems support software like MicroStrategy, but Ubuntu Linux is quite flexible and provides all the interfaces and compatibility for different software.
What needs improvement?
Ubuntu Linux is not easy to use because its interface is quite tricky. People with a Windows background may not find the solution's user interface user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Ubuntu Linux for three years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Ubuntu Linux is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Ubuntu Linux is a scalable solution. Around 50 users are using the solution in our organization.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were previously using Windows. We switched to Ubuntu Linux because it was flexible and secure.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial installation is difficult, and you would need a Linux administrator.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Ubuntu Linux is an open-source operating system.
What other advice do I have?
We are using the cloud version of Ubuntu Linux. Users can choose Ubuntu Linux if they have a vast environment and want a secure and scalable operating system.
Overall, I rate Ubuntu Linux a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

Information Security and Compliance Officer at Carnation
A stable solution that is easy to access and deploy and has a helpful community of users
Pros and Cons
- "The integration with other solutions like Apache is valuable."
- "The vendor must provide an official support team."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is used for sandboxing and testing. We also have our production servers in Linux sometimes.
How has it helped my organization?
The product is easy to access and deploy. There are a lot of communities that help administrators with any challenges. Good support is available over the Internet. It is quite helpful for creating any server. Many communities are working on the upcoming advanced features and making them easier for the end users.
What is most valuable?
The integration with other solutions like Apache is valuable.
What needs improvement?
Official support is low. We’re mostly dependent on community users. The vendor must provide an official support team. Administration is a challenge. We need good skills for implementation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for 10 to 12 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is quite stable. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. We usually publish our web servers on it. It is for production purposes. Five to six people from our organization are working on Linux administration. We also have developers developing applications on it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used CentOS. CentOS is now decommissioned, so we moved to Ubuntu Linux.
How was the initial setup?
I rate the ease of setup a seven out of ten. Ubuntu is a command-line tool. It will be a bit of a challenge for new users. The cloud deployment takes four to six hours. If we already have VMs on-premise, we can deploy them in four to six hours. We just need to install an image and build it in. Nowadays, we have readymade images available as a container. It hardly takes one hour to get the server up and running. One person is enough for the deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution is open-sourced.
What other advice do I have?
If someone wants to create cheap servers, Ubuntu Linux is the best choice. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Technical Manager at PT.Prima Sarana Solusi
An easy-to-use solution for desktops, MCE with Kubernetes platform but lacks support, stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
- "Ubuntu Linux is easy to start, and MicroK8s is easy to deploy. Plug into the back-end storage and networking is also easy. It is good to start with 3-4 nodes, but hard to scale. For production grades like 20 or 100 nodes, we go with the RedHat for on-premise."
- "The support team is not good and needs to be improved. The user community is excellent and helpful, but some questions are unanswered. Also, stability and scalability could be improved."
What is most valuable?
Ubuntu Linux is easy to start, and MicroK8s is easy to deploy. Plug into the back-end storage and networking is also easy.
It is good to start with 3-4 nodes, but hard to scale. For production grades like 20 or 100 nodes, we go with the RedHat for on-premise.
What needs improvement?
The support team is not good and needs to be improved. The user community is excellent and helpful, but some questions are unanswered. Also, stability and scalability could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Ubuntu Linux as an end user for six years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool could be more stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product’s scalability is not better. RedHat is better. We’ve more than ten users using this product. We plan to increase the usage when there is a requirement or specification.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. Deploying OS is fast and takes less than a day.
We can do the installation on a small scale without consultants, but when it comes to scale.
Ubuntu is an OS. You need the specification, storage, network, IP, etc., and deploy it by orchestration or just do the standalone installation infrastructure.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If the customer wants to start, there is no license required. It is all free, but they must purchase the production license.
What other advice do I have?
Mostly, the product is on-premise, but in some cases, we managed to deploy applications in the cloud.
The solution is easy and simple to start because of complete documentation. When you go for production, we must purchase the hardware and OS license.
Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Operational Technical Security at Metro Bank
A stable and free solution that is easy to deploy and has a user-friendly GUI
Pros and Cons
- "The GUI is user-friendly."
- "The solution must provide more integrations."
What is our primary use case?
We can use the solution for browsing. We can also use it as a server and deploy and configure it as a file or web server. The use case depends on the user. I use it to deploy something which I want to test out. If I have to test out ELK Stack, I might use Ubuntu because it’s free.
What is most valuable?
The GUI is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
The solution must provide more integrations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution from time to time whenever I require it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I am using the solution for my personal needs. It is possible to increase the number of users depending on who uses it.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used Windows. I use Ubuntu only for testing purposes. Some things can only be tested on Linux.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is straightforward. It takes 15 to 30 minutes to deploy the OS. The product can be used on the cloud as well. However, I have deployed it on my own laptop.
What about the implementation team?
I deployed the solution myself. We have to follow the standard OS deployment process to deploy the tool. We do not need any consultation. We might need a live CD, or we can download the image from the Internet. We can boot from the USB and just follow the instructions. It will be deployed.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is no licensing cost for the product.
What other advice do I have?
Ubuntu improves its products every year. Earlier, the GUI was not good, so Ubuntu improved it. They have removed the complexity of the software. My recommendation depends on people’s use cases. If someone wants to test something that is more stable on Ubuntu, they can use the solution. They can use other Linux flavors like Red Hat, too. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Information Technician Specialist at Self-Employed
Secure open-source platform ideal for coding and cybersecurity tasks
Pros and Cons
- "It's an open-source and free platform, which makes it accessible and useful."
- "One thing I've noticed is network connectivity issues where packets are sometimes lost."
What is our primary use case?
I use Ubuntu Linux for program coding and for some security tasks. I practice cybersecurity on it to identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
What is most valuable?
Ubuntu is a very secure and perfect operating system. It's an open-source and free platform, which makes it accessible and useful.
What needs improvement?
Currently, I'm just practicing with Ubuntu, so I haven't delved deeply enough to give a definitive answer on what needs improvement. However, one thing I've noticed is network connectivity issues where packets are sometimes lost. Also, there are difficulties when using graphical interfaces, but this might be due to my system's limitations.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Ubuntu Linux for personal use for the last two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have not faced any stability issues, crashes, or downtimes as a personal user.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Ubuntu is simple. It involves booting from a USB, selecting region and time, and then setting up the partitions before the installation process completes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Ubuntu Linux is open-source and free to use, which makes it cost-effective.
What other advice do I have?
Ubuntu is an open-source platform, which makes it a free and accessible choice. If someone asks me, I would recommend saying goodbye to Windows and switching to Ubuntu.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Technical Manager at SAPEC
A highly stable solution that can be used to design telecommunication equipment
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Ubuntu Linux is the price because we don't need to pay as it is used for selling equipment."
- "The solution's initial setup is complex, and its technical support is not very good."
What is our primary use case?
We manufacture special telecommunication equipment, and we use Ubuntu Linux to develop our system and design our equipment.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Ubuntu Linux is the price because we don't need to pay as it is used for selling equipment.
What needs improvement?
The solution's initial setup is complex, and its technical support is not very good.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using Ubuntu Linux for the last one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Ubuntu Linux is a very stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around two to five users use Ubuntu Linux in our organization.
I rate the solution an eight out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
The solution’s technical support is not very good.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is complex.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We don't pay a licensing fee for the solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Ubuntu Linux to other users.
Overall, I rate Ubuntu Linux an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT manager at Koleksiyon
A free tool that can be considered a very trustworthy product with a straightforward setup phase
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of the solution are that it is a very free tool and serves as a very trustworthy product."
- "There are certain shortcomings related to the product's frequency of updates. From an improvement perspective, my company expects the solution to offer less frequent updates."
What is our primary use case?
SAP connects with Ubuntu Linux, which supports PostgreSQL, which helps connect and authenticate libraries. You can use the tool to get a printout of a picture on the backside of the paper, which may consist of a depiction of production if you send it to a printer via Linux platform.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are that it is a very free tool and serves as a very trustworthy product.
What needs improvement?
Ubuntu Linux requires no improvement or changes since it has been working in excellent condition for the past twenty years.
There are certain shortcomings related to the product's frequency of updates. From an improvement perspective, my company expects the solution to offer less frequent updates.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Ubuntu Linux for twenty years. In my company, the current version of the product is almost ten to fifteen years old. My company did not find any reason to switch to the latest version of the product as the version we use is good.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Though my company was not required to use the scalability features of food by the solution, I believe that it is quite good.
Two or three people in my company use the solution.
My company has no plans to increase the number of uses of the solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have never interacted with the solution's technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
My company previously used an HCI operating system but moved to Ubuntu Linux since the former was expensive to operate.
How was the initial setup?
The product's initial setup phase was very straightforward.
The solution can be deployed in ten to fifteen minutes.
Two technical people can work separately without much interaction to take care of the solution's deployment and maintenance phases.
What about the implementation team?
A consultant for SAP helped my company with the product's implementation phase, which took about an hour.
What was our ROI?
I have experienced an excellent return on investment from the use of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There are no payments to be made towards any licensing costs attached to the solution.
What other advice do I have?
I suggest that those planning to use the solution migrate their complete enterprise software to Ubuntu Linux, as it is a really good product.
I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Vice President Information Technology at TASC Towers
Easy to use, performs well, and the security features are good
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is easy to use."
- "The stability could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
Ubuntu Linux is an operating system. We use it from time to time if some applications require it.
What is most valuable?
The security features are okay. The solution is easy to use. It performs well.
What needs improvement?
The stability could be improved.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable enough. I rate the stability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support must be good since the tool is well known and is implemented in many places. We can find the information we need on the web.
How was the initial setup?
The deployment can be done in an hour. Our technical team deployed the tool in our organization. The number of people needed for the deployment depends on the scale of deployment. One person is enough to deploy the solution in one system. More people would be required if we needed 100 servers.
What other advice do I have?
If Ubuntu is required for your application, you should use it. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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