Ubuntu Linux has won the prestigious “Best Linux/Open Source Distribution” award at this year’s UK Linux and Open Source Awards, after the readership of Linux User & Developer voted for their favourite Linux Distribution.

In just under a year, Ubuntu has grown to be one of the most respected versions of Linux, being the most popular distribution on Distrowatch for over six months, as well as winning the inaugural Tux Magazine’s Favourite Distribution award in September this year.

On receiving the award on the 6th October, Mark Shuttleworth thanked everyone involved, especially the many developers in the Debian community, without whom, Ubuntu would not have been possible.

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The Ubuntu 5.10 release, also known as Breezy Badger, is not drastically different from the previous Ubuntu release, 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog, but it is an excellent distribution that is well worth a look for any user interested in a Linux distro for the desktop or server.

The Ubuntu distribution is on a six-month development cycle, so releases tend to be full of minor improvements and incremental changes. This is a good thing for users, since it means a great deal of stability from release to release — as well as a predictable release cycle that’s easy to plan around. >>>>

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