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This is the original UbuntuGuide. It is a straightforward guide for Ubuntu, the Unity and Gnome desktop versions of Ubuntu. It was started in December 2005, just after the release of Ubuntu Breezy Badger (in October 2005).

KubuntuGuide was started in June 2007 (and was maintained independently as Kubuntuguide.org and then as Kubuntuguide.info). UbuntuGuide and KubuntuGuide were merged on this site in 2012.

UbuntuGuide (and KubuntuGuide) have been used as a model by the official Ubuntu / Kubuntu documentation team and parts of it have been adapted and incorporated into their documentation over the past several years. It has long been edited by the user community, is updated frequently, and has tips that are often tailored to each release of Ubuntu. There are many poor imitations (including some who have copied the names UbuntuGuide and KubuntuGuide), but none come close to the clarity and breadth of this guide. Since 2007, some of the content found on Ubuntuguide (and KubuntuGuide) has included original content found here and here and is used with permission.

(K)Ubuntuguide was forged by John Henry, is currently edited (in appearance and style) by Perspectoff with the help of Mediocre Fred, and maintains itself with the help of the Borg. Much of our philosophy comes from Buckaroo Banzai, although there have been whispered rumours that followers of Captain GnuBeard may lurk amongst our contributors.

It has been hosted at the Linux Center of the University of Latvia for the past several years. Krampo keeps the site running on the server.

There is no primary author of the site, though, as it is a collaborative wiki.

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