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*** There are several distributions based on Ubuntu that mainly replace the [[GNOME]] stock desktop environment, like: [[Kubuntu]] based on [[KDE]], [[Lubuntu]] based on [[LXQT]], [[Xubuntu]] based on [[XFCE]], [[Ubuntu MATE]] based on [[MATE (software)|MATE]], [[Ubuntu Budgie]] based on [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]]. Other official forks have specific uses like: [[Ubuntu Kylin]] for Chinese-speaking users, or [[Ubuntu Studio]] for media content creators.

*** [[Linux Mint]], a distribution based on and compatible with Ubuntu. Supports multiple desktop environments, among others GNOME Shell [[Fork (software development)|fork]] [[Cinnamon (user interface)|Cinnamon]] and [[GNOME 2]] fork [[MATE (desktop environment)|MATE]].

*** [[Pop!_OS]], is a Linux distribution based on [[Ubuntu]] which was developed by [[United States|American]] Linux computer manufacturer [[System76]], and featuringfeatures a customised [[GNOME]] desktop environment known as COSMIC.

* [[Fedora Linux]], a community distribution sponsored by American company [[Red Hat]] and the successor to the company's previous offering, [[Red Hat Linux]]. It aims to be a technology testbed for Red Hat's commercial Linux offering, where new [[open-source software]] is prototyped, developed, and tested in a communal setting before maturing into Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

** [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] (RHEL), a derivative of Fedora Linux, maintained and commercially supported by Red Hat. It seeks to provide tested, secure, and stable Linux server and workstation support to businesses.