Ubuntu is a very popular Operating System, that uses the Linux kernel. Though it is used primarily on PCs, its server version has been rising in popularity lately as well. Ubuntu is one of the lightest Linux releases out there and it supports almost any hardware, that makes it a universal OS. In addition, it is very stable and secure and has an no less than a five-year support life cycle, so you're able to get official security and performance updates. Unlike a number of other OS's, Ubuntu is distributed without license fees and you're able to customize its core, or all of the thousands of packages it contains, in any way you see fit. This enables you to install the optimal software environment for all of your web apps whatever their requirements. Because of the popularity of the Operating System, Ubuntu has large developer and user communities, which means that you can always find find a lot of materials online about any question or problem which you may have.
Ubuntu in Dedicated Web Hosting
Ubuntu is among the Operating System options that you will find on our registration page if you want to obtain one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages. We can install the 32-bit or the 64-bit release, to satisfy the system requirements of the apps which you intend to set up on the server. You can also select the software which will operate on your machine, as we will install only the Apache web server software, so all else can be customized software of your liking. You're able to set up the latter without problems by using a Secure Shell console, because you'll get root-level access and you'll get full control over the hosting server. You can install a web hosting Control Panel too and control some things via a graphical interface, as long as it can work on an Ubuntu-driven machine. To make things easier, we also provide a Managed Services upgrade, which, among other things, features OS upgrades.