--- title: Introducing the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, by Canonical description: Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix based on Ubuntu 11.10 is now available for corporate and government institutions evaluating Ubuntu as a desktop solution. The combination of Ubuntu’s ease of use, outstanding free software applications, certified commercial apps, and Canonical’s management solution makes for a compelling enterprise desktop sc […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/introducing-the-ubuntu-business-desktop-remix-by-canonical?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Jane Silber](https://canonical.com/blog/author/silbs "More about Jane Silber") 10 February 2012 # Introducing the Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, by Canonical [Enterprise](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/enterprise) --- Share the article Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix based on Ubuntu 11.10 is now available for corporate and government institutions evaluating Ubuntu as a desktop solution. The combination of Ubuntu’s ease of use, outstanding free software applications, certified commercial apps, and Canonical’s management solution makes for a compelling enterprise desktop scenario that saves time and money while keeping users productive. Just yesterday IT Pro published this independent [assessment](http://www.itpro.co.uk/638773/ubuntu-vs-windows-7-on-the-business-desktop "IT Pro Ubuntu desktop for business") confirming just that. In the past year, many businesses have adopted Ubuntu as a desktop. With the approach of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and its five years of support on server and desktop, even more are evaluating the potential benefits of an easily deployed and managed, virus-resistant platform that is widely trusted and available pre-installed from leading PC brands like Dell and Lenovo. This remix simplifies the process of customising Ubuntu for corporate needs. Most businesses deploying Ubuntu on corporate desktops perform a similar set of tasks; removing consumer-focused applications like games, and installing corporate-focused software such as thin client apps. The Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix is a simple base image with the most common corporate changes pre-configured. It can be deployed into a corporate environment or used as a starting point for further customization. The Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix contains all the software needed to integrate into your IT infrastructure while removing games, social networking and file sharing applications, development and sysadmin tools, and other software that organizations don’t commonly support. The first release includes VMware View, Adobe Flash Plugin, and OpenJDK 6 Java runtime environment. If this makes sense for your business you can [register to download Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix](http://www.ubuntu.com/business/desktop/remix) and start evaluating what Ubuntu and Canonical can do for your organisation. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Planning phased Ubuntu 22.04 Enterprise Desktop upgrades with Landscape](https://canonical.com/blog/planning-phased-ubuntu-22-04-enterprise-desktop-upgrades-with-landscape) Comply with release management and change management policies by controlling enterprise Ubuntu Desktop upgrades with Landscape [Rajan Patel](https://canonical.com/blog/author/rajanpatel927) 8 February 2022 [### How Ubuntu Boosts Developer Desktop Productivity](https://canonical.com/blog/how-ubuntu-boosts-developer-desktop-productivity) From education through to enterprise, Ubuntu delivers a productive and secure developer desktop experience. [Oliver Smith](https://canonical.com/blog/author/local-optimum) 29 November 2021 [### Enterprise Open Source Summit: A Business Perspective on Open Source](https://canonical.com/blog/enterprise-open-source-summit-announcement) November 10, 2021 Canonical, Nextcloud, Collabora, Linbit, OpenNebula and Factor Group will present business perspectives on the use of open source in enterprise environments... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 13 September 2021 [### Cybersecurity with Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/cybersecurity-with-ubuntu) The cybersecurity state of affairs can be described as too complex today. There is an enormous number of threats endangering sensitive data for the average IT team to cope... [Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos](https://canonical.com/blog/author/nmavrogiannopoulos) 1 September 2021