--- title: Ubuntu wins three ArsTechnica.com awards! description: 'Ubuntu won Best Community, Distribution and Best Newcomer in this year’s ArsTechnica Linux Awards. We are pleased to announce that Ubuntu has recently won three awards from ArsTechnica.com: Best Community of the year Distribution of the year Best newcomer to the community From the article: We didn’t have many surprises. Ubuntu Linux had a […]' url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-wins-three-arstechnica-com-awards?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") on 14 February 2006 # Ubuntu wins three ArsTechnica.com awards! Share on:* [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-wins-three-arstechnica-com-awards "Share on Facebook") * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=Ubuntu%20wins%20three%20ArsTechnica.com%20awards%21&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-wins-three-arstechnica-com-awards&hashtags=ubuntu "Share on Twitter") * [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-wins-three-arstechnica-com-awards&title=Ubuntu%20wins%20three%20ArsTechnica.com%20awards%21 "Share on LinkedIn") --- --- ## Newsletter signup 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/data-privacy). Sign up Ubuntu won Best Community, Distribution and Best Newcomer in this year’s ArsTechnica Linux Awards. We are pleased to announce that Ubuntu has recently won three awards from ArsTechnica.com: * Best Community of the year * Distribution of the year * Best newcomer to the community From the [article](http://arstechnica.com/articles/columns/linux/linux-20050102.ars): *We didn’t have many surprises. Ubuntu Linux had a huge turnout owing to its raging popularity on the desktop. It is like Debian, but unlike the Debian Project, Canonical appears to actually get things done. The distribution is targeted squarely at the desktop without all the political red tape in which the Debian Project seems to have wrapped itself.* #### Related posts --- [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 28 August 2026 ### [AI harnesses for telco autonomous networks](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks) 5G Article As the telco industry transitions toward Autonomous Networks Level 4, a fundamental architectural challenge has emerged: how do you build a secure, reliable and interoperable AI harness that bridges probabilistic AI reasoning with deterministic, carrier-grade network execution? ... --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 ### [Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited to announce that VENTUNO Q is now generally available for pre-order, pre-loaded with Ubuntu. VENTUNO Q is a dual-brain developer board designed for edge AI and robot ... --- [Mikhail Khazov](https://canonical.com/blog/author/khazov-m) 13 August 2026 ### [Advantech AOM-2721 is now Ubuntu Certified](https://canonical.com/blog/advantech-aom-2721-ubuntu-certified) Hardware Enablement Ubuntu tech blog Canonical announces that the Advantech AOM-2721 is officially joining the list of Ubuntu Certified Hardware. ...