Ubuntu for partners
We partner with the world's leading hardware manufacturers to help deliver an extensive range of Ubuntu certified laptops, desktops and workstations for a secure and constantly updated platform. Becoming a partner means you work with our engineering and certification teams to guarantee the compatibility and optimised performance of all your hardware for the life of the OS.
What our partners are saying
We are happy about this partnership as our customers in India will have access to Ubuntu preloaded Thinkpad L450 laptop series.
Rahul Agarwal, Managing Director at Lenovo India
Read the full article 'Ubuntu to ship on Lenovo laptops in India'
Ubuntu has been the perfect OS from the start given its popularity with developers and its cloud capabilities.
Barton George, Director of developer programs at Dell services
Read the full article 'Designed for developers — Dell launches two new Ubuntu-based systems'
This is another milestone in our productive partnership with Canonical with the introduction of the Intel® Compute Stick with Ubuntu.
Joel Christensen, General Manager of Intel NUC and Intel Compute Stick Products
Read the full article 'Intel Compute Stick now comes with Ubuntu'
Commercial information
Supported by Canonical
Ubuntu is a free and open source platform. There are no royalties, only a per unit service fee covering the engineering certification, maintenance, quality assurance, third-party licensing fees and Canonical consulting costs.
A complete solution
Engagements cover component and system enablement as well as certification. Engagements are structured with baseline volume commitments, volume-based pricing for service fees and minimal recurrent engineering. Ubuntu Desktop is a complete solution for OEMs and ODMs.
Ongoing support
The ability to update your devices is central to your security and long-term competitiveness. Canonical takes care of all security and critical bug fixes to the base platform offering and provides the infrastructure to support your update management strategy. Ubuntu has a world-class track record maintaining a secure and stable operating system.
Ubuntu Desktop certified hardware
To offer top performance on Ubuntu, manufacturers are pre-loading devices with an Ubuntu certified image. This ensures driver integration and superior device performance. Canonical is committed to working closely with the world's leading manufacturers to optimise and certify Ubuntu on their laptops and PCs.
