Which Version of Ubuntu Is Elementary Os Based on?
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It is based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, which was released in April 2014. The first beta of Freya was released on 11 August 2014. The second beta of Freya was released on 8 February 2015. The final version was released on 11 April 2015, after a countdown clock appeared on the website eight days earlier.

What version of Ubuntu is elementary 5.1 based on?

As elementary OS 5.1 is built on the same Ubuntu 18.04 LTS foundation all third-party apps released for “Juno” are said to be present and working here.

Is elementary OS same as Ubuntu?

Elementary OS is also Debian-based, so functionalities and packages for different sets of stuff are easily available for users. However, since it is a stripped-down version of Ubuntu, Elementary OS lacks the support of many of the repositories and packages offered by Ubuntu.

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