About the Xubuntu Name

The "X" in Xubuntu stands for the Xfce graphical desktop environment, but the word "ubuntu" represents both the technical and philosophical core of the operating system. "Ubuntu" is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. Ubuntu (pronounced "oo-BOON-too") is seen as a traditional African concept, is regarded as one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa and is connected to the idea of an African Renaissance.

A rough translation of the principle of ubuntu is "humanity towards others". Another translation could be: "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity."

 

“具有 ubuntu 精神的人心胸开阔,乐于助人,见贤思齐且不忌妒贤能,因为他(或她)拥有适度的自信,而这源自如下认识:自己乃是属于一个更大的整体,当他人受到伤害或死去时,当他人受到折磨或压迫时,这个整体就会消失。”

 
  --总监督 Desmond Tutu

作为基于Linux的发行版Ubuntu家族中的一员,Xubuntu操作系统将ubuntu精神带给软件世界。