How do you pronounce Ubuntu?
oo-BOON-too/ʊˈbʊntuː/
Commonly said as: "you-BAN-too", "uh-BUN-too"
oo boon too
Ubuntu
What it is
Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions. The name comes from the Nguni word for shared humanity.
Why it gets said wrong
All three syllables use rounded vowels, with stress in the middle: oo-BOON-too. Turning the first syllable into "you" is the usual slip.
Hear it in a sentence
This machine runs Ubuntu.
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