Today is October 20th and 5 years ago the first ubuntu version was shipped so let’s celebrate it all over the world and wish it a Happy Birthday.
In Arabic we write :
عيـــد ميــلاد سعيـــد أوبونتــو
The list of ubuntu versions :
- Warty Warthog (4.10) released 10/20/2004.
- Hoary Hedgehog (5.04) released 04/08/2005.
- Breezy Badger (5.10) released 10/13/2005.
- Dapper Drake (6.06 LTS) released 06/01/2006.
- Edgy Eft (6.10) released 10/26/2006 -> My first ubuntu
- Feisty Fawn (7.04) released 04/19/2007.
- Gutsy Gibbon (7.10) released 10/18/2007.
- Hardy Heron (8.04 LTS) released 04/24/2008.
- Intrepid Ibex (8.10) released 10/30/2008.
- Jaunty Jackalope (9.04) released 04/23/2009.
- Karmic Koala (9.10) to be released 10/29/2009.
- Lucid Lynx (10.04 LTS) planned for April 2010.
- M…. M…. (10.10)
And here is the ubuntu museum.
(1) Original image from openclipart.org. Adapted image in SVG here.

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Ubuntu 6.10 was my first too. Used it for 20months off a USB hard drive. No hassles whatsoever. Was very pleased with it. Now on Ubuntu 8.04.
Many thanks too everyone.
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Funny that, my birthday’s today too.
So Happy birthday for you too Lucian :p
good news
happy birthday Ubuntu
Happy birthday Ubuntu!!! May you have an endless no. of freedom years ahead!
عيد ميﻻد سعيد
كل عام و UBUNTU بألف خير
كل عام و نحن أوبنتو
Feliz cumpleaños Ubuntu!!!
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