Yes, it is literally just Ubuntu underneath, but they don't mention that on the release notes—it bothers me that they're not more open about that. Every two ye

Yes, it is literally just Ubuntu underneath, but they don't mention that on the release notes—it bothers me that they're not more open about that. Every two years, they take the latest long-term support (LTS) Ubuntu release and then install quite a number of their own applications to replace stock GNOME and Unity ones. To their credit, they have a good eye for UI/UX and actually write applications—not just themes—that are simple and look nice. They care about fonts, colors, etc, and even have some decent style and code guidelines for developers: https://elementary.io/developer https://elementary.io/developer