Ubuntu is a popular desktop Operating System, that uses the Linux kernel, but its server version is getting quite popular too. The main reason is that the OS is amazingly light and it can run on almost any hardware with no issues, utilizing its resources to the max. Ubuntu is also very reliable and secure and all of the Long-Term Support (LTS) versions are supported for a minimum of 5 years, which warrants that you should have a secure and stable software environment on your website hosting server all the time. Furthermore, Ubuntu has one of the biggest user communities globally, so if you experience any kind of problem or have any kind of question, you will find a number of resources on the Internet. One of the major advantages of this OS is the fact that it contains a large number of software packages which can be easily changed in accordance with your needs and the needs of the apps that you'd like to run, not to mention that you will not have to pay any kind of license fees at all. In comparison, other OS's are paid and their program code is not accessible, therefore it can't be changed.
