Ubuntu Forums
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Website type | Forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Successor | Ubuntu Community Discourse |
| Owner | Canonical Ltd. |
| Website | ubuntuforums |
| Registration | Yes, using Ubuntu One |
| Launched | October 2004 |
| Current status | Offline |
type. Replace with website_type.author. Replace with creator.launch_date. Replace with launched.url. Replace with website.The Ubuntu Forums was the official forum for the Ubuntu operating system.
As of May 2022, The Ubuntu Forums had 2.1 million registered members and more than 2.2 million threads. The Ubuntu Forums currently runs on the forum software vBulletin.
On July 20, 2013 the site was compromised, with attacker(s) both defacing the site and gaining access to "all user email addresses and hashed passwords"
The site was compromised once again on July 15, 2016. "Usernames, email addresses and IPs for 2 million users" were compromised but 'no active passwords' were accessed.
In November 2024 the medium for the support and discussion of Ubuntu Linux was changed from Ubuntu Forums to Ubuntu Discourse, and subsequently the Ubuntu Forums website was closed down. Original post content from the closed down forum was later made available on GitHub.