# Ubuntu (أوبونتو)

> Ubuntu is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Canonical](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/canonical.md)
- Categories: Operating Systems, App Stores, Package Registries
- Official site: https://ubuntu.com/
- Community votes: 8
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/ubuntu

## About

Linux distribution for desktops, servers, cloud, and IoT devices

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria. Comprehensive community testing in February 2026 confirmed that all of the company's own services work from Syrian connections, including the website, account creation, the paid subscription tier, the app store, and the official software repositories. The only failures came from third-party repositories run by other companies, which enforce their own separate geo-restrictions.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-24 — Verified. Comprehensive community testing on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS from a Syrian IP confirmed that all Canonical/Ubuntu services are fully functional. The ubuntu.com website loads completely, Ubuntu One account creation works via login.ubuntu.com, Ubuntu Pro subscription and Livepatch kernel security service activate successfully, the Snap Store installs applications normally, and the Additional Drivers utility lists proprietary NVIDIA drivers. Official APT repositories (sy.archive.ubuntu.com, security.ubuntu.com) are fully operational for system updates and security patches. However, third-party developer repositories hosted by other companies — specifically Elasticsearch (artifacts.elastic.co) and MongoDB (repo.mongodb.org) — return 403 Forbidden errors, indicating those companies maintain their own geo-restrictions independent of Ubuntu. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/c5ursmasg5nr89si7nxtytmi/sjs5q81ge9nzwqfi2952gkqk-screen-2.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/dicfidqcyld5bc7lbsohdx6s/qfii4jdy4vafyrex4256xbn0-screen-3.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/el5d87ixfa27ys7xlgggix10/gefyrmo89qdznukatdo0p3ys-screen-5.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/om3m077wjp8ho2zw0uo4q3ip/tdylmlhygk8mdlxwr3njz52i-screen-6.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/n8lw7fo2or9q26yk5vjlz594/rd5jirkw5s6kclhg5nask5df-screen-8.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

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- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/ubuntu/timeline?locale=en
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