UKUI (Ubuntu Kylin User Interface) is a fork of the MATE desktop that is designed to look like Windows 7, a desktop that Kylin say its users prefer.
China has issued a ban on Windows 8 being used on official governmental computers in a move that may hasten adoption of open-source alternatives in the country.
Ubuntu's official Chinese flavour, Kylin, has struck its first major OEM deal with computing giant HP.
Ubuntu Kylin, a version of Ubuntu orientated to Chinese users, has been downloaded more 1.5 million times in over the last year.
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