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It seems people just can't figure out how to spell the word "Ubuntu." I've personally seen Ubantu, Ubunut and some others, and others have reported seeing Unubtu and even Uboontu. Because of this, I have been working on something I think you will all enjoy.

No, it isn't a way to prevent these spellings, or some weird Mac OS autocorrect that fixes any typos. What I'm presenting is a collection of avatars to match the misspellings! If this is well-received (which I really hope it is), suggest a misspelling, and I'll make and revise an avatar for it.

Here's what I have so far. Some are weird sizes (the ones I made earlier), but the standard is going to be 800x800. Have fun?

I think that's all I have right now. Vote on your favorite!

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    This is great! Although how exactly would you use them? Jun 28, 2016 at 15:43
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    @AndroidDev make it your avatar Jun 28, 2016 at 16:02
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    I'm surprised nobody has seen it upside down and thought it was called nfunpn
    – Oli Mod
    Jun 28, 2016 at 16:29
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    Further suggestions: ubutuna (a fish, I guess?), ubunto (I imagine this as a masked bandit), and ubunt (a baseball bat). Jun 28, 2016 at 20:59
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    I suggest Uboontu - maybe you can put something scary in it because of the "Boo!", like a ghost? Or Ubonetu, which could be a penguin skeleton.
    – Byte Commander Mod
    Jun 29, 2016 at 0:06
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    We Hate Fun.
    – Kaz Wolfe
    Jun 29, 2016 at 0:44
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    Please make one for Ubunntu, e.g. a bunny looking out of a tophat (which could have an Ubuntu emblem on it).
    – Byte Commander Mod
    Jun 29, 2016 at 13:16
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    @Zacharee1: Ubanana! ;)
    – user364819
    Jun 29, 2016 at 16:50
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    @AnthonyGeoghegan I'm not sure how it'd be different than ubunut :p Jun 29, 2016 at 16:53
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    PSA guys. These misspellings should actually be real, and not just made up on the spot like Ubanana.
    – Kaz Wolfe
    Jun 29, 2016 at 17:28
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    Ubundu askubuntu.com/revisions/793604/1
    – grooveplex
    Jul 1, 2016 at 14:45
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    Suggestion: why not make some for the various Ubuntu flavours ? Jul 3, 2016 at 15:36
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    Seen in the wild, especially in France, a variety that probably hangs out here: ubountu Jul 5, 2016 at 10:36
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    I see a lot of unbuntu.
    – sarnold
    Jul 8, 2016 at 18:29
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ubunut, Nutty Nautilus

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    OMG I love this one ! Jun 28, 2016 at 20:35
  • I make this one so many times... :)
    – Pabru
    Jul 6, 2016 at 16:02
  • This is strong ;) Jul 9, 2016 at 1:09
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unbootu, when you cancel an upgrade halfway through

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ubunaut, Astro Linux

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    I need ten upvotes for this one
    – Zanna Mod
    Jun 28, 2016 at 20:24
  • Can we use these as profile pics? My normal one is so boring, I just stole it from Google, this makes me laugh every time. I will give you credit in my profile too.
    – Mark Kirby
    Jul 3, 2016 at 9:40
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    Especially relevant considering Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu founder, and current sabdfl) was an astronaut.
    – user423626
    Jul 6, 2016 at 13:32
  • This is the distro of the Mars mission. :-D Sep 11, 2016 at 15:43
  • @MarkKirby idk why I didn't see your comment. They're meant as profile pics :p. 1:1 aspect ratio. Sep 11, 2016 at 15:50
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ubantu, no Ubuntu for u

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ubutuna, something's fishy....

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ubunru, in Soviet Linux ubunru installs you

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    This is neither weak nor strong ;) Jul 9, 2016 at 1:09
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ubutnu, the butt of a gnu

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    If RMS sees this...
    – user423626
    Jul 6, 2016 at 13:34
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nfunpn, don't actually try to read it upside-down

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    It should be a "q" and not a "p": "nfunqn". Otherwise it reads "uduntu" upside down.
    – Byte Commander Mod
    Jun 29, 2016 at 14:05
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    @ByteCommander but then I lose the joke Jun 29, 2016 at 14:08
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    What kind of joke is "nfunpn" supposed to be? N Fun Pun? Nov 1, 2017 at 23:06
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unubtu, the Ubuntu n00b

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ubutun, PRESS IT

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ubootu, scaaaary

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  • You might want to have a go at using boon instead of boo.
    – terdon
    Jun 29, 2016 at 8:59
  • @terdon like gifting Ubuntu? I can try something. Jun 29, 2016 at 12:38
  • Or that Ubuntu is a boon, a gift.
    – terdon
    Jun 29, 2016 at 13:26
  • @terdon that's what I meant :p Jun 29, 2016 at 13:29
  • @terdon it's uploaded. Jun 29, 2016 at 14:00
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ubunto, have you seen Madagascar?

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    +1 because this is what I see everywhere! Seriously, even the English pronunciation does not end with an "o" sound... How can people write Ubunto? Jun 30, 2016 at 18:13
  • @AndreaLazzarotto I think the problem mostly happen with non-native English speakers. For example, with an Arabic accent, it's much easier to pronounce it as Ubunto than Ubuntu even though none of the phonetics (I think that's what it's called :p) in the Ubuntu word is strange to the Arabic language.
    – Dan
    Jul 20, 2016 at 16:12
  • @Dan non-native speaker here. :D I still believe the o sound is very different from the u sound, but I don't know about Arabic so I trust you on that one. Jul 20, 2016 at 16:18
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Ubunntu, the Linux for bunnies

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    This is Weak ;) Jul 9, 2016 at 1:09
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uboontu, a gift

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Ubentu, when your system is a little broken:

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