# Explanation These explanatory articles offer context for using and configuring Ubuntu Desktop for development. ## Ubuntu installation for development Considerations to take into account when installing Ubuntu Desktop to serve as a developer platform. * [Installing Ubuntu Desktop for developers](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/install-ubuntu.md) ## Git for development on Ubuntu Context and advice for configuring Git, the standard system for version control and source-code management, on Ubuntu. * [Using Git version control on Ubuntu](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/use-vcs.md) ## Packaging on Ubuntu Information on packaging your application from an Ubuntu system, to distribute it to users. * [Packaging software](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/packaging.md) ## .NET basics The history of .NET, its impact on the toolchain in Ubuntu, and key concepts in debugging with .NET. * [Introduction to the .NET toolchain](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/dotnet-introduction.md) * [Debugging with .NET](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/debugging-with-dotnet.md) ## GraalVM native image An introduction to GraalVM and native-image technology, its advantages and limitations. * [GraalVM native compilation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/graalvm-introduction.md) ## Devpacks What devpacks are and how they work. * [Devpacks](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/devpacks.md)