# Ubuntu Desktop as a Developer Platform

> This documentation provides guidance for using the Ubuntu Desktop
> Linux distribution as a development platform. The guides focus on
> setting up and using the Ubuntu system as a workstation for developers,
> with an emphasis on the following toolchains: Python, Golang, Rust,
> GCC, Clang, .NET, Java, and Zig.


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## Pages in this subsection

- [Explanation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation.md): Background on Ubuntu Desktop as a development platform, Git, packaging, and toolchains.
- [Installing Ubuntu Desktop for developers](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/install-ubuntu.md): Considerations for installing Ubuntu Desktop as a development platform.
- [Using Git version control on Ubuntu](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/use-vcs.md): Install, configure, and use Git for version control on Ubuntu Desktop.
- [Packaging software](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/packaging.md): Package software as a Debian package, snap, or container image on Ubuntu.
- [Introduction to the .NET toolchain](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/dotnet-introduction.md): Introduction to the .NET platform: components, supported languages, and release cycle.
- [Debugging with .NET](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/debugging-with-dotnet.md): Understand PDB files and debug symbol packages for .NET applications on Ubuntu.
- [GraalVM native compilation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/graalvm-introduction.md): Introduction to GraalVM native-image: ahead-of-time compilation for Java applications.
- [Devpacks](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/explanation/devpacks.md): What devpacks are, how they work, and what they automate on Ubuntu.

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.