# Ubuntu project

> This documentation provides guidance for contributors to and maintainers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. It covers processes and concepts, as well as project governance and team workflows. There are instructions for packaging, merging, proposed migrations, autopkgtests, and many other procedures for maintaining the Ubuntu Archive and releasing the distribution.


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## Pages in this subsection

- [Contribute to Ubuntu](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute.md): Ubuntu is most of all a community. All of the software, artwork and documentation in Ubuntu has been...
- [Contribute to app development](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/app-development.md): As the developers’ choice of operating systems, Ubuntu provides numerous avenues for creating new so...
- [Contribute to art and design](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/art-and-design.md): From its trademark “circle of friends” logo, distinct colour scheme and immediately recognizable fon...
- [Contribute to documentation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/documentation.md): Good software requires great documentation and Ubuntu is always looking for community members willin...
- [Contribute to Discourse documentation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/discourse-documentation.md): Our documentation is a community effort and we warmly welcome community contributions, suggestions, ...
- [Contribute to QA and testing](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/qa-and-testing.md): Ubuntu, like any other software, needs good testers.
- [Contribute to translation](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/translation.md): Ubuntu is a global project and it’s important that Ubuntu is available in many languages.
- [Patch Pilots](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contribute/patch-pilots.md): Welcome to the Patch Pilot Program!

## Optional

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