# 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

- [Using Matrix](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix.md): Matrix is the platform we use to chat and discuss various topics within the Ubuntu Community.
- [Getting started with Matrix](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/onboarding.md): This guide will give you more information on how to collaborate with others in the Ubuntu Community ...
- [Completing your Matrix setup](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/completing-setup.md): If you are reading this guide, you most likely completed the Getting started with Matrix guide.
- [Register a Matrix account on `:ubuntu.com`](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/register-ubuntu-com.md): Ubuntu Members and Canonical employees can register a Matrix account on the `:ubuntu.com` homeserver...
- [Using multiple Matrix accounts](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/multiple-accounts.md): The Element client does not support logging in with multiple concurrent accounts.
- [Matrix bug reporting](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/matrix-bug-reporting.md): Bug reports and feature requests
- [Dealing with spam](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/matrix-spam.md): Matrix occasionally has spam waves.
- [How to report abuse](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/matrix-abuse-reporting.md): Matrix users that see offensive, inappropriate, or CoC-violating content, can help the Operations te...
- [Matrix ignore list](https://documentation.ubuntu.com/project/community/contributors/matrix/matrix-ignore-list.md): Matrix has an “Ignore user” feature.

## Optional

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