Canonical starts to track Ubuntu Installation

According to Phoronix, the Ubuntu parent company Canonical will plan to start tracking Ubuntu installation. This is the case. Phoronix found that a software package named canonical-census was uploaded to Ubuntu10.04 installation source not long ago (this software package can be found on Lunchpad.net ), it is also assumed that Ubuntu 10.10 will be added. Out of curiosity about the software, P

According to Phoronix, the Ubuntu parent company Canonical will plan to start tracking Ubuntu installation.

This is the case. Phoronix found that a software package named canonical-census was uploaded to the Ubuntu 10.04 installation source not long ago (this software package can be found on Lunchpad.net ), it is assumed that Ubuntu 10.10 will also be added. Out of curiosity about the software, Phoronix made some analysis and mining work and found that the software was originally used to track Ubuntu installation.

However, according to the internal analysis of the package, this software is only used to track the number of pre-installed Ubuntu instances of OEM vendors, and it also makes it clear that the software will not send any user data, it is only used to track information such as the operating system version and the product name of the machine.