Contribute to Documentation


Good software requires great documentation and Ubuntu is always looking for community members willing to lend their writing skills to the project. Community documentation, like the page you’re reading right now, is the product of a collaborative effort between Canonical and Ubuntu community members.

Documentation Practice

At Canonical, we have embarked on a comprehensive, long-term project to transform documentation. Our aim is to create and maintain documentation product and practice that will represent a standard of excellence. We want documentation to be the best it possibly can be.
Learn the Documentation Practice we follow

Community Help Wiki

The Community Help Wiki is a user created and maintained library of Ubuntu related documentation. A great way to help the Ubuntu Community is to ensure that this documentation is current and accurate. If there is missing documentation, you can also consider writing all new content.
Learn how you can become a wiki editor

Community Discourse Documentation

The Community Team utilizes Discourse as their preferred platform for community related documentation such as Project Governance, Ubuntu Membership and Contribution information. The Ubuntu Discourse grants community members the ability to provide feedback and help make improvements to our documentation offerings.
Explore Community Documentation in the Ubuntu Discourse

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter

The Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter (UWN) is a community operated periodical that focuses on Ubuntu related news and events. UWN has been producing content since 2006 and serves as a great example of community cooperation and collaboration. Volunteers can help our community by becoming a writer, editor or link collector.
Learn how you can become a member of the news team


Documentation IRC Channels

#ubuntu-doc IRC Channel

Documentation Mailing Lists

Ubuntu Documentation Mailing List