Canonical has announced the first metrics it has collected from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users since the official release of its operating system in April 2018.
During the development of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver), Canonical announced that it would implement an optional data collection tool in the operating system aimed at improving Ubuntu. 
The data that Canonical seems to be collecting to improve its Ubuntu Linux operating system includes information about the flavor of Ubuntu being used, the version, user settings, installed software, network connectivity, OEM manufacturer, CPU, RAM, disk size, screen resolution, as well as the geographic location of users at the time of installation.
The data , which is not small, is supposed to help Canonical better understand the needs of its users, and according to the company, it will be made public very often.
So today the company revealed the first metrics from the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system, which seems to be used all over the world.
“This data is based on the time zone you selected during installation, not the geocoding of your IP address. We do not store IP addresses. We see the highest concentration in the US, but this could be off-topic as many people choose the default settings during installation. China and Russia also have a large Ubuntu user base, although we have users literally all over the world and in every country,” said Will Cooke, Ubuntu Desktop Director.
Data collected by Canonical so far over the past two months from those who have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) on their computers has revealed that the average installation of Ubuntu Desktop takes around 18 minutes. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS was installed as an upgrade from a previous release by a quarter of users, and that 15 percent of users used the new Minimal Install.
In terms of hardware, most users are running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a single-CPU machine, although information on CPU cores has not yet been announced, RAM is from 4GB to 8GB, and the display is Full HD (1080p). The data also shows that most users format their disks and reinstall Ubuntu from scratch, download updates during installation, and install limited add-ons.
Canonical says that all of this information gathered from Ubuntu users remains anonymous and plans to display it on a public website that will be revealed in the coming months during the Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) development cycle on October 18, 2018.
