Application Users - Linux Ubuntu 24.04 Expert - Professionals

What you'll do

Most of Mercor's "Application Users" listings are about one program. This one is about the desktop itself: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with its GNOME environment, Files, Settings, the terminal and package management. The ad wants people for whom that is the daily working system, not a server they SSH into or a VM they boot occasionally.

As with the rest of the family, the ad sets conditions rather than tasks. You must already be running Ubuntu 24.04 as your primary desktop and be able to work in it today, with a screen that produces high-resolution captures. Nothing is published about what you will do, the client, or hours. Desktop-OS listings like this are commonly used to gather demonstrations of everyday computer use for AI agents that operate a full operating system; that is our reading, not the ad's text.

The version is specific: if you run 22.04, a rolling-release distro, or a heavily customised non-GNOME desktop on Ubuntu, you may not match what the project needs.

Who fits

• Ubuntu 24.04 as your own day-to-day desktop OS, on your own hardware (no VMs or hardware supplied)
• Comfort across the stock desktop and the command line, typical of Linux desktop users, sysadmins, DevOps engineers and open-source developers
• Screenshots above 2.5 megapixels: one monitor at 1440p-class resolution or better (or an equivalent 16:10, 3:2 or ultrawide panel), or two 1080p-plus monitors spanned into one capture

No degree, years of experience or country requirement is stated.

What it pays

$60–70 per hour, the top band in this listing family and the same as Mercor's macOS Sonoma 14.5 and Windows 11 Professional listings. It pays more than the specialist STEM tools ($45–55), which is notable given the barrier here is a free operating system rather than an expensive licence.

Weekly payment on Stripe or Wise, based on services rendered.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Top pay tier with no software cost
• Linux desktop users are a much smaller pool than Windows or Mac users, which should help a qualified applicant
• Remote, self-scheduled, weekly pay stated

Less good:

• Only 1 hire shown this month when we checked, so volume may be limited
• Tied to one specific release; the ad does not say what happens once 24.04 is no longer current
• No task description, hours or duration; projects can be extended, shortened or ended early
• H-1B and STEM OPT candidates excluded; contractor terms

About this listing

A Mercor remote hourly contract, read on 24 September 2026. Pay, OS version, screen requirement, payment terms and visa limitation are the ad's own. Mercor states no confidential or proprietary information from any employer or client is involved; use a clean user session, not one logged in to work systems. See Mercor.