Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a popular Linux variant based off of the Debian/GNU release. First released in October 2004 as a Debian offshoot, it is now a major Linux distribution with a strong release and support model. Major companies such as Dell are now offering Ubuntu OS options for their products.

Ubuntu has been hailed as one of the best Linux distributions due to the strong community aspects of the OS. It was built and maintained as a platform that is designed to be easy to install, use and evolve due in part to the robust community. Ubuntu has the largest workstation installed base of any Linux distribution.

Ubuntu's success is due to the model its creators, Canonical Ltd, have formed. UK based Canonical Ltd allow anyone to download and use Ubuntu variants for free but charge for professional support.  Ubuntu has new mainstream releases every six months and Long Term Support releases every two years.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Ubuntu”

• How Ubuntu (Linux) Changed My Life

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 128
  Ubuntu changed my life! I’m smarter, cooler, and more ethical. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn’t. I began using Linux about 2 years ago. Before that, I was a long time Windows user. (And before that, an Apple user.) Until my Linux days, I was a pretty typical PC user. I would word-process ...
  7 hours ago

• Zorin OS 2.0

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 128
  Happy New Year everyone! We are very proud to annouce that Zorin OS 2.0 has been released! Zorin OS 2.0 is availible in five different flavours: Zorin OS Core which is the regular desktop edition; Zorin OS Gaming which includes over 40 of the best open source games; Zorin OS Multimedia which includes over 40 extra ...
  8 hours ago

• How to install KDE Desktop on Ubuntu 9.10

  
  Tolearnfree - Learning Linux with Ease — Authority: 121
  This article will share how to install KDE desktop environment for Ubuntu 9.10 karmic . KDE is a desktop environmnet that is beautiful and elegant, so makes your linux be attractive. KDE is an international technology team that creates Free Software for desktop and portable computing. Among KDEs products ...
  11 hours ago

• byobu: A shortcut to a prettier screen

  
  Motho ke motho ka botho — Authority: 128
  I spend a lot of time using screen , whether it’s on my main machine , or through ssh to another. It’s an amazing tool that really deserves more attention, but starts off rather droll. So in that sense, customizing screen is more or less necessary. As a shortcut to hand-editing configuration files, byobu ...
  12 hours ago

• Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) Impression/Night Impression GTK themes (Proposed)

  
  Ubuntu Geek — Authority: 556
  For Lucid Lynx , the technical goal of Impression and Night Impression is to bring both themes to a common code base. The differences between the two themes is visible in the background color of the menu panels, the color of the scroll bars, and the adoption of the Humanity icon theme for Impression and the ...
  15 hours ago

• My attempt at the top 10 gadgets of the decade

  
  Roy Tanck's weblog — Authority: 103
  When I read Engadget’s “ Ten Gadgets that Defined the Decade “, I was amazed by some of their choices. I could easily think of a few gadgets that changed the way we use technology, but weren’t listed. While I agreed with a couple of items on their list, like the iPhone, I couldn’t help writing my own top 10 ...
  16 hours ago

• How to choose a Linux distribution flow chart

  
  Telephone Issues — Authority: 163
  The new year is here and you have made a resolution to give Linux a try. A noble resolution and one that will be met, initially, with much confusion. Why? Linux isn’t like Windows where your choice is limited to a single release with different features (depending upon how much you want to spend) or OS X where you ...
  17 hours ago

• espeak-gui 0.2

  
  Eurion RainCT's Blog — Authority: 103
  Yesterday I did a first release of espeak-gui , so while I’m still in practice I’ve decided to get out a second one! The main changes are fixing a crash bug and… internationalization support. So, if you like this project but you’re not a coder, now you’ve got a way to contribute: translating it into your ...
  18 hours ago

• My college essay on the problems with school

  
  The Silent Number — Authority: 109
  My gap year has been going well, but ive decided to apply to school at Hampshire College. Heres the essay i sent in. Let me know what you think and feel free to tear it apart =] Thoughts on school   Im not sure when it happened; perhaps it was a gradual transition. By the time I reached my senior year of high ...
  18 hours ago

• vifm

  
  Celsius1414 — Authority: 125
  An alternative to the Midnight Commander file manager utility. It’s available in the Ubuntu repositories ( sudo apt-get install vifm ) and via MacPorts ( sudo port install vifm ). Vifm is a ncurses based file manager with vi like keybindings. If you use vi, vifm gives you complete keyboard control over your files ...
  18 hours ago

• Ubuntu Spotted on Doctor Who Set

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 510
  popey.com: After watching the two Doctor Who Christmas episodes I thought I’d watch the ‘behind the scenes’ programme ‘Doctor Who Confidential’. During one segment where they discuss the set used in the Christmas episode I spotted a bunch of machines with what look like Ubuntu boot screens on them. ...
  19 hours ago

• Pls help me get the Ubuntu netbook remix installer in Antigua de Guatemala

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 637
  Is there someone near Antigua de Guatemala than can help me get the Ubuntu netbook remix installer on a USB drive? Ive tried downloading it and burning to CD, but I cant get the USB creator to work. I also cant install from CD. I think I can install from usb, as someone lent me an old version that works. Do you know ...
  19 hours ago

• Ubuntu Network Troubleshooti 2

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 182
  I am trying to get ubuntu server 8.04 working over VMWare 2 on my Windows 7 64-bit box. I am using a verizon wireless broadband card for my internet. I can’t seem to get the internet to work correctly, I can ping but I can’t run aptitude update. I also installed Ubuntu Desktop 9.04 on another virtual machine ...
  20 hours ago

• Install Wordpress on Local Ubuntu Server

  
  TechnologyCrowd — Authority: 117
  If you are a regular follower of my blog you know that I recently changed the theme of the Wordpress blog.  Although changing the theme itself is rather straightforward within the Wordpress admin system, I wanted to customize a free theme and didn’t want to risk taking down my production theme while I was doing ...
  21 hours ago

• News and Links for 1/2/10

  
  iGadget Life — Authority: 432
  Happy New Year!! It’s so weird writing ‘10’ as the year… here’s the news:   Video Cards: ASUS EAH5750 1GB FORMULA Graphics Card Review @ Vortez.co.uk HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown ECS GeForce GT240 512MB Video Card Review @ Motherboards.org HIS Radeon HD5750 iCooler ...
  21 hours ago

• News and Reviews for 1/2/10

  
  Testfreaks | The Blog — Authority: 491
  It’s the New Year!! and we’re back with more new for you!   Video Cards: ASUS EAH5750 1GB FORMULA Graphics Card Review @ Vortez.co.uk HIS Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card @ TweakTown ECS GeForce GT240 512MB Video Card Review @ Motherboards.org HIS Radeon HD5750 iCooler IV Video Card ...
  21 hours ago

• ubuntuでファイルコピーでベリファイする

  
  ubulog — Authority: 92
  ubuntuで大きいファイルや沢山のファイルをコピーする場合は、nautilusでコピーするのではなく、 cp ...
  23 hours ago

• Ubuntu looks so much like Windows XP!

  
  PCLaunches.com — Authority: 554
  The above pictured image appears to be of a Windows-powered laptop, right? Dont get fooled. It is in reality picture of an Ubuntu-powered computer. Basically it is a cool handy work of Chinese hackers whove given Windows XP look...
  1 day ago

• Install/Upgrade latest Ubuntu-Tweak in Ubuntu9.10/9.04/8.10/8.04

  
  Ubuntu-News - Your one stop for news about Ubuntu — Authority: 142
  Ubuntu-Tweak is a great ubuntu utility that has a strong functionality such as add and remove apps,edit sources/third-party sources,free up disk space by removing unneeded packages,configure auto-start apps,configure desktop icons,windows,Compiz Fusion and gnome things and so on. More here
  1 day ago

• My Mom uses Ubuntu

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 510
  ubuntuliving.blogspot: I dont quite know how it happened, but my parents finally got the Internet / computing bug. Last year, my Dad bought a Dell Studio and my Mom bought an HP Mini. Slowly, my two senior citizens have been getting the hang of things. Advertisement: read more
  1 day ago

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