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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• Dell Dimension 5150 booting Ubuntu 9.10 from Live CD

  
  Windows Operation System — Authority: 158
  PC Booting Ubuntu 9.10 Specs Dell Dimension 5150 CPU : Intel Pentium D 2.80GHz Socket : 775 LGA RAM : 2x Samsung DDR2 512MB GPU : ATI Radeon X600 256MB HyperMemory Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) … Dell Dimension 5150 booting Ubuntu 9.10 from Live CD CPU Intel Pentium ...
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• Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid) Artwork (Proposed)

  
  Ubuntu Geek — Authority: 570
  Ubuntu Sun As some people like dark themes and some people like bright themes, why not combine them into one set of matching themes with different shades? This is an idea for a Metacity theme that is based on the idea of having the sun shine into your windows. Could there be a better leitmotiv for the window design ...
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• UDS Lucid Ends – Lucid Rocking Begins

  
  popey.com blog — Authority: 519
  Rock on! [IMG: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/4120389545_eeb1625f87.jpg]
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• Pegatron shows Ubuntu-based Smartbook

  
  Loopy Gadgets and consumer electronics — Authority: 489
  At the Connected Community Technical Symposium 2009 on Friday, a 10-inch smartbook from Pegatron was being showcased. The Pegatron 10-inch ARM-based smartbook runs the Linux Ubuntu OS. Chou summed up the advantages of the Pegatron smartbook with the acronym AQUIC: Always on – able to function more like today’s ...
  10 hours ago

• Release and Renew IP address in Ubuntu

  
  TTC Shelbyville - Technical Blog — Authority: 139
  Just joined Ubuntu to an Active Directory Server in a lab and needed to get a new ip address.  Instead of rebooting, you can type this at terminal:sudo dhclientorsudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
  15 hours ago

• Shotwell – Open source photo organizer

  
  Ubuntu Geek — Authority: 570
  Shotwell is an open source photo organizer designed for the GNOME desktop environment. (...) Read the rest of Shotwell – Open source photo organizer (172 words) © admin for Ubuntu Geek , 2009. | Permalink | One comment |Add to del.icio.us Post tags: desktop , Shotwell , Shotwell ubuntu , Shotwell ubuntu ...
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• Planned Changes to Next Ubuntu Version 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)

  
  Ubuntu Geek — Authority: 570
  Currently the following list of changes everyone is expecting Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) (...) Read the rest of Planned Changes to Next Ubuntu Version 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) (182 words) © admin for Ubuntu Geek , 2009. | Permalink | 3 comments |Add to del.icio.us Post tags: News , ubuntu 10.04 changes , ubuntu ...
  16 hours ago

• 10 easy steps to Ubuntu freedom

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 503
  mybroadband.co.za: You may be afraid to make the jump to Ubuntu Linux, thinking it may be too daunting to install it by yourself. In this blog I will show you exactly how easy it is to install Ubuntu. Advertisement: read more
  20 hours ago

• Adiós GIMP!

  
  [comuNIdad] — Authority: 406
  El día miércoles en el Encuentro de Desarrolladores de Ubuntu (Ubuntu Developer Summit – UDS) en Dallas, se llevó a cabo la discusión sobre las aplicaciones que se incluirán en la instalación estándar de Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx). Una de las decisiones técnicas que se tomó, y que me llamó mucho la ...
  20 hours ago

• Season 3 Episode 21

  
  The Fresh Ubuntu Podcast — Authority: 100
  Player:  You are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialise correctly. Link to file Hosts and Guests:  Harlem and ...
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• Why Buy A Pegatron Smartbook? AQUIC.

  
  NetbookBoards.com — Authority: 440
  At today’s ARM Connected Community Technical Symposium 2009 in Taipei, Pegatron GM Chou Biao Sheng announced that Pegatron will be releasing a 10-inch ARM smartbook running Ubuntu , set to hit retailers as early as next year. Chou dropped a little mnemonic for us to remember why we should get a Pegatron ...
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• error message

  
  Ubuntu Linux — Authority: 131
  upgraded Xubuntu and now my proxy will not run receive error init: mountall main process (661) terminated with status 127
  21 hours ago

• Karmic Issues That Ive Faced

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 503
  ibeentoubuntu.com: Everyone has their share of Karmic Koala stories. My re-installations werent without problems. Here are the ones I personally ran into. No hearsay here... Advertisement: read more
  22 hours ago

• How to Install software in Ubuntu

  
  Computer Talks |Fix Problems of your PC — Authority: 118
  A decade ago, installing software in Unix based system was a nightmare. Where you have to compile the source code, build the package and install all by manually. But as at today the GNU/Linux system have evolved a lot and have become more user friendly. New GUIs being developed. Any non-tech user can install and ...
  22 hours ago

• 10 easy steps to Ubuntu freedom

  
  Blogs about Broadband, Technology, Telecoms and the Internet — Authority: 128
  You may be afraid to make the jump to Ubuntu Linux, thinking it may be too daunting to install it by yourself or perhaps you have never even done an operating system installation all by yourself but have a machine spare after your last replacement pc or upgrade arrived and want to dabble with Ubuntu. In this blog I ...
  23 hours ago

• Installing Googles Go Language on Ubuntu

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  Experimenting with GNU/Linux: "GO language promoted by google is a new system programming language said to be expressive, concurrent, garbage-collected. The language is still very young and there is no ready made package available for ubuntu. You can install it and try out the features from the version control ...
  23 hours ago

• Enabling Wireless on a Dell Mini 9 Running Ubuntu 9.1 Netbook Remix

  
  Accidental Technologist — Authority: 110
  I have had a Dell Mini 9 for quite some time now and played around installing various flavors of Linux on it, more as an exercise than anything else.  The recently release of Ubuntu 9.1 which has a distribution configured especially for netbooks, piqued my interest.   The download is called Ubuntu Netbook Remix ...
  23 hours ago

• How to install and use KVPNC in Ubuntu

  
  Arun's Blog — Authority: 132
  If you don’t want to undergo the manual installation and configuration of Cisco VPN or VPNC as described here , then there is a good GUI solution in the form of KVPNC. It’s primarily developed for KDE, but it works well with Ubuntu. This guide is based on Ubuntu 9.10. You do need to download the pcf file (Profile ...
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• Ubuntu Creators Embrace Google Chrome OS

  
  AppScout — Authority: 650
  Google has an important ally in its newly revealed Chrome OS. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu--one of the more user-friendly versions of Linux around--has agreed to contribute engineering to the project, under contract. In a post on the companys blog, Canonicals VP of OEM services assured that, while there are ...
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• Daily Links for Friday, November 20, 2009

  
  Bob Sutor — Authority: 470
  Open Source Good Karma: An In Depth Review Of Ubuntu 9.10 Ars Technica / Ryan Paul Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In this comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural changes. Obama Team ...
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