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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  Howard's Notebook — Authority: 134
    I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 on this computer.  I know … pretty dumb to do it when I am right in the middle of moving from Miami to Fort Worth.  But I did it.. Thank God..  I got the printer working right away.. I need it to print shipping labels.   Here is a video from YouTube about Ubuntu 9.10
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• Ubuntu 9.04 or maybe 9.10

  
  ShowMeBlog — Authority: 440
  This is crazy but I am installing Ubuntu on my computer. I been having problems with this computer.. It has been re-booting...It may re-boot when I am watching a streaming video from Netflix or sometimes when I am playing Civilization...
  5 hours ago

• Hard disk usage and availability report tools

  
  Ubuntu Geek — Authority: 578
  This tutorial will explain 3 Hard disk usage and availability report tools available in ubuntu (...) Read the rest of Hard disk usage and availability report tools (384 words) © admin for Ubuntu Geek , 2009. | Permalink | No comment |Add to del.icio.us Post tags: desktop , di ubuntu , discus ubuntu , disk ...
  6 hours ago

• Maxima encountered a Lisp error

  
  LinuxQuestions.org — Authority: 177
  When I put this command into wxMaxima OR Maxima in a terminal-- Code: solve([z^2+2*z+(1-%i)=0], [z]); I get this reply-- Quote: Universal error handler called recursively (:ERROR NIL CONDITIONS::CLCS-UNIVERSAL-ERROR-HANDLER ...
  6 hours ago

• Exploring the Humax-HD Over the Network

  
  Just Uber — Authority:
  I just updated my Humax-HD Freesat box to the 1.00.23 firmware and decided to have a furtle with it. As this update is supposed to enable iPlayer (although it can’t be used until Freesat say so) I thought I’d try and see if I anything funky was going on over the network to give me the opportunity to play with some ...
  6 hours ago

• CouchDB on EC2 in 3 1/2 minutes

  
  The Disco Blog — Authority: 108
  CouchDB is an open source document oriented database written in Erlang that allows you to model domains in a flexible manner as a self-contained document that contains no schema but, instead, a roughly similar blueprint to other documents. Provisioning a CouchDB instance in the cloud is easier than you think, ...
  7 hours ago

• Ubuntu 9.10 gets mixed reviews. Alternatives?

  
  Chas' Compilation — Authority: 128
  DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 328, 9 November 2009 [...] Those who followed some of the popular Linux news sites after the release of Ubuntu 9.10 must have been horrified (or, for those belonging to the Ubuntu haters camp, delighted) by the amount of negative media coverage given to Canonicals latest release over the ...
  10 hours ago

• Extra OpenWeek sessions tomorrow!

  
  Phil Bull — Authority:
  The Doc Team only managed to get one slot for Ubuntu OpenWeek, so were running a couple of extra sessions tomorrow. Come along! WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER #ubuntu-doc on irc.freenode.net 17:00 UTC Getting Started with Documentation: Understanding what youre going to write about before you start writing with Augustina ...
  11 hours ago

• Kuki Linux development put on hold indefinitely

  
  Liliputing — Authority: 695
  Kuki Linux is a custom Linux distribution designed for Intel Atom powered netbooks. It’s based on Ubuntu, and optimized to work with Acer Aspire One netbooks. Like many netbook-specific Linux distros, Kuki is maintained by just a few people — in this case, just two. And due to personal issues (health and ...
  12 hours ago

• Ubuntu 9.10: My First 10 Days

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 459
  Ubuntu 9.10: My First 10 Days Get Aero Snap in Ubuntu Xubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Review Ubuntu Testing Advertisement: read more
  12 hours ago

• App Tab Brings Chrome-Like Pinned Tabs to Firefox

  
  Kabatology ~ Open Source, Linux — Authority: 425
  If you love the Pin Tab feature in Chromium and Google Chrome browsers that crops tabs down to favicon-size, so you gain more tab bar space and would like to give it a try in Firefox, then grab the App Tabs Firefox extension. Pinning tabs doesn’t mean holding them down to a fix position, pinned-tabs can still be ...
  15 hours ago

• Myka ION Nettop, an Affordable Media Center

  
  Laptop, Cellphone and other Gadget — Authority: 141
  Myka ION Nettop, a new nettop pc is launched by Myka. As described by its name, Myka ION packs NVIDIA’s MCP7A ION chipset along with a 1.6GHz inTel Atom 330 Dual Core Processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM and an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics set. Myka ION Nettop is mean to be used with HDTV, so you can expect to ...
  15 hours ago

• The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 9.10

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 459
  This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 9.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even ...
  17 hours ago

• Running HTML::Mason With nginx And FastCGI

  
  HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials - — Authority: 582
  Running HTML::Mason With nginx And FastCGI This article is a step by step guide to install the HTML::Mason moduletouse with the ngingx web server and FastCGI. It has been tested inDebian (lenny), but it should be very similar with Ubuntu and otherdebian based distros.
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• Running HTML::Mason With nginx And FastCGI

  
  HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials - — Authority: 128
  Running HTML::Mason With nginx And FastCGI This article is a step by step guide to install the HTML::Mason moduletouse with the ngingx web server and FastCGI. It has been tested inDebian (lenny), but it should be very similar with Ubuntu and otherdebian based distros.
  20 hours ago

• Running HTML::Mason With nginx And FastCGI

  
  HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials - — Authority: 128
  Running HTML::Mason With nginx And FastCGI This article is a step by step guide to install the HTML::Mason moduletouse with the ngingx web server and FastCGI. It has been tested inDebian (lenny), but it should be very similar with Ubuntu and otherdebian based distros.
  20 hours ago

• Good Karma

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 459
  Good Karma It’s Time To Give Ubuntu Linux A Whirl Booting Ubuntu 9.10 - Part 1 (The Downfall) Ubuntu Karmic Review How to install software in Ubuntu Advertisement: read more
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• jQuery CIDR Input validation

  
  sourcecode.de — Authority: 114
   Dear Lazyweb, Im not the top javascript hacker of the pops, but somehow I need an input validation for CIDR addresses. Preferences: JQuery JQuery Validation an address like this: 192.168.0.0/24 I came up with this snippet: jQuery.validator.addMethod("cidraddr",function(value,element){ ...
  21 hours ago

• How To Install Gnome 3 Shell in Ubuntu Karmic Koala

  
  Digitizor — Authority: 138
  Recently, we wrote an article giving you a visual tour of Gnome 3 Shell . If you want to experience it first hand, we will tell you what you how to do it in this article. Just to start off here is a screenshot of the Gnome 3 Shell: Note: Gnome-Shell is still in the development stage and there is always the ...
  1 day ago

• DEFT Linux v5 ready for download

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 133
  The last release of DEFT system is the new challenge that the team has agreed upon. DEFT Linux v5 is based on the new Xubuntu Kernel 2.6.31 (Linux side) and the DEFT Extra 2.0 (Computer Forensic GUI) with the best freeware Windows Computer Forensic tools ; it isn t a customization of Xubuntu like the old version, it ...
  1 day ago

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