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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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Original Technorati articles tagged “ubuntu”

• in Technology
  HUD = How Ubuntu Disappoints?
  Will Ubuntu's new "HUD" be another wedge issue for users?
  by oldgoat1957 / on Jan 27, 2012
• in Technology
  Debian Beckons Ubuntu Refugees to Come Home
  Unhappy Ubuntu users are looking for an alternative to Unity. Debian is calling you home.
  by goldnugget / on Nov 5, 2011
• in Technology
  Broken Windows? Ubuntu Linux Saves the Day
  Use Live Linux CDs to clean infected Windows systems or rescue your data from a dying hard drive.
  by goldnugget / on Oct 17, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ubuntu”

 

• Brother HL-2140 Printer Driver for Linux and Mac OSX

  
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  Brother HL-2140 Printer Driver for Linux and Mac OSXBrother HL-2140 Printe Overview Affordable, Compact Laser Printer for your Home or Home Office The HL-2140 is a monochrome laser printer that features fast printing at up to 23 pages per minute and high-quality output. It also offers convenient paper handling via an ...
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• Ubuntu Developer Week – Outlook Day 1

  
  OMG! Ubuntu! — Authority: 625
  Today is day 1 of this cycle’s Ubuntu Developer Week . We will have three days of tutorial and hands-on sessions to learn more about Ubuntu Development and what’s going on behind the scenes. As the whole event is happening on IRC, it’s very easy to join in: either use an IRC client (there’s a web client ...
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• How to install Ubuntu on Tablet Android

  
  Blog Wayjar — Authority: 118
  A user ipmarth Italy has created a simple video guide that allows us to understand how to install  Ubuntu  on a tablet. The terminal in the video is a Galaxy Tab 10.1. Thank you for the excellent guide. You can also see the following guide to install ubuntu on any terminal Android. Enjoy! Posts Related ...
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• Application Virtualization Software supports Red Hat Enterprise.

  
  Software News - netfordownload.com — Authority: 128
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• Amazon Beefs Up AWS Premium Cloud Support

  
  Software News - netfordownload.com — Authority: 128
  Amazon Beefs Up AWS Premium Cloud Support Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN) has added two new options to its Amazon Web Services (AWS) Premium Support play for cloud customers, offering third-party software support and a trusted advisor option. The additions are an update on AWS Premium Support, support options that the cloud ...
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• The HUD: quand ubuntu réinvente lergonomie

  
  Gpenverne — Authority: 119
  Ubuntu ne cesse de saméliorer, et continue de simposer comme une distribution linux incontournable. Mark Shuttleworth, dans lun de ses articles, nous fait découvrir une nouvelle fonctionnalité: le HUD ( « Head-Up Display » ). Le concept est plutôt simple: permettre de chercher, en direct, une ou plusieurs ...
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• OpenShot Video Editor 1.4.1 Released

  
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  OpenShot is a popular, easy to use video editor for Linux. It supports clip resizing, trimming, snapping, and cutting, Video transitions with real-time previews, compositing, image overlays, watermarks, 3D animated titles using Blender, digital zooming of video clips and more . Even though it was initially ...
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• How to Install KDE SC 4.8 on Ubuntu 11.10

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 140
  Softpedia: "The following tutorial will teach Ubuntu and Kubuntu users how to install the newly released KDE SC 4.8 on the Ubuntu/Kubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system."
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• Install Ffmpeg Requirements For Video Script On Ubuntu 2

  
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• KRaptor a Raptor free software (open source) arcade game clone for GNU / Linux

  
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  Kraptor is another Raptor Shadow of Death free software, open source clone arcade game for GNU/Linux, DOS and Windows (98, XP etc.) . The game is not under active development anymore since 2004. Kraptor features a powerful engine for creating quickly 2D shooter games, so the game should be a good learning ...
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• Install Ubuntu on ASUS Transformer Prime

  
  Ubuntu-News - Your one stop for news about Ubuntu — Authority: 116
  Being a tablet, it makes a lot more sense to run Ubuntu on the ASUS Tranformer Prime than on a smartphone. Of course, that hasn’t stopped people from porting the popular Linux distro to the HTC Desire, for example, and for the old Windows Mobile devices, getting Ubuntu to work was a stepping stone for Android ports ...
  4 days ago

• This Ubuntu Tablet Design Could Almost Pass As Real

  
  OMG! Ubuntu! — Authority: 625
  Drip, drip, drip. That was the sound my drool made as it hit the ground when I opened my inbox this morning and found this slick Ubuntu Tablet Concept by Deviant Art user  spiceofdesign   staring back at me. Now, I know you’re  probably thinking “ Concept, Schmoncep t”, but I’m going to shun my ...
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• Install Ffmpeg Requirements For Video Script On Ubuntu 10.04

  
  Get a Freelance Job — Authority: 154
  Install FFMPEG requirements for video script on Ubuntu 10.04 need done now
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• Canonical Plans to Rewrite Ubuntu Interface Again with HUD

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 561
  Just when I thought Ubuntu developers were going to take a break from reinventing the user interface to focus on other pursuits, such as Ubuntu TV , Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth announced a new endeavor, the Head-Up Display , designed to replace window menus. Here’s a look at the plans and what they could ...
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• Install KDE 4.8 in Kubuntu 11.10 via PPA

  
  IT Diary — Authority: 95
  KDE 4.8 is released today which provides many new improvements and stability, performance updates. KDE have now more faster scalable file management and new touch friendly components are introduced in this KDE 4.8 release. More improvements include in Dolphin, Kate, Kmail, Gwenview, adaptive power management, ...
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• Install Linux Mint’s New Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu

  
  NetworqScience Blog News. Info. Web Hosting. Easy. — Authority: 146
  Tired of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment? Try Cinnamon, the latest desktop environment from Linux Mint. Cinnamon offers a more traditional, GNOME 2-like layout, but it’s based on the modern GNOME Shell — and you can install it on Ubuntu. One day, Cinnamon will be Linux Mint’s default desktop environment. ...
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• Install Linux Mint’s New Cinnamon Desktop on Ubuntu

  
  the How-To Geek — Authority: 620
  Tired of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop environment? Try Cinnamon, the latest desktop environment from Linux Mint. Cinnamon offers a more traditional, GNOME 2-like layout, but it’s based on the modern GNOME Shell — and you can install it on Ubuntu. One day, Cinnamon will be Linux Mint’s default desktop environment. ...
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• In Depth: Ubuntu’s new heads-up display: the future of UI?

  
  Product reviews and prices, software downloads, and tech news - CNET Analysis — Authority: 135
  CNETAnalysis: Linux distribution Ubuntu has unveiled a drastic new user interface revamp. It’s a heads-up display (HUD) that, says Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth , will appeal to both casual and serious Linux users and replace menus. We’ve been sent some images of the new interface by Canonical, Shuttleworth’s ...
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• How To Change IP Address On Mac And Ubuntu

  
  PCs Place — Authority: 108
  Why would one want to change the IP address of his computer? Well, the reason could be many but they are none of my concerns. Here we are, sharing methods to change IP address on Mac and Ubuntu. Unlike Windows, doing few things on Mac and Ubuntu are tricky. And the only reason justifying it [...] How To Change IP ...
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• Manually Install Software/ Apps On Any Linux Distro

  
  Upcoming Technology - Tech News, Software, Web 2.0, Reviews — Authority: 97
  Most of windows users who switch to Linux are befuddled when they download a software and end up with a file with extensions like “tar.gz” or “tar.bz2” contrary to straight away setups, as seen on Windows OS “.exe” or “.msi”. Windows OS users are accustomed to installing software by downloading a ...
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