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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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• The Future Of Ubuntu Software Center

  
  UbuntuHQ — Authority: 147
  Ubuntu Software Center (initially Ubuntu Software Store) was released with Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and it currently has only a few of the features it was designed for, being just stage 1 out of 4. The Ubuntu Software Center is a graphical utility for package management in Ubuntu. In version 1, it builds on the ...
  3 hours ago

• Clone VirtualBox with a GUI Interface

  
  TTC Shelbyville - Technical Blog — Authority: 140
  So you have the right setup for your Virtual Operating System and you need another OS added to your Virtual Computer.  This software does that in minutes and lets you know the progress.   After completion of the clone, open VirtualBox, Click on New, walk through the wizard and attach the hard drive (clone you ...
  6 hours ago

• Why do I use Ubuntu?

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 455
  scottnesbitt.net: Because it works. Yes, it’s that simple. Because. It. Works. Case in point: Advertisement: read more
  8 hours ago

• How to Run Windows Software on Linux-WINE Way

  
  Computer Talks |Fix Problems of your PC — Authority: 124
  Have you ever tried to run Windows softwares from linux ? If you are on a GNU/Linux box and you still can’t get away from your Windows tools being using from the past, here’s a quick tool you can use. This is called WINE the Windows Emulator to run Windows Applications on Linux. You can run most of the Windows ...
  11 hours ago

• Simple Noob Question

  
  The UNIX and Linux Forums — Authority: 171
  I am editing the squid.confi on my server. I am done editing. How do I exit the confi file? Thank you.
  13 hours ago

• Lucid Alpha 1 – Fewer Games, Installer Changes, Impatient Friendly

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 455
  omgubuntu.co.uk: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 1 was released late last week and although very little cosmetically has changed, we’ve pointed out the obvious changes below. Advertisement: read more
  14 hours ago

• Why I Use Ubuntu

  
  tuxmachines.org - Do you waddle the waddle? — Authority: 455
  diffperspective.wordpress: A former student of mine noticed that my laptop looked different. Well, maybe not the laptop itself, but the user interface. She immediately inquired how I “did that” while she pointed at the screen of my Thinkpad. Advertisement: read more
  16 hours ago

• lvm backup

  
  nixCraft Linux Forum — Authority: 144
  is there a software wich is able to make a disk complete backup on which there are lvm partition ?
  23 hours ago

• 30 Reasons Why Ubuntu is here to Stay

  
  Tolearnfree - Learning Linux with Ease — Authority: 125
  When I visited a website that has many informations of Ubuntu, I saw informations about 30 reason Why Ubuntu is here? A question that is very interesting to be read. “The first release of Ubuntu Linux (version 4.10) occurred on 2004/10/20, and life hasn’t been the same since. Unless you’ve been living ...
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• What will Ubuntu 10.04 bring to the table?

  
  fsdaily.com - Free Software News - Published news — Authority: 160
  It’s almost that time again – time to start chatting up the next release coming out of the Ubuntu-verse. I know, I know…it seems the tires of 9.10 were just kicked. They were. But what should be expected of Ubuntu? Advertisement Your ad here!
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• How to Fix Grub2 on Ubuntu 9.10

  
  Tolearnfree - Learning Linux with Ease — Authority: 125
  When you install windows OS on your computer, probably your grub of Ubuntu 9.10 will disappear and you will be directed on Windows. Or, when you hit enter you got information that Your grub2 is error. We will share how to repair grub2 of Ubuntu 9.10 . Grub2 can be faster to boot on your OS. Lets fix grub2 ...
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• Ultimate Edition 2.5

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 132
  Ultimate Edition 2.5? What is Ultimate Edition 2.5? Ultimate Edition 2.5 was built off Ultimate Edition 2.4 (Ubuntu Karmic 9.10 based) all upgrades pre-installed as of current. It has KDE, XFCE, and Gnome user selectable at login, 3 new themes and tons of apps. This release is huge obviously bigger then UE 2.4 I ...
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• xPUD 0.9.2 – Firefox OS with App Store

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 132
  Download: xpud-0.9.2.iso (64MB) Website: http://www.xpud.org We’re pleased to announce the release of xPUD 0.9.2. xPUD is a minimal and fast booting Browser OS, based on Mozilla Firefox, with a web-based UI on top. This version comes with new SysTray, WebApp mode, PageCurl effect, online App Store, new File tab ...
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• Canonical releases Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Alpha 1

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 132
  Canonical, and the Ubuntu developers, have announced the availability of the first alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, code named “Lucid Lynx”. The first development milestone is the first of three planned alpha releases. Lucid Lynx Alpha 1 is based on the 2.6.32 Linux kernel and features a number of changes over ...
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• Ubuntu 10.04 Is Off To A Poor Performance Start

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 132
  Tomorrow will mark the first alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04, and while there is still a long journey ahead for this Long-Term Support release before it officially makes its debut in April, we could not pass up the opportunity to provide some early benchmarks of the Lucid Lynx. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS has already pulled in ...
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• New Application Stack in Ubuntu 10.04

  
  Ubuntu Look — Authority: 132
  Ubuntu 10.04, which will appear next April 2010 as Canonical’s long-anticipated third LTS (Long Term Support) release, will feature substantial changes in the lineup of applications installed by default.  Here’s a look at the biggest ones, with some thoughts. Judging by the controversy over the replacement of ...
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• Code tutorial: make your application sync with Ubuntu One

  
  Ars Technica — Authority: 735
  When Canonical released Ubuntu 9.10 in October, the Linux distributor also officially launched Ubuntu One, a cloud storage solution that is designed to synchronize files and application data between multiple computers over the Internet. The service has considerable potential, but only a handful of ...
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• Luckybackup - A powerful, fast and reliable backup & sync tool

  
  Ubuntu Geek — Authority: 534
  LuckyBackup is an application that backs-up and/or synchronizes any directories with the power of rsync. Its main features are: backup, safety, synchronization, exclude/only include options, allows custom rsync options, remote connections, restore and dry-run operations, scheduling, profiles and command line mode. ...
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• How to Install FrostWire on Ubuntu Netbook Remix [VIDEO]

  
  FrostWire — Authority: 103
  Quick and Sweet demo of How to Install FrostWire on Ubuntu Netbook Remix (9.10) This video was recorded on a Asus EEE PC 1005HAB using “recordMyDesktop” Edited with iMovie HD and Garageband
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• A Bit of Irish on my Desktop

  
  Just Thinkin' — Authority: 116
  As some of you might know, I’m an old[er] geek. I spent the majority of my adult life feeding my geek so to speak what with having nearly 30 years in some sort of computer related field or another. And now that my disabilities have removed me, temporally or permanently, from the work force my inner geek has ...
  1 day ago

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