Introducing...

Ubuntu

Hoary Hedgehog - Version 5.04

By

Robert Stoffers

Before Ubuntu There Was Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Zulu word meaning humanity toward others or:

The belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.

How to Pronounce Ubuntu

Ubuntu is pronounced:

"oo-BOON-too"

Who Started Ubuntu?

Mark Shuttleworth

Ubuntu Overview

Based of Debian unstable (sid)

Frequent, predictable releases

GNOME Desktop (KDE available)

Gives back to Debian

Strong commitment to Free Software philosophy, localization, and accessibility

Releases

Ubuntu Releases Debian Every Six Months

Released twice a year, every 6 months.

Eighteen months of support for each release

Easily upgradeable

Next release is Breezy Badger, due in October 2005

Applications

GNOME 2.10.0

Firefox 1.0.6

OpenOffice.org 1.1.3

Thunderbird 1.0.2

or Evolution 2.2.1.1

X.org

Ubuntu Help/Documentation

wiki.ubuntu.com

Yelp

ubuntuguide.org (iffy)

Subversion

#ubuntu, #kubuntu irc.freenode.net

Try Ubuntu

Download Ubuntu:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/download

Free CDs:

http://shipit.ubuntulinux.org

2004-06-03T08:52:33