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Takeaway: Jack Wallen is surprised with a bit of a glitch during the Ubuntu 11. 04 installation.

Ubuntu provides an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a strong focus on usability and ease of installation.

There have been a few small but extremely useful changes to the installer on the Ubuntu CD.

Ubuntu could open itself up to a large group of new users if accessibility could be improved, or even if people knew what already existed.

Untick the 'Administer System' check box to make sure that the children will not be able to change important setting in Ubuntu.

I also seem to get more battery power out of standard Ubuntu than I do UNE. Strange, but I guess that's fine.

All that said, the Ubuntu One team releases tons of source code all the time.

To backup your OS, you can simply drag that ubuntu directory to any other disk with enough space outside of the "File System" label.

Michael Dell, the company's founder, who recently took over again as its chief executive, even runs Ubuntu on his own laptop.

Use Disk Manager again to recover the Ubuntu space for Windows, perhaps making it a new partition.

I also visited the Ubuntu website, but did not download Ubuntu, because I was more familiar with Sun Microsystems than Canonical.

Facial recognition software may be nothing new but did you know you can use your regular ol' webcam to log in to your Ubuntu desktop?

The open source nature of Ubuntu and Linux lets you make usability and other changes to the system and environment to make your life easier.

If the state of the beta was any indicator as to how well the full release would perform, the Ubuntu audience was in for a real treat.

If the Ubuntu strategy is to create a credible alternative to Windows, then the product must live up to the publicity and 'Just Work'.

In a few days, hardware designers will gather in Taiwan for the second annual Ubuntu Hardware Summit, hosted by Canonical.

I'd been using Ubuntu long enough beforehand that it wasn't a huge jump to getting involved, just a personal hurdle.

OpenVZ claims that a system manager will be able to set up a new Ubuntu server in about a minute.

In Ubuntu, if a program crashes the user is still able to go on using the computer and forcefully remove the frozen program.

This layout has been derived from smartphones, but adapted for netbooks to achieve larger work space, said the creator of Ubuntu.

If you're not a computer tinkerer, and you're not willing to do research and digging, it may not be for you.

Ubuntu has MAPI Exchange protocol compatibility, so the server infrastructure would not need to be modified during any migration.

But something stopped her: she bought an operating system for her computer she never heard of, Ubuntu.

If you see a problem with this document, or would like to make a suggestion, you can simply file a bug report at the Ubuntu Bugtracker.

Another part of that commitment is helping to create mailing lists and IRC channels for Ubuntu users in different languages .

Unfortunately in Linux, certainly Ubuntu, the default GUI file search is not always useful.

But Linux Mint is not just an Ubuntu with a new set of applications and an updated desktop theme.

Ever since its release back in October of 2004, Ubuntu has quickly become one of the most used Linux distributions available.

Xubuntu: Puts the Ubuntu methodology and software support into a lighter, XFCE-based desktop (check out its look and newest features here).

One of the major improvements to Ubuntu in recent releases has been the Software Centre, and this release is no exception.

For my next set of tests, I decided to use Xubuntu, a distro from a Ubuntu-associated project.

As an advocate of open-source software, I usually suggest a free Linux distribution, Ubuntu being at the top of my list.

If you're bored with the look of the default date and time applet in Ubuntu why not jazz it up with one of the following themes?

For now, I've settled on Ubuntu as the OS most likely to be in my own future.

We need to make sure that the children can't do things that will mess up important settings in Ubuntu.

Here is a video of the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud for you to get a clear picture.

The Ubuntu Help pages inside the Operating System are the best option for newcomers, but are often underused and lack screenshots.

Clicking on the 'buy' button opens up a window for the Ubuntu Single Sign-on service where you can proceed with your payment.

Firstly, I'd advise you Windows users to approach Ubuntu with an openmind. It isn't Windows, so don't expect it to be.

Safety is, of course, a big feature of Linux and Ubuntu - Windows viruses might have become confused when I used Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is one of the most popular versions of Linux, and their Netbook Remix edition is especially attractive for netbook owners.

If you don't use these apps for email, chat, and microblogging, this improved Ubuntu integration may be reason enough to switch.

The next release of Ubuntu due this month will have Unity as the default, but will also ship GNOME via a "Classic" login option.

Current home and business users of older versions of Ubuntu will have to decide if the benefits make it worth upgrading the free software.

Install the Ubuntu package open-iscsi (High performance, transport independent iSCSI implementation) on each of your initiator machines.

It has been running the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud service for too long now and offers security as well as a cost effective solution.

Rather than seeing open-source software as one of two competing ideologies and focusing on the struggle, Ubuntu thinks about the user.

At the beginning of this month we published workstation benchmarks comparing Windows 7 to Ubuntu Linux.

OS X, in that Ubuntu will download and install the programs for you with a simple command.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix offers a simple, full-screen interface to take the best advantage of netbooks' small screens.

If you've been using Ubuntu for any length of time, the change is immediately noticeable.

Also Ubuntu and Linux in general has to deal with device driver problems. Only a few manufacturers provide Linux drivers.

I started using Ubuntu back in 2005, when I got my first laptop. I knew nothing about open-source programs or about other operating systems.

Notably, most Ubuntu distributions and its derivatives (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. ) will not work properly unless an Oracle JRE is installed.

Otherwise, he said, "Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu; there just really isn't anything different about them. "

Ubuntu Live will be used to boot into the system and perform the procedures required to dismantle the Windows password earlier.

The Community Themes package is not installed by default but you can install it by searching for it in the Ubuntu Software Center.

But by and large, try to rememberDebian: Ubuntu changes benefit Ubuntu and a few others.

The next step is to make some space for your Ubuntu install.

It was now a challenge for me to understand and make Ubuntu work for me.

PS: You've done quite a lot in the years since you started using Ubuntu, is there anything you haven't done that you'd like to try?

At the moment, Ubuntu 10. 04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) is in an alpha state, with just one release out.

If you can't write articles, but hang out in Ubuntu Forums, send us interesting forum threads that we could print.

The console does not remain active for Ubuntu. You must interact with the system through the monitor and keyboard or mouse.

Still unclear on this end is whether Android will replace WebOS or be a dual-boot option as in the Ubuntu solution.

Of course a great benefit of each new release is updated software packages in the Ubuntu repositories.

This means that almost all programs on Ubuntu, and the operating system itself can be customized or otherwise modified at the code level.

This is an acceptable setup for single user systems like an Ubuntu desktop, but not so terrific for servers.

Around this time, a PC magazine I read regularly had a beginner's Linux section that mentioned this new Linux distro called Ubuntu.

Most of these differ primarily by offering a desktop environment other than Ubuntu's standard GNOME.

The stable combination of regular timed releases and the long-term availability of updates (even free ones), are a big draw to Ubuntu.

With this Desktop I won the amateur contest for the best desktop of the monthon the Ubuntu Italian forum.

Windows only: Free application Portable Ubuntu for Windows runs an entire Linux operating system as a Windows application.

I therefore figured that it might be useful to new Ubuntu users whoneed a more efficient way to find answers to problems.

As an Ubuntu user, customizing and tweaking everything within the operating system shouldn't be too unbelievable.

A PPA is also available for the same set of Ubuntu versions, however the most recent release is only available for Ubuntu 11. 04.

Producing Ubuntu does not require a huge amount of money.

What does this have to do with Ubuntu's perceived strength, as a server system?

Now that you've downloaded and burned the ISO, let's get Ubuntu installed on your server.

As it currently stands, many Linux developers update on a consistent basis with Ubuntu getting one ever 6 months like clockwork.

Most of the time, there is a "current stable release" of Ubuntu, and there is also some version of the next release.

She didn't realize until the next morning her laptop defaulted to the Ubuntu operating system.

I simply changed his computer's BIOS settings to boot to my SD card and installed Ubuntu over his entire drive.

This simple application will download the selected Ubuntu version and install on the flash that you prepared.

As mentioned earlier, Ubuntu 8. 10 is no longer the most current release - and this does not matter one bit.

Information about the team, its mailing lists, projects, etc. Can be found on the Ubuntu Documentation Team Website.

So is Ubuntu abandoning the desktop, or laptop market? Will mine be the last keyboard standing?

This site is where you can find the official documentation developed and maintained by the Ubuntu Documentation Project.

the new Ubuntu font is being advertised as a Libre font and released under a temporary Ubuntu Font Licence.

But if these installation issues aren't ironed out, Ubuntu is going to find itself losing ground.

To be part of making something great like Ubuntu, the community and all the people around Ubuntu development.

Before this, Ubuntu One was something like Dropbox, another cloud-based file storage, syncing and sharing program.

Wubi will automatically download the selected version of Ubuntu and install it on your computer.

For companies wanting or needing to save significant money, they should seek out Canonical and Ubuntu Linux.

Asingle interface for Ubuntu could be a great place to start. . .

That was a happy day for me. I installed the newest version of my beloved Ubuntu.

Even if it is a bit tricky to restore your Ubuntu, it can be done without going the command line route.

The packaging system behind Ubuntu can use packages officially supported and maintained by Canonical, and from third-party sources.

AG: I have been invited by the America Dairy Goat Association to have an Ubuntu Booth at the Goat Festival and Parade in Spindale, NC.

Also, working on Ubuntu is something I can do when I'm physically unable to do much else.

While this is just a minor, minor adjustment, I think it says something strangely important about Ubuntu currently.

Monday, I gave readers an overview of Edubuntu, an education edition of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu.

You'll need 5GB spare space on your hard drive, an Ubuntu install ISO and Ubuntu Customisation Kit installed from your package manager.

Another key feature of Ubuntu is the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) within the server edition.

The LTSP is a thin-client system that lets users access their desktops from any machine connected to the Ubuntu servers running LTSP.

IL: What inspired you to get involved in the Ubuntu community?

Canonical's Ubuntu solves several problems simultaneously with the large and effective package library it's created.

Fill in the user password [keep everything same as the Ubuntu installation you want to restore] and and click install.

Hence Ubuntu 10. 10 will have nothing new as far as GNOME goes, at least nothing notable from the user's perspective.

With advanced accessibility tools and options like your preferred colour scheme, text size, and language, Ubuntu is for anyone.

"The person I was talking to said Ubuntu was great, college students loved it, it was compatible with everything I needed, " said Schubert.

andLinux is actually a full installation of Ubuntu Linux running on top of your Windows operating system.

Read on to see his final conclusion with the final release of Ubuntu 11. 04.

To state the obvious: this does require your desktop to have the Ubuntu font installed.

Once the installation was complete, things went back to the normal, smooth Ubuntu experience.

This is going to be a fun new way to introduce Ubuntu to my small area of the world.

It is also increasingly deployed as the host cloud infrastructure layer (as Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud) by private organizations and ISPs.

Ubuntu only took less than a minute to boot in our test.

FireFox is included with most later versions of Ubuntu, and is great for fast Internet browsing.

Users will be able to download the Ubuntu software template on the OpenVZ template page on Jan.

Install the same copy of my OS (Ubuntu) on multiple computers without worrying about license restrictions or activation keys 6.

Most importantly however, it lets people find other Ubuntu users near them and experience the Ubuntu Community firsthand.

Then it has a link which says it will answer the question: should I choose Windows or Ubuntu?

Head to the folder where you extracted your Portable Ubuntu, and enter run_portable_ubuntu and hit Enter to launch the . bat script.

The level of automation makes adding new software to a Ubuntu system very easy, whether handling it locally or remotely.

Today we have a new set of wallpapers that will let you add that perfect touch of Ubuntu themed fun to your desktop.

The arguments for choosing Ubuntu fall into two categories: immediate practicality and long-term viability.

This is one of the best operating systems currently available, and it is updated every 6 months with a new version.

Now enter your username and password for your ubuntu machine.

In this article, I will explain the steps I used to create a user account in Ubuntu for my six year old nephew's use.

All of these factors effectively lower costs when using Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu upstart system is an event-based approach for init system replacement.

In the end, designing Ubuntu comes down to just another theme, what desktop environments have been doing for years.

Software patents are not legal in Europe, where Ubuntu developer Canonical is based.

From the install screen to a fully loaded desktop, Ubuntu 10. 10 looks nicer and is easier to use than its predecessors.

Firefox is the most used open source software across enterprise, while Ubuntu is the most widespread Linux distribution.

Among all the major distros out there, Ubuntu has probably done the best job with hardware compatibility.

Ubuntu is not indirect competition with Windows 7 in the desktop operating system market, according to a top Canonical executive.

Web statistics suggest that Ubuntu's share of Linux desktop usage is about 50 percent, and upward trending usage as a web server.

For those who have switched from Microsoft Windows or Mac OS to Ubuntu, finding native games to play can be a challenge.

This is really the best developed part of Ubuntu. com, it deserves a look see.

Linux users should check out this Linux. com tutorial for general guidance, while Ubuntu fans can get more specific instructions here.

By default, Wubi will leave Windows as the default operating system, and will give you 10 seconds at boot to choose to boot into Ubuntu.

An overview of multitouch support in Ubuntu, covering kernel drivers, the X input stack, and applications.

The myriad supported devices and the flexible way you can run and install Ubuntu make the system painless, and even unobtrusive, to use.

Ubuntu fans read our story and linked to it on Linux fan message boards and other technology blogs.

To get your USB drives to work with VirtualBox when using Ubuntu as a host, you need to add your user to the vboxusers group.

The examples in this article use a Linux AMI, with Ubuntu Linux as the local operating system.

Boot your computer into Windows, open Control Panel, click Uninstall a Program, and enter ubuntu in the search box.

REALbasic 2007 Release 4 is now released as a deb package for easy installation on Ubuntu.

Press Ctrl Alt F1 to switch to a console view, and log in as root (or use sudo from your normal user account in Ubuntu).

One of the first complaints that many have after using an Ubuntu Live CD is that the fonts look strange or too big.

Ubuntu Software Center features review and rating system for applications.

PS: What's the best thing that's happened to you because of your work with Ubuntu?

In case of Ubuntu, after six months you will have a new release waiting for you.

To Install: It came pre-installed in Ubuntu before Lucid, now you can install it from the Software Centre or Synaptic.

Ubuntu is fast becoming a popular distribution for netbooks, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and other small systems.

The network-manager program is currently being developed by Fedora developers and has been packaged for Ubuntu.

We'll perform the same tests with this distribution that we performed with Ubuntu.

Some Ubuntu users accused 27 News of "unscrupulous reporting, " hitting a "new low for local news, " and writing an "atrocious article. "

Ubuntu is a Zulu and Xhosa term that roughly means "universal bond of sharing between humans" .

Dropbox - more reliable than Ubuntu One and can sync with Windows and my Android.

Hopefully this work will be finished during the current Ubuntu release cycle.

Ubuntu, in its quest for marketshare, has followed the same method.

Add Your Computer The final step is adding your computer to your Ubuntu One account.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix offers an attractive Linux interface for netbooks.

Note: if you've installed any of the alphas, you already have all the changes in Ubuntu 10. 10 Beta.

For the upcoming version I want to see decent Debian packages for Ubuntu so deployment of Ubuntu desktops works fine.

I consider myself a noob, because not everything in Ubuntu is easily comprehensible.

I felt that I'd become a master of using Ubuntu and the Linux command line.

Lately, I have been looking into other distributions that, like Ubuntu, are working to make strides to attract new users.

For everything else there's Ubuntu Tweak or manualinstallation, however these following should get you started.

Mark showed us a nice demo of the packaging and distribution of Java apps on Ubuntu.

I could doanything I needed to do with Ubuntu - for both my research and my personallife.

I ended up using AMI ami-ccf615a5, an instance of Ubuntu 9. 04, which was the latest version available at the time of this writing.

I've tried tons of distros, but so far have stayed with Ubuntu as my main OS.

Canonical has a high expertise in providing cloud computing solutions with the Ubuntu cloud.

As it is for servers, the server version comes with everything you need to start hosting a site.

Ubuntu is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.

There are a lot of interesting development in Ubuntu to make all the administration things easier.

OK, let's be honest, I'm getting pretty tired of the same old Ubuntu theme over and over.

With this release Ubuntu will recruit an entirely new wave of users to free software.

Another important goal for the Ubuntu 10. 04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) release will be to improve the startup speed to about or less than 10 seconds!

That clinched the deal. I found Ubuntu's gnome easier to use than Kubuntu's KDE.

Proceed to install Ubuntu on the 'free space' partition you created earlier.

Designing a new forums theme following the new Ubuntu branding guidelines.

You can do this by clicking on the Places menu on the Ubuntu task bar and selecting the preferred location.

Throughout all of these screenshots you can also spot the new Ubuntu font .

According to the keynote speaker, the next release of Ubuntu, 11. 04, will use Unity shell as its default desktop interface.

On Ubuntu, Debian, and similar systems that use the . deb package format, you need to install the git-core package.

And if you'd rather make Ubuntu the default operating system, select it from the drop-down list.

Your files from Windows are still accessible from Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

The X Render engine in QGears2 experienced a tremendous boost with the new Ubuntu Intel graphics packages.

I'd also recommend getting a book for reference; for Ubuntu users, for example, something like The Official Ubuntu Book can be a big help.

Most users who want to try Ubuntu or Linux for the first time aren't going to jump through the hoops that I did to get it running.

In all honesty, we cannot explain the features of Ubuntu in a blog post.

Also, from the Desktop environment menu, select Ubuntu Netbookto install the netbook edition.

Open your Ubuntu software sources and install web content control.

A customer relationship program I use at work simply isn't compatible with Ubuntu.

To use Ksplice on Ubuntu, you must download and install the Ksplice Uptrack client (see Resources for a link).

Rather, Cr-48's boot process is missing a pretty vital part necessary for Ubuntu's kernel to work: initrd.

Dell, a big PC-maker, said in May that it would start offering Ubuntu on some of its desktop and laptop products in America.

I for one love the continued integration between so many fantastic players and Ubuntu's Sound Menu.

Note that some systems, notably Ubuntu, call this Remote Desktop.

However, I kept trying others including Ubuntu's sister, Kubuntu.

The results in the examples shown here were obtained on an Ubuntu 9. 10 (Karmic Koala) distribution.

With this template, they can then set up OpenVZ VMs (virtual machines) of either Ubuntu server or desktop on an existing Linux system.

When your computer reboots, select Ubuntu at the boot screen.

Ubuntu users can simply click on this linkto begin installation.

A popular UK computer magazine had an issue dedicated to Ubuntu, andalso included Ubuntu 9. 04 as the cover disk.

Users will download an Ubuntu software template from OpenVZ.

This will return results from only the Ubuntu Wiki pages.

To install it on your Ubuntu system, type sudo apt-get install git-core gitk.

In Ubuntu, for instance, you can install the build-essential package.

At that instant I gave up on Windows, my next action was to download a 64bit Ubuntu . iso, and burn it to DVD.

You can edit Ubuntu as much or as little as you like (see boxout) but you'll be the one calling the shots.

I did some research on this "Linux" and found that Ubuntu, the most popular distro, wouldn't work on my computer. But Xubuntu would.

This is really helpful as you can expose your requirements directly, ex. I need an Ubuntu 10. 04 server in Ireland.

Install the Ubuntu package iscsitarget (iSCSI Enterprise Target userland tools) on the target machine in your SAN.

Aside from customization, Ubuntu Tweak can also help users clean their computer of unwanted files.

I'm not, despite my stewardship and love for Ubuntu, a rabid 'Windows hater'.

Ubuntu's start-up time has hovered around the 10 second mark for many years now.

Ubuntu includes a vast array of software and utilities designed with the end user in mind.

It is available in source code format and is compiled and packaged by the maintainers of Linux distributions such as Ubuntu.

For Ubuntu users installing Windows set up files is impossible, or was until WINE and other programs were developed.

I think Ubuntu is offending the majority of current users, regardless of how newbies feel about it.

AG: First and foremost, I became a Linux user and became an active member of the awesome Ubuntu Community!

Ubuntu also emphasizes accessibility and internationalization to reach as many people as possible.

You can do that now with services like Ubuntu One, the music service from Canonical.

Finally, Ubuntu has a massive support group and community.

The Ubuntu version numbering scheme is based on the date we release a version of the distribution.

Ubuntu maintains a useful page on logging focused on rsyslog.

After six months of development the latest version of Ubuntu has been released.

All machines are essentially identical, booting with a built-in PXE loader in roughly 73 seconds to Ubuntu Linux 2. 6.

So what ubuntu really says is that there is no way for us to be human without other people.

One thing I've found about Ubuntu is that the default sans-serif font is actually closer in width to Verdana than Helvetica or Arial.

Unfortunately, if this doesn't work, your best bet is probably to back up your data and reinstall Ubuntu.

Now this is not a critic point of view type post. I really like ubuntu project and really enjoying ubuntu 11.

To get the 'best' GNOME Shell experience in Ubuntu we should also install a number of additional 'extras'.

If you're not using Ubuntu, you can download Battery Status @ Github.

After running an update you should then install the package 'Marlin' from the Ubuntu Software Centre.

Occasionally I still try out other systems. They have also improved along with Ubuntu.

If you really want to get fancy, you can create a persistent Ubuntu flash drive that saves your settings.

Here is what I have been working on for Ubuntu Forum recently.

Remember again to select Ubuntu at the boot screen.

So, after 2 hours of playing with Ubuntu, I installed Kubuntu, fell in love, and am using it ever since.

PS: You strongly self identify as a "non-technical end user" or NTEU, do you find this makes you unique in the Ubuntu Community?

I've promoted Ubuntu in our circle, and most of my friends started using it.

Open source operating system Ubuntu 10. 10 is available to download today for desktop, notebook, and server editions.

Ubuntu came up on my radar when I was giving new distros a try. Shortly after trying it I installed it permanently on my laptop.