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Ubuntu is an operating system for desktops, laptops and servers. It is a Linux distribution that is based on Debian GNU/Linux. Ubuntu aims to provide an up-to-date yet stable operating system for the average user, and features a strong focus on usability, regular releases, and ease of installation. Ubuntu is sponsored by Canonical Ltd, owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. The name of the distribution comes from the southern African concept of ubuntu which may be rendered roughly as humanity toward others, we are people because of other people, or I am who I am because of who we all are, though other meanings have been suggested. This Linux distribution named Ubuntu as it is expected to bring the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.

Ubuntu is free software and users can share it among each other.Kubuntu and Xubuntu are official subprojects of the Ubuntu project, aiming to bring the KDE and Xfce desktop environments, respectively, to the Ubuntu core (Ubuntu uses GNOME for its desktop environment). Edubuntu is an official subproject designed for school environments, and should be equally suitable for children to use at home. Gobuntu is an official subproject that is aimed at adhering strictly to the Free Software Foundation's Four Freedoms. The newest official subproject is JeOS. Ubuntu JeOS (pronounced Juice) is an efficient variant of the popular desktop and server operating system, configured specifically for virtual appliances.Ubuntu releases new versions every six months, and supports those releases for 18 months with daily security fixes and patches to critical bugs.

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), was released on 24 April 2008. The next major version will be 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex), scheduled for release in October 2008.

The previous version, Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), was released on 18 October 2007. There are also Long Term Support (LTS) releases, which have three years support for the desktop version and five years for the server version. The most recent major LTS version, Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), was released on June 1, 2006. The first update, Ubuntu 6.06.1, was released on August 10, 2006, while the second, 6.06.2, was released on January 21, 2008.

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      I use Ubuntu 7.10 as my primary web server distribution. Packages are modern and kept nicely up-to-date - no sitting around on PHP4 without popular extensions because someone hasn't gotten around to adding things to the package repository.


      Installation is quick, and even easy with the well-constructed installer coupled with apt-get once you're done. I did experience issues with a SCSI CD-ROM drive, but had the same issue with other Linux distributions. Thankfully, Ubuntu's Minimal CD let me install by booting and downloading all the packages of Ubuntu's servers - nice!


      Thus far it has been rock solid and very pleasant to work with.


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      I have liked everything about Ubuntu in my recent tries with it.


      My only problem has been that it needs access to the internet to download and install the proprietary apps/packages.


      The install will not be an issue, but there must be a simpler or offline way of installing the packages. If only these same online downloads could be packaged in a single CD it would be easy to install them on systems which cant or are not connected to the internet.


      Any ways of doing it?


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      it is my favourite os, it has revived gnome and today is very friendly


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