What Is Ubuntu? Open Source Uses Linux / GNU kernel Based On Debian Free! Sponsored by Canonical
What Does it Mean? “oo-BOON-too” Means Humanity “I am who I am who I am because of those around me” Strong Community
Aims Average User “Out of the box” Support as much hardware as possible Lots of support Use only open source where possible In as many languages as possible
Releases Released Every 6 months LTS every 2 years 1 month after Gnome release Year and month of release as version number Codenames – alphabetical, adjective and animal Naming is a community effort
Variations Ubuntu Kubuntu Xubuntu Edubuntu Server JeOS
Features Easy to install Microsoft Migration Tool Live CD or Alternate Sudo Open Office Can run portable Good package management
Community Offshoots GoBuntu Ubuntu Studio Ubuntu Ultimate Ubuntu Mobile PSUbuntu
Server CLI Samba LAMP Webmin
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