2. PURPOSE Brief History of Ubuntu What Ubuntu Is Installation of Ubuntu 9.04 Features of Ubuntu 9.04 Summary Bibliography
3. BRIEF HISTORY Based on the older Linux distribution DEBIAN South African Internet mogul, Mark Shuttleworth, creates a more human friendly Debian distribution and calls it Ubuntu Ubuntu 4.10 is released on October 20, 2004 Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd formed and funded the Ubuntu Foundation to ensure the future of Ubuntu
4. WHAT UBUNTU IS Pronounced oo-BOON-too Named after the South African ethical ideology Ubuntu ("humanity towards others") Computer OS perfect for laptops, desktops and servers FREE OF CHARGE!!!! –Microsoft doesn’t do that!!!!
5. WHAT UBUNTU IS Ubuntu is composed of multiple software packages distributed under a free software or an open license that declares that users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change, develop and improve the software New versions are released every six months and supports releases for 18 months LTS (Long Term Support) versions are released every 2 years and supports for 3 years for desktops and 5 years for servers. Current version of Ubuntu, 9.04, release April 23, 2009
6. UBUNTU RELEASES CODE NAME USES AN ADJECTIVE AND AN ANIMAL WITH THE SAME FIRST LETTER VERSION NUMBER USES Y.MM FORMAT CURRENT RELEASE OF UBUNTU
7. INSTALLTION Can be installed from Live CD or ran directly from it without installing Ubiquity installer guides user through permanent installation process Download past or current versions at Ubuntu website
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9. FEATURES No restart required prior to installation Security feature, the sudo tool is used to assign temporary privileges for performing administrative tasks Ubuntu comes installed with a wide range of software that includes OpenOffice, Firefox, several lightweight games and other useful programs Ubuntu can also run many programs designed for Microsoft Windows
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12. SUMMARY Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers Everything you need comes on one CD, providing a complete working environment. Once installed your system is immediately ready-to-use. IT’S FREE!!!!!- YOU CAN’T BEAT THAT WITH A BAT!!!!