20 major Ubuntu sites you should know about - Kimchikid. Author: kimchikid Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu SundayApr 13,2008 Official distro sites The main homepage for Ubuntu – the standard and most popular Ubuntu distro, using the gnome desktop environment. The home for Kubuntu – a linux distro with the poular KDE desktop environment. The homepage for Edubuntu – a linux distribution aimed at classroom and educational usage.
Xubuntu uses the Xfce desktop environment. Similar to the Ubuntu distribution but with only what they claim to be truly free software. Study and interact Ubuntu Forums Meet the Ubuntu community, world famous for its helpfulness. Ubuntu brainstorm The ultimate place to post your ideas and read and vote for other’s ideas. Ubuntu wiki pages A place for the Ubuntu community to discuss ideas and store team-related information. Next page 1 2 3View All. Ubuntu Heaven. Finding Ubuntu Resources « Think Different. HOW TO: Ubuntu Linux for Novices. Ubuntu, a popular distribution of the Linux operating system, has acquired a wildly growing user base and today I have joined them.
Described as being Linux for Human Beings, Ubuntu is somewhere in between Mandriva (formerly Mandrake) and Fedora Core in terms of ease of use. It is far from Gentoo (my personal favorite because of the emerge package manager), which should be pleasing to novice users that want a more versatile Linux installation. Ubuntu has recently been awarded Best Distribution. Downloading & Burning The first thing you need to do is fire your browser over to ubuntu.com/download. Installation I installed the latest version of Ubuntu, 5.10 aka Breezy Badger, on a 1.5Ghz (overclocked) G4 powered Mac Mini on the internal hard drive.
First Impressions Ubuntu comes bundled with the Gnome window manager, which has two taskbars. The absolute first thing you need to do after Ubuntu installs is a system update. Installing an Application The ./ runs Azureus. Cd /path/to/folder . 10 Must Have Ubuntu Resources. If you've enjoyed this blog, please consider picking up a copy of my Ubuntu book, Instant Ubuntu. Thanks for visiting! One of you recently contacted me and wondered what some of my must-read pages are. There really are tons of great sites out there, probably too many to count. I do have a list of must-have resources for any Ubuntu user. Below is my top 10 must have Ubuntu resources for any user. Ubuntu Mailing Lists – from news to developers to teams, etc.Ubuntu Forums – find timely help on even the most difficult issues! I hope this gives everyone something new to look at and learn.
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