The Free Ubuntu Linux Distribution
Short summary:
this does mean going to the Ubuntu. server at a later stage to download the. desktop. Ubuntu works along the lines. of restricting the choice of tools for ...
Long summary:
Layout 1Page 136enced users. Take care while partitioning; by default the Installer suggestsdeleting your whole disk and installingUbuntu instead.The only change the Ubuntu team hasmade to the Debian Installer is the selection of software. Ubuntu has left thisitem out completely. The installationroutine simply asks you if you wouldlike to download updates off the Internetbefore going on to install a preconfigured selection of packages including thecurrent Gnome 2.8 and additional desktop material. You can opt for a differentdesktop (such as KDE) if you like butthis does mean going to the Ubuntuserver at a later stage to download thedesktop. Ubuntu works along the linesof restricting the choice of tools for eachtask to a single program and this meansthat Ubuntu installs a restricted selectionof software by default.If you decide not to update over theInternet the installation should complete a lot more quickly than with mostother distributions. On the downsidethe Installer will notconfigure Internetaccess in this caseleaving the task foryou to complete later.After completingthe install users willfind themselves in anicely preconfiguredGnome 2.8 landscape. Ubuntu handles the root accountlike Apples Mac OSX this is somethingunusual for a Linuxdistribution as itmeans that root isdisabled by default.Canonical hopes to release a new version of Ubuntu every six months; that isthey will be keeping up with theGnomes. Version 4.10 codenamed WartyWarthog was released right on schedulein October 2004. (The version numberreflects the year and month.) The successor Hoary Hedgehog is due to bereleased in April .The Ubuntu installation CD includesonly free software; it can be downloadedfor free installed as often as you likeand distributed as you see fit. Canonicalwill even save you the cost of downloading the distribution; it sends out UbuntuCDs worldwide on request.InstallationIf you have already tried the new DebianSarge Installer you should find yourselfin a familiar environmen ...
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