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Ubuntu 12.04 Review – Linux Distro Reviews
==Find the written version of this review here: infinitelygalactic.blogspot.com.au One of the most anticipated Linux releases of the year, I review Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. Vast improvements have been made to Unity in terms of performance as this release presents a polished, stable, and competitive rival to the operating systems coming out of Microsoft and Apple this year. Follow me on Google+: plus.google.com And on twitter: @ingalactic
Xubuntu 11.10 Review – Linux Distro Reviews
A review of the Xfce variant of Ubuntu known as Xubuntu 11.10 Oneric Ocelot. Overall, a very lightweight, stable, well-performing distribution that utilises GTK 3 but still provides a user experience very similar to GNOME 2.x. Definitely a very nice option for anyone sick of ‘futuristic and newbie friendly desktops’. Acer Iconia A500 Honeycomb Tablet and openSUSE 12.1 Review coming soon! Thanks again everyone, we’re now passed 2500 subscribers. I am truly humbled. Peace out!
How do I install Ubuntu to just a disk and not my computer i am downloading from?
I have currently recieved the dreadful Disk Boot Failure, instert system disk and press enter message and do not yet want to pruchase a new harddriver. Is there any way to download ubuntu as an operating system but yet not have it installed on the computer i downloaded it from.
Google Gadgets in Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Screencast Tutorial
In this new and improved Video Screencast Tutorial from the www.OSGUI.com Tech Show I will show you how to step by step install and use the Google Gadgets for Linux on Ubuntu Linux 9.10 Karmic Koala, it provides a platform for running desktop gadgets under Linux, catering to the unique needs of Linux users. It’s compatible with the gadgets written for Google Desktop for Windows aso well as the Universal Gadgets on iGoogle.
What is the difference between linux and windows, which is better?
Some dell computers are loaded with ubuntu linux as an operating system. I’ve heard that its more efficient than windows and crashes less. What are its advantages? If i were to get a dell laptop with unbuntu loaded on it would I have a tough time figuring out how to use it?
What Do You Think about Ubuntu Linux?
twitter.com – facebook.com – My thoughts on Ubuntu… hah! I think it’s a Linux distro. I don’t have any issues with the operating system. As far as Linux distros go, it’s likely the easiest to use. Any time I say something about one distro instead of another, a war tends to break out. They can all agree, though, that Ubuntu is about as close as Linux has come to being mainstream thus far. chris.pirillo.com
How can I edit open source code and building the application?
I would like to to edit open source codes and building as applications. I’m wishing to edit entire operating system of linux in future. But unfortunately I know only a little bit of C++, and I don’t know how to building applications from source codes. So i wish to move step by step from a simple software. Where can I download open simple source codes? and How can i compiling it as applications?
A Brief History of Linux
Here is a brief history of Linux and how the open source revolution got started.
1971 The first edition of the Unix server operating system emerges from Bell Labs. Although Linux does not include any Unix code, it is a Unix clone, which means it shares a number of technical features with Unix, which might be considered the forerunner of the open-source operating system. During the 1970s, Unix code was distributed to people at various universities and companies, and they created their own Unix varieties, which ultimately evolved into Sun (SUNW) Microsystems’ Solaris, Berkeley (dossier)’s FreeBSD and Silicon Graphics (SGI)’ IRIX.
1985 Richard Stallman publishes his famous "GNU Manifesto" (www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html), one of the first documents of the open-source revolution. Stallman began working on the GNU operating system in 1983, largely because he wanted to create an open-source version of Unix. (GNU stands for "GNU is Not Unix.") Stallman’s Free Software Foundation later created the GNU General Public License (www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html), the widely adopted, fully legal "anticopyright" treatise that today allows Linux and other software to remain completely free.
1987 Professor Andrew S. Tanenbaum invents Minix, an open-source operating system that’s a clone of Unix. Young Linus Torvalds, at the time a computer science student in Finland, is introduced to Minix, and bases his plans for Linux on the Minix example.
1991 In August, Torvalds announces his plans to create a free operating system on the Minix users newsgroup. He modestly notes in his posting that his OS is "just a hobby. [It] won’t be big and professional like GNU." In October, Linux 0.01 is released on the Internet under a GNU public license. In the Minix newsgroup, Torvalds asks his fellow programmers to lend a hand in making the system more workable. He gets enough help to release version 0.1 by December. Over the next several years, Linux developers swell into the hundreds of thousands and work to make Linux compatible with GNU programs. Vendors like Red Hat, Caldera (CALD) and Debian create popular distributions of Linux that bundle the operating system with useful programs and a graphical interface.
1997 Torvalds moves to Silicon Valley and goes to work at Transmeta.
1999 In August, Red Hat completes its initial public offering, making it the first Linux-oriented company to successfully go public. In December, Andover.net, a consortium of Web site resources largely devoted to Linux, and VA Linux, a manufacturer of Linux hardware, have wildly successful IPOs. Linuxcare, a leading Linux service provider, announces alliances with such industry giants as IBM (IBM), Dell (DELL), Motorola (MOT) and Informix (IFMX).
Here is a quote from Linus which really sums this up.
`When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows", people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, *for free*".’
There is something to be said for someone who developed an operating system for the betterment for everyone and "by everyone" as well.