tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6500911406445079472024-09-21T06:41:48.231+05:30UBUNTU TODAYAmith Viswanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605494197962088554noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650091140644507947.post-34818067438080434242010-07-04T16:23:00.003+05:302010-07-04T19:28:58.768+05:30what is ubuntu? Why Ubuntu? How to get it?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>Ubuntu (pronounced </span><a title='Wikipedia:IPA for English' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>/uːˈbʊntuː/</span></a><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'> </span><a title='Wikipedia:Pronunciation respelling key' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>oo-</span></a><a title='Wikipedia:Pronunciation respelling key' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>BOON</span></a><a title='Wikipedia:Pronunciation respelling key' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>-too</span></a><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>), is a computer </span><a title='Operating system' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Operating_system'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>operating system</span></a><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'> based on the </span><a title='Debian' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Debian'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>Debian GNU/Linux</span></a><a title='Linux distribution' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Linux_distribution'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>distribution</span></a><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'> and is distributed as </span><a title='Free and open source software' href='http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software'><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'>free and open source software</span></a><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; font-size:x-large;'> with additional proprietary software available.</span><br/><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS';'><br/></span> <br/><br/></p><h3><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; color:#333333;'><u>WHY UBUNTU IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS AND MAC :</u></span><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; color:#333333;'> </span></h3><h3><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; color:#333333;'><br/></span><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS';'>S</span><span style=' font-family:'Trebuchet MS'; color:#333333;'>etup is faster than a PC and prettier than a Mac. But best of all, when you ask it to do something, it does it. Or, at worst, it doesn’t do it. It doesn’t think about it, for hours, and then mysteriously go off the idea. It doesn’t crash. It doesn’t break.needs no stupid irritating antivirus.</span></h3><p><br/><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)'><span style=' font-family:'sans-serif';'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)</span></a><br/><br/><br/><span style=' font-size:large;'><strong><u>3 methods of getting ubuntu</u></strong></span></p><p> <br/>There are 3 versions of ubuntu available at official site - desktop , notebook and server edition. i use the desktop edition.<br/><br/>1. Direct download [ only 700 mib] <a href='http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download'>http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download</a><br/><br/>2. Torrent <a href='http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download#bt'>http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download#bt</a><br/><br/>3. Free cd sent to your home [i've tried this twice and got it within 2 weeks] <a href='https://shipit.ubuntu.com/'>https://shipit.ubuntu.com/</a></p><p><img height='1' width='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/650091140644507947-3481806743808043424?l=ubuntutoday.blogspot.com'/></p></div>Amith Viswanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605494197962088554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650091140644507947.post-24310464322680467502010-07-04T15:24:00.000+05:302010-07-04T15:26:46.811+05:30My first experience with bloggingi created this blog to post all the recent apps and mods in ubuntu. i will not take credit of anything on this blog.i'm just an amateur enjoying ubuntu:)Amith Viswanathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08605494197962088554noreply@blogger.com0