Aug 15, 2010 09:31 PM
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(Updated Aug 17, 2010 12:14 AM)
Ubuntu is a Linux based Operating system. It gets its name from the African philosophy of having Humanity towards others.
Its a Free of cost open source application which makes it possible for anyone to freely download it and change its source code to make it useful for their own use.(Engineers can use it to make engineering apps, Movie editors can use it to make Video Editing software)
Because of Ubuntu being Open Source developers all over the world are free to improve and enhance its features which makes Ubuntu user friendly for us.
At first I used to think of Linux being some complicated thing and hence was afraid to try it on my own, but Ubuntu is pretty user friendly(as good as windows)
Ubuntu is fast as its system requirements are pretty Low(1.0 Ghz Processor, 512 GB RAM, 5GB HDD Space)
The Ubuntu ISO which can be burned on a CD to install it on our comp. Ubuntu can also be loaded onto a USB stick and can be run from any PC that allows booting from a USB stick.
It comes bundled with a lot of apps like.Firefox web browsing
Open Office Which is as good as MS Office and is compatible with MS Office files as well.
Me Menu Integrates all social networks such as facebook, twitter in one place
Rhythm box & Movie player For audio and video Playback
Synaptic App Manager Which helps us install additional programs on our PC. Such as: MP3 and Avi Support, Themes, utilities, other apps and add-ons.
You can visit the official website https://ubuntu.com to get more information about this fabulos operating system.
Please give it a try since I feel it is good to have an option as against using mostly pirated copies of other very expensive copyrighted operating systems.
