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Linux/Ubuntu
Pronunciation
Linux is pronounced "Lih-nucks"
Hear: http://www.paul.sladen.org/pronunciation/torvalds-says-linux.wav
Ubuntu is pronounced Ooo. Boon. Too.
The word "ubuntu" is from the African Zulu language and translates as "humanity to others" or "I am what I am because of who we all are."
Ubuntu (philosophy) from Wikipedia
Linus Torvalds, from Finland, often sited as the creator of the Linux computer operating system (but actually it sounds like he created the kernal and not the system. see "Some History" below) (pronounced LEE-nuhs TOR-valdz
See: http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1083/Linus_Torvalds
Linux is a contraction for Linus' Unix; the short i sound preferred by most (including Torvalds) derives from the Swedish pronunciation of Linus.
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) is available for PC, 64-Bit PC and Intel-based Mac architectures. Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) runs well with as little as 384 Mb RAM. (The installer requires a minimum of 256 Mb RAM, while the alternative installer can run using only 192 Mb RAM.) Netbooks can run Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope.
The install takes between 3-4 Gb hard drive space, and 8 - 10 Gb will be needed to run comfortably.
If you have an older computer with less memory than this, consider Xubuntu (if between 256 Mb and 512 Mb RAM) or PuppyLinux or DSL (if less than 256 Mb RAM).
LinuxCompatible.org--lists of some compatible applications, games, and hardware (there are many others, but this may help)
Ubuntu
9.04 Installation Guide
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Skip to page 6 of this PDF to the section
entitled: Windows users: Install Ubuntu Without Making Changes to
your Hard Disk, follow the instructions. It's easy.
Wubi, the Ubuntu installer for Windows - the CD comes with a built-in wubi installer to install Ubuntu in your Windows, just like how you install any other applications.
Note: the Videos below may not match your computer experience exactly, but they will give you the general picture.
You Tube Boot a PC with Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Live CD
YouTube Video - Installing Ubuntu using Wubi to Install Inside of Windows
Ubuntu User Forums--best source for answers to your Ubuntu questions
www.reallylinux.com - Website for Linux Beginners
Download the PDF
Edition of Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference
by Keir Thomas
Understanding and Installing the ubuntu-restricted-extras package etc. --so you can watch YouTube and things like that
Another Very Good Installation Guide--this guide is very good, some of it is more advanced than you might be interested in, but you might want to take a look
You Tube Videos on Compiz Fusion (fancy desktop effects)--the Videos below may not match your computer experience exactly, but they will give you the general picture. Remember, Compiz Fusion comes installed in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), you just need to install the Compizconfig Settings Manager using the add/remove programs or Synaptic Package Manager. You do not need to type code in the terminal. Have fun!
Compiz Fusion on Your Desktop : Howto Ubuntu
Compiz Fusion Tutorial - Howto Increase Desktop Functionality with Ubuntu
DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux.
Linux Software
Downloads -
from Softpedia, the encyclopedia of free software downloads
The Free Software
Definition -
From the FSF (Free Software Foundation). "Free software" is a
matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of
"free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer." And: Another group
has started using the term "open source" to mean something close (but not
identical) to "free software." We prefer the term "free software" because,
once you have heard that it refers to freedom rather than price, it calls to
mind freedom. The word "open" never refers to freedom.
Definition: Kernal - from SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Definitions
Technically I guess Linux should be called GNU/Linux:
GNU/Linux FAQ
I am hearing good things about Linux Mint
Google Linux-there's even a Google devoted to Linux. Google Linux allows you to search the web's Linux resources using this specialized version of Google.
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