VERSION 9.04BY STEPHANIE WILKS, CCENT

PURPOSE Brief History of Ubuntu What Ubuntu Is Installation of Ubuntu 9.04 Features of Ubuntu 9.04 Summary Bibliography

BRIEF HISTORY Based on the older Linux distribution

DEBIAN South African Internet mogul, Mark

Shuttleworth, creates a more human friendly Debian distribution and calls it Ubuntu

Ubuntu 4.10 is released on October 20, 2004 Shuttleworth and Canonical Ltd formed and

funded the Ubuntu Foundation to ensure the future of Ubuntu

WHAT UBUNTU IS Pronounced oo-BOON-too Named after the South African ethical

ideology Ubuntu ("humanity towards others")

Computer OS perfect for laptops, desktops and servers

FREE OF CHARGE!!!! –Microsoft doesn’t do that!!!!

WHAT UBUNTU IS Ubuntu is composed of multiple software

packages distributed under a free software or an open license that declares that users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change, develop and improve the software

New versions are released every six months and supports releases for 18 months

LTS (Long Term Support) versions are released every 2 years and supports for 3 years for desktops and 5 years for servers.

Current version of Ubuntu, 9.04, release April 23, 2009

UBUNTU RELEASESVersion Code

nameRelease date

4.10 Warty Warthog

2004-10-20

5.04 Hoary Hedgehog

2005-04-08

5.10 Breezy Badger

2005-10-13

6.06 Dapper Drake

2006-06-01

6.10 Edgy Eft 2006-10-26

7.04 Feisty Fawn 2007-04-19

7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

2007-10-18

8.04 Hardy Heron

2008-04-24

8.10 Intrepid Ibex

2008-10-30

9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

2009-04-23

9.10 Karmic Koala

2009-10-29

VERSION NUMBER USES Y.MM FORMAT

CURRENT RELEASE OF UBUNTU

CODE NAME USES AN ADJECTIVE AND AN ANIMAL WITH THE SAME FIRST LETTER

INSTALLTION Can be installed

from Live CD or ran directly from it without installing

Ubiquity installer guides user through permanent installation process

Download past or current versions at Ubuntu website

Desktops & Laptops

Required Recommended

Processor 300 MHz (x86) 700 MHz (x86)

Memory 256 MB 384 MBHard Drive Capacity 4 GB 8 GB

Video Card VGA @ 640x480

VGA @ 1024x768

FEATURES No restart required prior to installation Security feature, the sudo tool is used to

assign temporary privileges for performing administrative tasks

Ubuntu comes installed with a wide range of software that includes OpenOffice, Firefox, several lightweight games and other useful programs

Ubuntu can also run many programs designed for Microsoft Windows

SUMMARY Ubuntu is a community developed

operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers

Everything you need comes on one CD, providing a complete working environment.

Once installed your system is immediately ready-to-use.

IT’S FREE!!!!!- YOU CAN’T BEAT THAT WITH A BAT!!!!

VERSION 9.04BY STEPHANIE WILKS, CCENT

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Bibligrograpy "Frequently Asked Questions". Ubuntu.

http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/faq/. Retrieved 2009-08-15. YouTube - The Ubuntu Experience (Nelson Mandela Interview) Frequently Asked Questions | Ubuntu Ubuntu Documentation: About the Name Shuttleworth, Mark (2004-10-20). "Ubuntu 4.10 announcement".

ubuntu-announce mailing list. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2004-October/000003.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

"DevelopmentCodeNames - Ubuntu Wiki". Wiki.ubuntu.com. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DevelopmentCodeNames. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

Zimmerman, Matt. "Announcing Beta release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS". https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2006-April/000065.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

"LTS - Ubuntu Wiki". https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS.