Operating System:
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Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com A free Linux distribution, released every 6 months, supported with free security updates for a minimum of 18 months. |
Underlying Technology:
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Debian
www.debian.org Ubuntu is based on the Debian operating system. |
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GNOME
http://www.gnome.org/ Ubuntu uses the GNOME desktop environment and developer platform. |
Supported Standards:
Distribution Media:
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Ubuntu Download Website
http://www.ubuntu.com/download You can download Ubuntu for free. It is available for Intel, AMD64 and PowerPC processors. There are several flavours, Desktop, Server, Kubuntu (with KDE), Xubuntu (with XFCE - low-end systems). The "Alternative" CD is for offline upgrades (and a few more tasks). |
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Free delivery of Ubuntu CDs
http://shipit.ubuntu.com/ You can request to have Ubuntu CDs delivered to you free of charge (includes free posting). |
Localization
Supported Locales:
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Widely translated, and community support in local languages
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/local Localised into many languages; regularly updated language packs. Community support also available in many languages. |
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Rosetta Web-based translation
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+translations Ubuntu Web-based translation service. Shows available languages in Ubuntu. Before translating, please contact the translation team owner to coordinate. |
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