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	The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth\|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd\|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)\|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".		The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth\|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd\|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)\|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".

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	** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]		** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]
	** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]		** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]
	* [[Unity application manager]]: default desktop since [[/11.10]]; difficult to remove completely		* Components:
			** [[Unity application manager]]: default desktop since [[/11.10]]; difficult to remove completely
			* How to:
			** [[/swap]] file configuration
	* [[/archive]]: obsolete information		* [[/archive]]: obsolete information
	==Links==		==Links==
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	** It should be noted that two of the problems Mossberg notes (the need to install a [[codec]] in order to play [[MP3]]s, and the inability to play commercial [[DVD]]s out of the box) are due to licensing restrictions on the [[proprietary format\|proprietary]] technologies involved. [[Microsoft Windows]] is able to include these technologies because the sale price covers the cost of the licenses. Since Ubuntu is given away free, however, they cannot afford to pay the per-copy licensing fee required by the owners of these technologies. See [[issuepedia:intellectual property\|intellectual property]] (on [[Issuepedia]]) for issue discussion.		** It should be noted that two of the problems Mossberg notes (the need to install a [[codec]] in order to play [[MP3]]s, and the inability to play commercial [[DVD]]s out of the box) are due to licensing restrictions on the [[proprietary format\|proprietary]] technologies involved. [[Microsoft Windows]] is able to include these technologies because the sale price covers the cost of the licenses. Since Ubuntu is given away free, however, they cannot afford to pay the per-copy licensing fee required by the owners of these technologies. See [[issuepedia:intellectual property\|intellectual property]] (on [[Issuepedia]]) for issue discussion.
	** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).		** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
	==Notes==		==Notes (mostly obsolete)==
	* [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space]
	** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
	*** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot.
	*** Also, it's not necessary to do swapoff except to stop using a given swapfile. You can add a new swapfile at any point, and the system will use more than one swapfile concurrently.
	* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning) ** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
*** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot. *** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot.
*** Also, it's not necessary to do swapoff except to stop using a given swapfile. You can add a new swapfile at any point, and the system will use more than one swapfile concurrently.
* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code> * upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.) * When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database. * Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.



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* [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space] * [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space]
** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning) ** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
*** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot.
* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code> * upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.) * When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database. * Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.



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** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention). ** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
==Notes== ==Notes==
* '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning) * [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space]
** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code> * upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.) * When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database. * Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.



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** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention). ** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
==Notes== ==Notes==
* '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code> * upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.) * When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database. * Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.



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** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention). ** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
==Notes== ==Notes==
* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.) * When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database. * Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.



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==Navigation== <hide>
<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:Linux distributions|navbar}}: [[Ubuntu]]<section end=navbar /> [[page type::article]]
[[thing type::Linux distribution]]
</hide>
==About==
[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]].



==About== The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu"  comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".
[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]]. {{seed}}The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu"  comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".  
{{seedling}}
===Pages=== ===Pages===
* Versions: * Versions:
** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues ** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing [[Unity application manager|iPhone-like interaction]] on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues
* Spins: * Spins:
** [[Kubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]] ** [[Kubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]]
** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]] ** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]
** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]] ** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]
==Reference== * [[Unity application manager]]: default desktop since [[/11.10]]; difficult to remove completely
* [[/archive]]: obsolete information
==Links==
===Reference===
* [http://ubuntu.com home page] ([http://ubuntulinux.org/ alt]) * [http://ubuntu.com home page] ([http://ubuntulinux.org/ alt])
* {{wikipedia|Ubuntu Linux}} * {{wikipedia|Ubuntu Linux}}
==Links== ===News/Posts===
* '''2013-07-14''' [http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/has-ubuntu-lost-it--1162717 Has Ubuntu lost it?]
* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)'']
* '''2005-10-14''' [http://web.archive.org/web/20070602084739/http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75886 wish list]: suggestions for improving the [[Gnome]] implementation in Ubuntu
===Other===
* Hardware with Ubuntu pre-installed: * Hardware with Ubuntu pre-installed:
** [http://www.system76.com/home/ System 76] ** [http://www.system76.com/home/ System 76]
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** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup] ** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup]
===Reviews=== ===Reviews===
* '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by Walter S. Mossberg, ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video * '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by [[Walter S. Mossberg]], ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video
** It should be noted that two of the problems Mossberg notes (the need to install a [[codec]] in order to play [[MP3]]s, and the inability to play commercial [[DVD]]s out of the box) are due to licensing restrictions on the [[proprietary format|proprietary]] technologies involved. [[Microsoft Windows]] is able to include these technologies because the sale price covers the cost of the licenses. Since Ubuntu is given away free, however, they cannot afford to pay the per-copy licensing fee required by the owners of these technologies. See [[issuepedia:intellectual property|intellectual property]] (on [[Issuepedia]]) for issue discussion. ** It should be noted that two of the problems Mossberg notes (the need to install a [[codec]] in order to play [[MP3]]s, and the inability to play commercial [[DVD]]s out of the box) are due to licensing restrictions on the [[proprietary format|proprietary]] technologies involved. [[Microsoft Windows]] is able to include these technologies because the sale price covers the cost of the licenses. Since Ubuntu is given away free, however, they cannot afford to pay the per-copy licensing fee required by the owners of these technologies. See [[issuepedia:intellectual property|intellectual property]] (on [[Issuepedia]]) for issue discussion.
** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention). ** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
===Discussion=== 
* [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75886 wish list]: suggestions for improving the [[Gnome]] implementation in Ubuntu 
===Upgrading=== 
* The [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=286599 official method] of upgrading from 6.06 to 6.10 is: 
 gksu "update-manager -c" 
:...however, many people are reportedly [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/28/239258&from=htyp having problems] with this. 
The Kubuntu equivalent for this is: 
 sudo update-manager -c 
or, if you would prefer to be interacted with before actually doing the update: 
 sudo update-manager 
Some versions of Kubuntu do not come with update-manager, but it can be installed via [[apt (Linux)|apt]] ("apt-get install update-manager", run as root or with sudo). There have been reports that it needs additional modules which may need to be installed as well and it may just be easier to use another method ''(...but so far this has worked whenever I have used it. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 09:02, 23 October 2007 (EDT))'' 

===Blog Entries=== 
* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)''] 

==Notes== ==Notes==
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.) * When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
* Many (all?) GUI apps seem to generate the following errors when run from the console, even though they may work just fine: 
 X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166 
   Major opcode:  144 
   Minor opcode:  3 
   Resource id:  0x0 
 Failed to open device 
 X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166 
   Major opcode:  144 
   Minor opcode:  3 
   Resource id:  0x0 
 Failed to open device 
 ScimInputContextPlugin() 
 ~ScimInputContextPlugin() 
Does anyone know what this means? 
* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database. * Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.



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** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues ** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues
* Spins:
** [[Kubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]]
** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]
** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]
==Reference== ==Reference==
* [http://ubuntulinux.org/ official home page] * [http://ubuntu.com home page] ([http://ubuntulinux.org/ alt])
** [http://kubuntu.org/ Kubuntu]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]] 
* {{wikipedia|Ubuntu Linux}} * {{wikipedia|Ubuntu Linux}}
==Links== ==Links==



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* {{wikipedia|Ubuntu Linux}} * {{wikipedia|Ubuntu Linux}}
==Links== ==Links==
* Hardware with Ubuntu pre-installed:
** [http://www.system76.com/home/ System 76]
* How it works * How it works
** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup] ** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup]
* System 76: 
** [http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/53_64 free stickers] 
** [http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/1?osCsid=910c5833b2eaac16e6efe7b148d21b3b laptops] and [http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/2 desktops] with Ubuntu pre-installed 
===Reviews=== ===Reviews===
* '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by Walter S. Mossberg, ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video * '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by Walter S. Mossberg, ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video
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===Blog Entries=== ===Blog Entries===
* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)''] * '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)'']

==Notes== ==Notes==
* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list] * The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]



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<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:Linux distributions|navbar}}: [[Ubuntu]]<section end=navbar /> <section begin=navbar />{{#lst:Linux distributions|navbar}}: [[Ubuntu]]<section end=navbar />



==Overview== ==About==
[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]]. {{seed}}The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu"  comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others". [[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]]. {{seed}}The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu"  comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".
  ===Pages===
* Versions:
** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues
==Reference== ==Reference==
* [http://ubuntulinux.org/ official home page] * [http://ubuntulinux.org/ official home page]

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	** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)		** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
	*** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot.		*** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot.
			*** Also, it's not necessary to do swapoff except to stop using a given swapfile. You can add a new swapfile at any point, and the system will use more than one swapfile concurrently.
	* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>		* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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	* [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space]		* [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space]
	** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)		** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
			*** Note that you have to edit [[fstab]] for the change to persist after reboot.
	* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>		* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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	** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).		** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)		* [https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Partition/setting_up_swap.html Linux Partition HOWTO: 9. Setting Up Swap Space]
			** '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
	* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>		* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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	** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).		** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
	==Notes==		==Notes==
			* '''2020-02-11''' [https://linuxhandbook.com/increase-swap-ubuntu/ How to Increase Swap Size on Ubuntu] (using the new [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq swapfile] instead of partitioning)
	* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>		* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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	** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).		** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
	==Notes==		==Notes==
			* upgrade command for 16.04 LTS: <code>do-release-upgrade</code>
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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	==~~Navigation~~==		<hide>
	~~<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:~~Linux ~~distributions~~\|~~navbar}}:~~ [[~~Ubuntu~~]]~~<section end=navbar />~~		[[page type::article]]
			[[thing type::Linux distribution]]
			</hide>
			==About==
			[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution\|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]].

	~~==About==~~		The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth\|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd\|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)\|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".
	~~[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution\|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]]. {{seed}}~~The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth\|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd\|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)\|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".
			{{seedling}}
	===Pages===		===Pages===
	* Versions:		* Versions:
	** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues		** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing [[Unity application manager\|iPhone-like interaction]] on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues
	* Spins:		* Spins:
	** [[Kubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]]		** [[Kubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]]
	** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]		** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]
	** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]		** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]
	==Reference==		* [[Unity application manager]]: default desktop since [[/11.10]]; difficult to remove completely
			* [[/archive]]: obsolete information
			==Links==
			===Reference===
	* [http://ubuntu.com home page] ([http://ubuntulinux.org/ alt])		* [http://ubuntu.com home page] ([http://ubuntulinux.org/ alt])
	* {{wikipedia\|Ubuntu Linux}}		* {{wikipedia\|Ubuntu Linux}}
	==~~Links~~==		===News/Posts===
			* '''2013-07-14''' [http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/has-ubuntu-lost-it--1162717 Has Ubuntu lost it?]
			* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)'']
			* '''2005-10-14''' [http://web.archive.org/web/20070602084739/http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75886 wish list]: suggestions for improving the [[Gnome]] implementation in Ubuntu
			===Other===
	* Hardware with Ubuntu pre-installed:		* Hardware with Ubuntu pre-installed:
	** [http://www.system76.com/home/ System 76]		** [http://www.system76.com/home/ System 76]
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	** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup]		** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup]
	===Reviews===		===Reviews===
	* '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by Walter S. Mossberg, ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video		* '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by [[Walter S. Mossberg]], ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video
	** It should be noted that two of the problems Mossberg notes (the need to install a [[codec]] in order to play [[MP3]]s, and the inability to play commercial [[DVD]]s out of the box) are due to licensing restrictions on the [[proprietary format\|proprietary]] technologies involved. [[Microsoft Windows]] is able to include these technologies because the sale price covers the cost of the licenses. Since Ubuntu is given away free, however, they cannot afford to pay the per-copy licensing fee required by the owners of these technologies. See [[issuepedia:intellectual property\|intellectual property]] (on [[Issuepedia]]) for issue discussion.		** It should be noted that two of the problems Mossberg notes (the need to install a [[codec]] in order to play [[MP3]]s, and the inability to play commercial [[DVD]]s out of the box) are due to licensing restrictions on the [[proprietary format\|proprietary]] technologies involved. [[Microsoft Windows]] is able to include these technologies because the sale price covers the cost of the licenses. Since Ubuntu is given away free, however, they cannot afford to pay the per-copy licensing fee required by the owners of these technologies. See [[issuepedia:intellectual property\|intellectual property]] (on [[Issuepedia]]) for issue discussion.
	** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).		** It's also a bit misleading when he says nobody is ultimately responsible for the end product; the owners of each distro (which range from informal coalitions of developers with no physical headquarters to larger companies like Canonical) are ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper functionality and integration of all the components they choose for their distro; they all lack, however, the vast resources of Microsoft -- not to mention clout in the hardware industry, which now makes it ''de rigeur'' for every piece of PC hardware to ship with Windows drivers, while you are lucky to find hardware that comes with Linux drivers at all, and often Linux developers working for free are unable to obtain even the hardware specifications from which to work (many Linux hardware drivers are written entirely from reverse-engineering the hardware). Also, it is possible in many cases to buy on-site Linux support, which can still work out to be significantly cheaper than buying Windows (for which one often needs tech support as well, something Mossberg does not mention).
	~~===Discussion===~~
	* [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75886 wish list]: suggestions for improving the [[Gnome]] implementation in Ubuntu
	~~===Upgrading===~~
	* The [http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=286599 official method] of upgrading from 6.06 to 6.10 is:
	~~gksu "update-manager -c"~~
	~~:...however, many people are reportedly [http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/28/239258&from=htyp having problems] with this.~~
	~~The Kubuntu equivalent for this is:~~
	~~sudo update-manager -c~~
	~~or, if you would prefer to be interacted with before actually doing the update:~~
	~~sudo update-manager~~
	Some versions of Kubuntu do not come with update-manager, but it can be installed via [[apt (Linux)\|apt]] ("apt-get install update-manager", run as root or with sudo). There have been reports that it needs additional modules which may need to be installed as well and it may just be easier to use another method ''(...but so far this has worked whenever I have used it. --[[User:Woozle\|Woozle]] 09:02, 23 October 2007 (EDT))''

	~~===Blog Entries===~~
	* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)'']

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]
	* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)		* When running the LiveCD, the user is apparently "ubuntu" with an empty password (this works for logging in). Unfortunately, this doesn't work for unlocking a locked session. What you can do, however, is start a ''new'' session, then change your password within that session, log out, and use the new password to log back in to your original session. (On an IBM Thinkpad, however, the screen became munged after ending the 2nd session, and we haven't been able to figure out how to fix that.)
	* Many (all?) GUI apps seem to generate the following errors when run from the console, even though they may work just fine:
	~~X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166~~
	~~Major opcode: 144~~
	~~Minor opcode: 3~~
	~~Resource id: 0x0~~
	~~Failed to open device~~
	~~X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 166~~
	~~Major opcode: 144~~
	~~Minor opcode: 3~~
	~~Resource id: 0x0~~
	~~Failed to open device~~
	~~ScimInputContextPlugin()~~
	~~~ScimInputContextPlugin()~~
	~~Does anyone know what this means?~~
	* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.		* Despite what some [[Linux]] purist-enthusiasts may say, Ubuntu ''is'' trying to become as user-friendly as [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]]. "[https://launchpad.net/bug1.html Microsoft has a majority market share in the new desktop PC marketplace"] is listed as Bug #1 on the [https://launchpad.net/malone/distros/ubuntu Bugs in Ubuntu] database.

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	** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues		** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues
			* Spins:
			** [[Kubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]]
			** [[Lubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[LXDE]]
			** [[Xubuntu]]: Ubuntu with [[Xfce]]
	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* [http://~~ubuntulinux~~.~~org/ official~~ home page]		* [http://ubuntu.com home page] ([http://ubuntulinux.org/ alt])
	** [http://~~kubuntu~~.org/ ~~Kubuntu]: Ubuntu with [[KDE]~~]
	* {{wikipedia\|Ubuntu Linux}}		* {{wikipedia\|Ubuntu Linux}}
	==Links==		==Links==

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	* {{wikipedia\|Ubuntu Linux}}		* {{wikipedia\|Ubuntu Linux}}
	==Links==		==Links==
			* Hardware with Ubuntu pre-installed:
			** [http://www.system76.com/home/ System 76]
	* How it works		* How it works
	** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup]		** [http://web.archive.org/web/20051219120258/http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/linux/ubuntu-startup.html Ubuntu Startup]
	* System 76:
	** [http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/53_64 free stickers]
	** [http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/1?osCsid=910c5833b2eaac16e6efe7b148d21b3b laptops] and [http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/2 desktops] with Ubuntu pre-installed
	===Reviews===		===Reviews===
	* '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by Walter S. Mossberg, ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video		* '''2007-09-13''' [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070913/linuxs-free-system-is-now-easier-to-use-but-not-for-everyone/ Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone] by Walter S. Mossberg, ''The [[Wall Street Journal]]'': includes video
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	===Blog Entries===		===Blog Entries===
	* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)'']		* '''2006-09-06''' [http://asay.blogspot.com/2006/09/mark-shuttleworth-can-afford-freedom.html Mark Shuttleworth can afford freedom ''(Forbes)'']

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]		* The standard install does not include many available packages; to access the additional packages, you need to enable (or add) the appropriate repositories. This can be done either through one of the package managers (apt, Synaptic, Adept) or by directly editing [[sources.list]]. [http://rafb.net/paste/results/JLnMVa98.html sample sources.list]

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	<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:Linux distributions\|navbar}}: [[Ubuntu]]<section end=navbar />		<section begin=navbar />{{#lst:Linux distributions\|navbar}}: [[Ubuntu]]<section end=navbar />

	==~~Overview~~==		==About==
	[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution\|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]]. {{seed}}The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth\|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd\|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)\|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".		[[Ubuntu]] is a [[Linux distribution\|distribution]] (or "distro") of [[Linux]]. {{seed}}The project was founded by South African entrepreneur [[Wikipedia:Mark Shuttleworth\|Mark Shuttleworth]] via his company, [[Wikipedia:Canonical Ltd\|Canonical Ltd]]. According to Wikipedia, the name "Ubuntu" comes from the South African concept of [[Wikipedia:Ubuntu (ideology)\|Ubuntu]] — roughly, "humanity towards others".
			===Pages===
			* Versions:
			** [[/11.10]] regresses the interface severely, imposing iPhone-like interaction on desktop users and introducing some sticky issues
	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* [http://ubuntulinux.org/ official home page]		* [http://ubuntulinux.org/ official home page]