Ubuntu 8.04 [OLD VERSION]
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: CanonicalBrand: Canonical
Format: DVD-ROM
Release Date: 2008-04-25
Platform: Linux
Product features:
- Award-winning Linux operating system with complete set of open source applications for desktops, laptops, and servers
- Office productivity suite, Web browser, and email for your everyday needs
- Instant messaging, image editing, and various tools for accessing and managing your multimedia files
- Free security updates delivered via the Internet for 18 months on the desktop and server
- Comprehensive DVD with desktop and server installation, alternate installation (e.g., OEM install), plus all of the supported add-on software and translations for dozens of languages
Software Reviews of Ubuntu 8.04 [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Excellent Linux distro
Summary: 5 Stars
This Debian/Gnu based distribution is very useful.
The aptitude package base is ample.
There is plenty of online documentation and
a large user base. Check out ubuntuforums.org
opensshd, crond, rsyncd, smbd, sbackupd, ntpd, ddclient are just
some of the excellent packages available
bash, iptables and udev (default in Linux) are wonderful
specialty tools.
Some advice (gotchas) for expert users from personal experience:
- Beware of editing /etc/apt/sources.list
Using experimental repositories can lead to trouble.
- Each verison of Ubuntu is dependent on
a particular python version. Installing
a different python version (make from tar.gz file)
leads to trouble. Though Debian based, there is no
"/usr/share/python/debian_defaults" file.
- I tend to use the LTS versions (long term support)
This way I'm not always upgrading (do not get
stuck in upgrade mode -- spend more time with your kids)
- Though I use sbackupd, the default /etc/sbackup.conf
file excludes music and movie files, /home hidden
(i.e. .bashrc) files and files over 100,000,000 bytes
(100 MB) I had to change this as my personal backup
needs are different.
- It's a good idea to install your CPU specific
kernel image (i.e. sudo apt-get install linux-686)
- The enforced sudo usage can be annoying.
You can always "sudo passwd root"
and "su" to bypass sudo. Beware of using
rm as root. Mistyping "rm -rf /" as superuser
WILL wipe out your system.
- Use the desktop distro (I found the server version to
be a hassle). This means there is less support and some of
the boilerplate online howtos/solutions will not work.
Wants:
- It would be nice if the sbackup utility included a
"Purge backups older than n days" option. For now,
I roll my own.
Description of Ubuntu 8.04 [OLD VERSION]
Ubuntu is an operating system consisting of free and open source software. With Ubuntu you can surf the web, read e-mail, create documents, spreadsheets and more! Ubuntu gives you the power and flexibility for business, education and home use. Ubuntu is easy to install, free of viruses and perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. The CD will install in a number of widely-spoken languages, with support for many more available to download. Ubuntu is community developed, commercially supported and offers free maintenance updates after release. This version will receive updates for three years. When the next version is released, you can upgrade to it for free. This is a double sided DVD. One side is for x86 (or 32-bit) based systems including Intel Pentium, Intel Core and AMD Athlon. Choose this if you are unsure. The other side is a 64-bit version of Ubuntu which will run on AMD64 or Intel64 based computers (including AMD Athlon64 and Intel Core 2).Linux & Unix Software
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