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Ubuntu Linux

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Ubuntu is a Linux distribution operating system software, meaning that it runs using Linux applications, kernels and libraries. Ubuntu is developed and sponsored by Canonical, Ltd., a South African company that is founded and funded by Mark Shuttleworth.

The underlying focus of Ubuntu is mostly on the usability of the software and the freedom of software from existing restrictions. Ubuntu derives its name from an African term meaning humanity to others. Given this, Ubuntu is based on the principle that software should be made available to everyone, that they are tools that people can use regardless of the language they speak and whether or not they have disabilities, and that software should be customizable according to the needs of their users. Most of all, Ubuntu is developed based on the idea that software should be free, and should be used freely, without any cost.

The core applications of Ubuntu are available for free, and they can be downloaded from the Ubuntu website, which is http://www.ubuntu.com. The CD that contains these core applications can also be ordered and shipped anywhere in the world free of charge. Aside from these core applications, Ubuntu also has around 16,000 programs to suit the needs of its users. It is also available for both desktop and server use.

The desktop package of Ubuntu is complete and has features that make both working and playing viable through the use of this operating system. For word processing, spreadsheet and database creation, and other functions covered by Microsoft Office, Ubuntu has OpenOffice.org. Ubuntu also carries Mozilla Firefox in its package, which allows for tabbed browsing, has strong pop-up blocking and is well-known for its relative invulnerability to malware. Ubuntu’s counterpart for Microsoft Outlook is Evolution, which similarly acts as an email client, an address book and a schedule manager. Ubuntu’s answers to Microsoft’s Windows Media Player are Rhythmbox Media Player for audio files and Totem for videos.

Another feature of Ubuntu that makes it attractive is the high level of customization it makes possible for its users. Ubuntu also supports 40 languages; it also has the Rosetta translation tool, which allows a user to create a dictionary and translator for his or her own language.

Attention Linux Users! Ubuntu Smartphones, Tablets And Smart Tvs

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In active Linux distributions, Ubuntu is undoubtedly the most popular and prestigious, mainly because it has managed to combine strength with an impressive ability to reach new users, who find in it a very simple platform to interpret, especially when migrating from Windows.

Furthermore, its semi-annual update program (April and October each year) plus the recent integration with their own services in the cloud, made him a proposal to take into account when deciding on a system to our PC, notebook or netbook.

The news is that, after several denials, the founder of Canonical (Ubuntu’s responsibility), Mark Shuttleworth, finally confirming the will to work on a version for smartphones, tablets and Smart TVs. The steps would be finished with the tasks to give stability to the LTS edition of version 12.04 (the update that will follow the current 11.10) and apply Unity tweaks to the interface, then put himself squarely with the development of this new proposal.

The decision is not for nothing. While the netbook craze (one of the main recipients of this distribution of Linux) is low, the sale of tablets and smart phone systems remains steadily rising, and are supposed to follow that path Smart TVs.

In this regard, Shuttleworth stated that “as people have moved from desktop computing to new forms, it is important for us to reach the community in these platforms.” So, Ubuntu could become a serious competitor to Android, also based on the Linux kernel, and now the ultimate free proposal for manufacturers who want to outsource the operating system that empowers their teams.

Turning to rumors, on the one hand there is already talk of dialogue between Canonical and ARM Holdings, whose architecture is one of the most popular in the development of processors for netbooks, to internalize over the details to consider in this adaptation. On the other hand, says the official announcement of the new proposal will be done during the Canonical Ubuntu Developer Conference, held in Orlando.

If this is confirmed, the market will definitely more interesting, but will have to be attentive to the acceptance of manufacturers, application developers and, above all, users. What do you say? Would he unseat Ubuntu to Android? And how applications will be handled?