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Welcome To Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a free Linux operating system for desktops, laptops and servers that is community developed and supported. It offers regular security updates and new releases every six months. Ubuntu focuses on usability, includes many applications by default, and supports accessibility features to be usable by many people. The installation process is fast and easy, and the system is immediately useful after installation.

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Welcome To Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a free Linux operating system for desktops, laptops and servers that is community developed and supported. It offers regular security updates and new releases every six months. Ubuntu focuses on usability, includes many applications by default, and supports accessibility features to be usable by many people. The installation process is fast and easy, and the system is immediately useful after installation.

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Welcome to Ubuntu

UbuntuisaLinuxbasedoperatingsystemconsistingofFree
andOpenSourcesoftwareforlaptops,desktops,andservers.
Ubuntuiscommunitydeveloped,commerciallysupported,and
offers free security updates for at least 18 months after
release,withregularreleaseseverysixmonths.
Ubuntuhasaclearfocusontheuserandusabilityitshould
JustWork.TheOSshipswiththelatestGnomereleaseaswell
asaselectionofserveranddesktopsoftwarethatmakesfora
comfortabledesktopexperienceoffasingleinstallationCD.

A b s o l u t e l y Fr e e o f C h a r g e
UbuntuisFreeSoftware,andavailabletoyoufreeofcharge.
It'salsoFreeinthesenseofgivingyourightsofSoftwareFreedom.Thefreedomtorun,copy,
distribute,study,share,changeandimprovethesoftwareforanypurpose,withoutpayinglicensing
fees. The Ubuntu team also believes that Free software should be free of software licensing
charges.

Fa s t , E a s y I n s t a l l
The Ubuntu installer asks a minimal number of
questions,andthedefaultswillworkformostpeople.
We have kept the distribution installation CD set
downtoonesingleCD,everythingelseisavailable
online if you need it. On a typical computer,
installationtakeslessthan25minutes,andcannow
bedonedirectlyfromtheLiveCDsessionwiththe
Ubiquityutility.
In addition, Ubuntu supports upgrades via the
network,soyouneverneedtoreinstalltheoperating
systemjustupgradefromeachreleasedversionto
thenextwhenyouwantto.

Immediately Useful
WhenyoufinishyourUbuntuinstallationyoursystemis
immediatelyusable.ThatoneCDgivesyouagooddesktop
environment out of the box, with many applications for
business,homeandpersonalcomputerusersinstalledby
default. You have a full set of business productivity
applications,internetapplications,drawingandgraphics
applications,andgames.Inaddition,therearethousands
ofotherapplicationsjustafewclicksaway.

Language Support and Accessibility


Ubuntuaimstoincludetheverybestlocalisationandaccessibility
infrastructure that the Free Software community has to offer, to
makeUbuntuusablebyasmanypeopleas possible. Tohelpus
translateanapplicationintoyourownlanguage,simplyclickon
Translate This Application in the Help menu and you will be
directedtotheonlineLaunchpadTranslations tool,inwhichall
translationsforUbuntuarecoordinated.
Ubuntuincludesspecialassistivetechnologyfeaturestomakethe
OS accessible to as many as possible, including high visibility
themes, a screen
magnifier, a screen
readerandanonscreenkeyboard.AsofUbuntu6.06
LTS,theLiveCDnowmakesitpossibletostartthese
featuresfromfirstboot.FromtheLivesessionitisin
turnpossibletoinstallUbuntutothelocalharddrive
usingthenewUbiquityfeature,enablinganindependent
installprocedurefornewgroupsofusers.

Re g u l a r a n d P r e d i c t a b l e Re l e a s e s
TheUbuntuteamreleasesafreshversioneverysixmonthswhichincludesthelatestkernel,X,
Gnomeandotherkeyapplications,andissupportedwithsecurityupdatesfor18months.Youcan
download the CD and burn it yourself or have us ship you a CD. Selected releases have an
extendedsupportperiodof3years(5yearsforserveruse).

Pa r t i c i p a t e i n t h e C o m m u n i t y
Every Ubuntu user can participate in the Ubuntu Community. There are many levels of
participation,fromsimplygivingadvicetofellowUbuntuuserstobecomingamaintainerofcore
packages.WewelcomenewdriveandideasandanycontributionstoimproveUbuntuandspread
FreeSoftware.ToreadmoreabouttheUbuntuCommunityandhowyoucanparticipate visit
www.ubuntu.comandclickon'Community'.

Ubuntu

is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". Ubuntu also means "I am what I am
because of who we all are". The Ubuntu Linux distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.
Desmond Tutu described ubuntu in the following way:
"A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel
threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes
from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole."
We chose the name Ubuntu for this distribution because we think it captures perfectly the spirit of sharing and
cooperation that is at the heart of the open source movement. In the Free Software world, we collaborate freely
on a volunteer basis to build software for everyone's benefit. We improve on the work of others, which we have
been given freely, and then share our improvements on the same basis.

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