Get ready, get the new version of Ubuntu ... operating system "free" most used throughout the Red
Tired of viruses and spyware? Tired of having to format a disk
hard because that thing we do not know where it came ruined Windows ? No? Ah, you use a good antivirus and you have updated. Well. So what bothers you is having to defragment the disk to regain some lost speed. There is a solution to these problems: Linux. No, not difficult. There is a easy and pleasant Linux: Ubuntu called and tomorrow launches new version party in Buenos Aires including .
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user in some versions of Microsoft operating systems are likely to have doubts. Perhaps knowing that they clear up with a GNU / Linux-operating system software package, you may do any of the things you do now with your PC, play music and video, using office software (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations), surf the Internet, read and write emails, use P2P programs, chat with MSN and other accounts, and more.
True fans games may encounter some problems. But there are tools that many Windows games can run smoothly and there is also a lot that run on GNU / Linux.
Returning: Ubuntu. This is the GNU / Linux more popular. Began to develop in 2004 with input from Mark Shuttleworth and his company Canonical based on what the project Debian, another free distribution. Since the first version did nothing to progress with the aim of providing system simple, easy and dedicated to the user. His motto: "Linux for human beings."
To prove it, just need to go to your web and download a picture of the current version: 8.04 Hardy Heron . Yes, free. Without a key or payment or commitment. You can also ask completing an application form and Canonical will send you a disc to your home free. If it came down, we recorded a CD and the start the machine. Without installing? course, without installing. discs or you can install Ubuntu used as a LiveCD, that is booting from the CD . So it can be tested and is fully functional. Then you can install on your hard disk.
the best style of "just add water", but without water, Ubuntu is ready to do basic tasks that are done in a PC or notebook . The software package includes the Firefox web browser, the email client Thunderbird (both from the Mozilla Foundation), the recorder CD / DVD Brasero, the player of Rythmbox audio and video Totem, OpenOffice office suite Processor, with its text and spreadsheet calculations , both compatible with MS Office files, " the Nautilus file browser and the Gnome desktop environment, among other applications.
That's just for starters and not counting the amount of additional software can be downloaded and installed with a few clicks or a command in a terminal. Most programs repositories -places to stay for download- Ubuntu are free: not only free but also liable to be modified and redistributed by users.
launch tomorrow, the growing Ubuntu community Argentina receive a party with , will be version 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. These last words mean Ibex (a kind of goat) Bold and respond to each version has a number composed of the year (8 per 2008) and month (10 October) starting with an animal and an adjective. The former, Hardy Heron, it means Garza Robusta.
Developments with respect to the above are related to, among other things, a new kernel-the heart of the system that leads to better adapt to more of hardware, the possibility of tabbed browsing in the file browser, a folder for storing encrypted data confidential new visual themes and improvements to the network administrator . Effects are still there Compiz desktop and opt for a KDE (Kubuntu ) in place of Gnome is the default.
reviews, the negative
One of the critical points of GNU / Linux is the lack of adaptation to certain hardware . One reason is that many manufacturers do not make drivers for GNU / Linux. However, this changed much in recent times. For example, Nvidia drivers distributed GNU / Linux and other companies like VIA, chose to deliver them directly to the community to modify and improve them. Moreover, most of the hard work without modification or the need to install any driver . When in doubt, the possibilities are to try a LiveCD, install Ubuntu next to the current system dual boot or a web search to see what experiences others had.
One of the strengths of Ubuntu and free software in general is beyond the zeros and ones. Is the community that meets its users around the Ubuntu Guide (the best starting point for who want to start on this system), blogs, forums (such as Ubuntu-ar within http://ubuntuforums.org or the Ubuntu-es) and mailing lists to share problems and provide assistance as volunteers.
Source: MinutoUno
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