My Kubuntu 6.06 is able to run on a 128MB RAM without any GUI
compromise.
On Jun 19, 1:52 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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> Ubuntu Compared to Other Linux Distributions
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> | If you log into the command line of both an Ubuntu system and a Red Hat
> | Enterprise Linux or Fedora system, very little will look different. There are
> | common directories and utilities between the two, and functionality is
> | fundamentally the same. So what makes Ubuntu different from other Linux
> | distributions?
> | One difference is the installer.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | Another unique characteristic of a Ubuntu system is the intentional practice
> of locking the root user account, Most Linux distributions require the user to
> log in or su to root to perform administration tasks, however a user on a
> Ubuntu does this through sudo using their own login password, and not a
> separate one for the root user.
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> http://suresh-mobileweb.blogspot.com/2008/06/ubuntu-compared-to-other...
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> Another new user that only ever tries Ubuntu:
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> Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2
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> | Another reason for giving this process attention is that it gives the Ubuntu
> | beginner a chance to wade out a little bit deeper into Linux waters by
> | experimenting with some more advanced aspects of the OS, yet at the same time
> | remain safe. This experience can be an excellent confidence booster for the
> | Linux newbie.
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> http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=2061
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> Related:
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> Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
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> | So the overall review of Ubuntu was the worst from new user point of view and
> | PCLOS wins here. My users say that in their opinion, Ubuntu is overhyped and
> | that it's not for the normal user. It is for those users who know Linux very
> | well and have high end systems with at least 1 gig ram.
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> http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/200709/page02.html
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> Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon
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> | According to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey, Ubuntu is the distribution of
> | choice for 30% of GNU/Linux users. The exact figure is questionable, but
> | Ubuntu's dominance is not. For an increasing number of people, Ubuntu is
> | GNU/Linux. Yet, looking at the pre-releases of Gutsy Gibbon, Ubuntu 7.10, I
> | found myself becoming disturbed by the degree to which this popularity has
> | translated into uncritical acceptance.
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> http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3700666
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> Educating GNU/Linux users
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> | More – if you know more than somebody, as Ubuntu’s developers obviously do,
> | you have an obligation to give them the opportunity. To do otherwise is to
> | dismiss the average person as willfully ignorant. Possibly, I’m naive, but
> | I’m not quite ready to regard others that way.
> |
> | Anyway, which came first: operating systems like Windows that prevent people
> | from learning about their computers, or users who were fixated on
> | accomplishing specific tasks. If computer users are task-oriented, at least
> | some of the time, the reason could be that they’re conditioned to be so.
> | Perhaps they’ve learned from Windows that prying into the inner workings of
> | their computer is awkward and difficult. We don’t really know how many users
> | will want to learn more, given the opportunity.
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> http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/educating-gnulinux-users/
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