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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.
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| [...]
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| 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-linux.html
Another new user that only ever tries Ubuntu:
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
Related:
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
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
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.
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| 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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