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Ubuntu Will Be Able to Restore Applications and Settings
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| The following is not a rumor, it's
| something that will (finally) become
| reality in future releases of the Ubuntu
| operating system. First of all, let me
| offer you a simple example: I want to
| reinstall my Ubuntu system and I have to
| back up a part of the settings from various
| applications (such as Firefox's bookmarks,
| passwords and settings; Filezilla's site
| manager list; some Pidgin files;
| Thunderbird's RSS feeds; VirtualBox
| settings and virtual hard drives; and some
| other files), not to mention that I have to
| remember and reinstall most of the
| applications I use, how I arranged the
| shortcuts on the AWN dock, and many other
| desktop settings. How long will this take?
| A lot of my precious time!
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-Will-Be-Able-to-Restore-Applications-and-Settings-144206.shtml
Maverick Community Team Plans
http://www.linux.com/distrocentral/distroblogs/313449:maverick-community-team-plans
Canonical Renews the Ubuntu Certification Programme
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| Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu,
| announced today that it has extended and
| revised its Hardware Certification
| Programme for Original Equipment
| Manufacturers (OEMs) and Original Design
| Manufacturers (ODMs). Canonical has made
| the changes to better align certification
| with the manufacturer's needs and also to
| encompass the broader spectrum of use cases
| for Ubuntu as it becomes a more established
| part of the OEM ecosystem.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/06/prweb4101644.htm
Recent:
Ubuntu LTS 10.04, a Linux OS at Its Best
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| It's convenient to have a server install
| that's entirely separate from the desktop
| install, and while it may not be as
| visually slick as the desktop version,
| that's not really what you want on a
| server. The install was straightforward; I
| really liked the package collections; and
| everything was functional on first bootup.
| Five years of support is good, and all the
| software installed was fairly up-to-date
| (within a couple of release points, which
| is reasonable given the testing cycle
| needed for a long-term release). Ubuntu
| provides security updates regularly, so
| any security improvements in more recent
| releases should be rolled out to your
| servers quickly.
|
| One problem I found was that the
| documentation available online is a bit
| shaky. In some cases, it still refers to
| earlier releases, which isn't very
| reassuring. However, Ubuntu is obviously
| making an effort with its documentation,
| and it's easier to find information than
| it is with some other distros.
|
| Overall, Lucid Lynx is an impressive
| offering and definitely something I'd be
| happy to use for my own servers. More
| console-driven system management tools and
| better documentation, would make it an
| even better option.
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http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/3885826/Ubuntu-LTS-1004-a-Linux-OS-at-Its-Best.htm
Ubuntu Linux for Windows Users
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| The latest Ubuntu Linux release seems to
| have been a huge hit. Review after Review
| after Review have pretty much pegged it as
| the next best thing since sliced bread,
| but does this release of Ubuntu Linux live
| up to the hype?
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http://kernelnews.com/articles/2010/ubuntu_for_winusers.html
Canonical Delivers Ubuntu Advantage Service Offering for Linux Desktop and Server Users
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| Canonical is preparing to introduce a new
| service option for Ubuntu Linux users,
| known as Ubuntu Advantage.
|
| Slated for official release on June 7,
| Ubuntu Advantage is a comprehensive
| service that combines systems management
| tools, technical support, access to online
| resources, training and legal assurance,
| Canonical officials said.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Canonical-Delivers-Ubuntu-Advantage-Service-Offering-for-Linux-Desktop-and-Server-Users-400449/
Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (Netbook Edition)
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| For the last couple of Ubuntu releases Iâve
| been running the full desktop edition on my
| netbook (Acer Aspire 1). These have run
| fairly well, and Iâve even had Compiz
| configured to run the cube and other eye-
| candy such as wobbly windows â although this
| may in part be due to its slightly upgraded
| spec (1.5gb ram). However despite swapping
| Firefox for Google Chrome there were some
| aspects that were disappointingly slow, this
| was regardless of the processor-hungry
| features that I had running. As a result I
| decided to give the Ubuntu Netbook Edition
| a try.
|
| [...]
|
| The other advantage of upgrading to 10.04
| is that this version has long term support
| (LTS). Which means that Ubuntu will
| provide security updates for 3 years, as
| opposed to 18 months for standard releases.
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http://hulllug.org/2010/05/29/ubuntu-10-04-lucid-lynx-netbook-edition/
Kubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04 review
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| The installation is dead simple, just like
| Ubuntu. If you have installed any Linux OS
| lately, you should not have any problem
| installing Kubuntu Netbook Edition. I
| installed it using UnetBootin which allows
| one to make a bootable USB drive.
|
| Out of the box, everything worked, from
| Ethernet to Wireless LAN â everything!
| This is great as most of the netbook users
| do not like wandering over Ubuntu/Kubuntu
| forums trying everything to work. Even the
| function keys worked.
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http://gadgetmix.com/index/kubuntu-netbook-review/
Ubuntu Linux Netbook Edition 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)
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| Iâve been reviewing various Ubuntu
| derivatives and this week I thought it
| would be fun to take a look at the netbook
| version of Ubuntu.
|
| Ubuntu Netbook Edition used to be called
| Ubuntu Netbook Remix, but Canonical
| changed the name once this distro became
| an official edition of Ubuntu.
|
| [...]
|
| Summary: Ubuntu Netbook Edition takes most
| of whatâs great about the desktop version
| and wraps it up in a colorful, attractive
| netbook interface.
| Rating: 4/5
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http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2010/05/24/ubuntu-linux-netbook-edition-10-04-lucid-lynx/
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