40 posts tagged “ubuntu”

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu

The new "Free software only" installation option in the normal Ubuntu (press F6 in the boot menu twice) basically achieves what Gobuntu is aiming for, as long as the general goal of having "clean" main and universe repositories is fulfilled (which is goal of the Ubuntu as a whole).

Given that many goals Gobuntu has are goals of Ubuntu in general also, and the fact that gNewSense is anyway doing the work that can also benefit Ubuntu (knowledge of problematic packages), the mission of Gobuntu is a bit up in the air.

Mark Shuttleworth on Rethinking Gobuntu

The "current and future" thread on this list has got me thinking. 
Perhaps we really are on the wrong track, that the only way to meet the 
needs of the gNewSense folks is to have completely different source 
packages to Ubuntu. If that is the case, then I think it would be better 
to channel the energy from Gobuntu into gNewSense.

Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional.

Ubuntu Studio provides a suite of the best open-source applications available for multimedia creation. Completely free to use, modify and redistribute. Your only limitation is your imagination !

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support) Desktop and Server Editions are now available !

If you want to run Ubuntu VM guests you might be very interested in Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS or if you want a lightweight Ubuntu for old low spec hardware (ie PII with 256M of RAM) you could try Xubuntu !

TESCO Intel Celeron £140 Ubuntu PC

TESCO AMD Athlon £190 Ubuntu PC

As well as Ubuntu these PCs also include http://www.openoffice.org/

gobuntu 7.10 ubuntu fsf gnu/linux

DOWNLOAD
firefox-2.0.0.6.tar.gz
install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin

INSTALL FIREFOX
# cd /opt
# tar zxvf ~/firefox-2.0.0.6.tar.gz

INSTALL FLASH PLUGIN
# cd /
# tar zxvf ~/install_flash_player_9_linux.tar.gz
# cd install_flash_player_9_linux
# ./flashplayer-installer

INSTALL SUN JAVA
# cd /opt
# cp ~/jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin .
# chmod u+x jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin
# ./jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin

INSTALL SUN JAVA PLUGIN
# cd /opt/firefox/plugins/
# ln -s /opt/jre1.6.0_02/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so .

VERIFY INSTALLATION
Run Firefox 2 and goto "about:plugins"

Default Plugin
    File name: libnullplugin.so

MIME Type     Description     Suffixes     Enabled
*     All types     .*     No

Shockwave Flash
    File name: libflashplayer.so
    Shockwave Flash 9.0 r48

MIME Type     Description     Suffixes     Enabled
application/x-shockwave-flash     Shockwave Flash     swf     Yes
application/futuresplash     FutureSplash Player     spl     Yes

Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_02-b05
    File name: libjavaplugin_oji.so
    Java(TM) Plug-in 1.6.0_02

MIME Type     Description     Suffixes     Enabled
application/x-java-vm     Java         Yes
application/x-java-applet     Java         Yes

NOKIA 6300 USB disk mode does work on Ubuntu 6.06 !


$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0421:04f9 Nokia Mobile Phones


DELL now offer a new open-source operating system, so you can dive in and truly enjoy a PC experience just the way you want it.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Now you can buy an Ubuntu open source desktop or notebook from DELL UK !

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/alliances/en/linux?c=uk&cs=ukgent1&l=en&s=gen

Unfortunately most of the links on this page take you to the US site but here's where you can start buying a Ubuntu PC in the UK !

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

BYTEMARK.CO.UK are now selling UML VMs !

YOUR BYTEMARK UML ADMIN @

$ ssh joebloggs@<yourvmname>.vmadmin.bytemark.co.uk

YOUR BYTEMARK UML VM @

$ ssh joebloggs@<yourvmname>.vm.bytemark.co.uk

Related BYTEMARK UML Documentation

• http://www.bytemark.co.uk/page/Live/support/tech/adminshell
• http://www.bytemark.co.uk/page/Live/support/tech/inside/rescue/
• http://www.bytemark.co.uk/page/Live/support/tech/adminshell/adminref/