Date: August 4, 2006 10:32:07 PM MDT (CA)
Subject: [Wikipedia Daily Article] August 5: Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a predominantly desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on
Debian GNU/Linux, and sponsored by Canonical Ltd. It is released
roughly every six months — more frequently than Debian — shortly after
each new GNOME version. The sudo utility is used for administrator
access, and the Ubiquity install tool included with the Live CD makes
it possible for users to install Ubuntu straight to the hard disk
without the need for a restart or change of CDs. Ubuntu version 6.06
LTS, codenamed "Dapper Drake", was released on June 1, 2006, and will
be supported for three years on the desktop and five years on the
server, instead of the usual 18 months. Ubuntu aims to use only free
software to provide an up-to-date yet stable operating system for the
average user. Kubuntu and Xubuntu are official subprojects of the
Ubuntu project, aiming to bring the KDE and Xfce desktop environments
to the Ubuntu core, respectively. Edubuntu is an official subproject
"designed for school environments, and should be equally suitable for
kids to use at home." (More...)
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Today's selected anniversaries:
642:
Penda of Mercia defeated and killed Oswald of Northumbria in the
Battle of Maserfield, becoming the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon
rulers of the time.
1100:
Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
1858:
Cyrus West Field (pictured) and colleagues completed the first
transatlantic telegraph cable.
1861:
The U.S. government issued its first income tax: 3% of all incomes
over 800 dollars (later rescinded in 1872).
1995:
Operation Storm: Croatian forces recovered the town of Knin from the
Republic of Serbian Krajina.
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Wikiquote of the day:
"Music I heard with you was more than music, and bread I broke with
you was more than bread..." -- Conrad Aiken |Year=2006}}
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