if I type [$uname -a] I get a clear answer. On 21 May 2010 15:23, Roy <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is semantics and very political/ controversial. Ubuntu is Linux > without the GNU. However it is no different from Debian in many > respects which calls itself GNU/Linux. The folks at GNU and FSF like > the term GNU/Linux and many will point it out that we should not call > it Linux. I call it what the developers call it. In this case it is > just Ubuntu. If you use it as a name Linux is not included, so it > becomes just Ubuntu 10.04. You could say that Ubuntu is a Linux > distribution, but never that Debian is a Linux distribution or you > risk offending the thought police. It would be a GNU/Linux > distribution. It does not matter in the end. It is just a name. > Welcome to our world where people can divide over what to call > something. If you want you can call it GNU/Linux, just remember that > Linux and GNU/Linux are hot button topics for some people. > > If you want to be accurate Ubuntu is an operating system. Linux is the > kernel. GNU libraries are used to get Ubuntu running. The GNU folks > would like to get some respect, but unfortunately chose a dumb name > than many people won't use. GNU/Linux is just not marketable or even > likeable as a term. It reeks of political correctness at the expense > of usability. > > I only pointed this out because it is unusual to refer to Ubuntu even > as Ubuntu Linux and the Ubuntu GNU/Linux is more than a mouthful. When > you start adding 10.04 and Lucid Lynx it can be a bit much. :) > > I hope that you are now watching your avis and mpegs. > > Roy > > On 21 May 2010 00:15, siddharth chandra <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 3:11 AM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Install the ubuntu-restricted-extras. Just search for restricted in > >> Synaptic or Software Centre or type sudo apt-get install > >> ubuntu-restricted-extras in a terminal window. > >> > >> BTW, Ubuntu is not GNU/Linux. Debian is, but Ubuntu is just Ubuntu or > >> Ubuntu Linux. Just keeping the record straight. ;) > > > > I thought Ubuntu is a Gnu/Linux system. Although when I googled about it, > I > > couldn't find any link that says that it isn't one. Please share with us > any > > link that says it is not a Gnu/Linux system. > > I found this link http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html. It doesn't > say > > anything about ubuntu, but makes me wonder if Ubuntu is a gnu/linux > system. > > > >> > >> Roy > >> > >> On 20 May 2010 12:31, Vyshakh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Also, you may try VLC player, Sm or M player > >> > > >> > On 5/20/10, LinuxUserHyd <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> .avi, .dat files are not opened Ubuntu Gnu/linux distro. How to open. > >> >> please anybody help > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > Users > >> >> Group. > >> >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] > >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> For more options, visit our group at > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux > Users > >> > Group. > >> > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > >> > To unsubscribe, send email to > >> > [email protected] > >> > For more options, visit our group at > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > >> Group. > >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > >> For more options, visit our group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > > Group. > > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > For more options, visit our group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > -- **************************************** Serbanescu S. Sorin Mobile: +40-729-002428 EMail: [email protected] ========================= -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
