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[[Image:UbuntuLogo.png|thumb]]
[[Image:UbuntuLogo.png|thumb]]
[http://ubuntulinux.org/ Ubuntu] is the child of [http://www.markshuttleworth.com/ Mark Shuttleworth], millionaire and founder of [http://www.canonical.com/ Canonical]. (Oh, and he's been in space and spent 8 days on the ISS.) It's a relatively new distro and has become very popular as it is as easy to maintain as Debian, but far more frequently updated than Debian Stable.
[http://ubuntulinux.org/ Ubuntu] is the child of [http://www.markshuttleworth.com/ Mark Shuttleworth], millionaire and founder of [http://www.canonical.com/ Canonical]. (Oh, and he's been in space and spent 8 days on the ISS.) It's a relatively new distro and has become very popular as it is as easy to maintain as Debian, but far more frequently updated than Debian Stable.
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== Add Mirror ==
== Add Mirror ==
For Desktop Edition:
For Desktop Edition:
#Go to Applications-&gt;Ubuntu Software Center
#Go to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center
#Go to Edit-&gt;Software Sources...
#Go to Edit->Software Sources...
#For '''Download from:''' select Other
#For '''Download from:''' select Other
#Click on United States
#Click on United States
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In Command Line (useful for server edition):
In Command Line (useful for server edition):
#Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as sudo
#Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as sudo
#Replace all instances of &quot;http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ with &quot;http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/&quot; (example would be in vi/vim, use command &quot;:%s/us.archive.ubuntu.com/lug.mtu.edu/g&quot;
#Replace all instances of "http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ with "http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/" (example would be in vi/vim, use command ":%s/us.archive.ubuntu.com/lug.mtu.edu/g"
#Save file
#Save file
#run apt-get update
#run apt-get update
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* Debian based
* Debian based
* 6 month release cycle, which is timed shortly after and includes the latest Gnome release
* 6 month release cycle, which is timed shortly after and includes the latest Gnome release
* Releases are supported with security updates for 18 months
* Every 2 years, LTS version is released which is supported for 3 years on desktop and 5 years on server
* Easy to install/use
* Easy to install/use
* Strong user community
* Strong user community
* Philosophy of, &quot;If it doesn't work on install, file a bug report about it.&quot;
* Philosophy of, "If it doesn't work on install, file a bug report about it."
* X.org
* X.org
* Uses Gnome, but has been forked to use KDE in the [http://www.kubuntu.org/ Kubuntu] project
* Uses Gnome, but has been forked to use KDE in the [http://www.kubuntu.org/ Kubuntu] project

Latest revision as of 14:37, 16 January 2011

UbuntuLogo.png

Ubuntu is the child of Mark Shuttleworth, millionaire and founder of Canonical. (Oh, and he's been in space and spent 8 days on the ISS.) It's a relatively new distro and has become very popular as it is as easy to maintain as Debian, but far more frequently updated than Debian Stable.

LUG has an Ubuntu mirror at: http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/

Install/Live CD mirror at: http://lug.mtu.edu/iso/ubuntu/

The latest stable version is: Maverick Meerkat

The current development version is: Natty Narwhal

Add Mirror

For Desktop Edition:

  1. Go to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center
  2. Go to Edit->Software Sources...
  3. For Download from: select Other
  4. Click on United States
  5. Scroll down and select lug.mtu.edu (it's in alphabetical order)
  6. Click Choose Server
  7. Click Close
  8. Click Reload


In Command Line (useful for server edition):

  1. Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as sudo
  2. Replace all instances of "http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ with "http://lug.mtu.edu/ubuntu/" (example would be in vi/vim, use command ":%s/us.archive.ubuntu.com/lug.mtu.edu/g"
  3. Save file
  4. run apt-get update

Features

  • Debian based
  • 6 month release cycle, which is timed shortly after and includes the latest Gnome release
  • Releases are supported with security updates for 18 months
  • Every 2 years, LTS version is released which is supported for 3 years on desktop and 5 years on server
  • Easy to install/use
  • Strong user community
  • Philosophy of, "If it doesn't work on install, file a bug report about it."
  • X.org
  • Uses Gnome, but has been forked to use KDE in the Kubuntu project
  • The Edubuntu project is based on Ubuntu.