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[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 == |
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For Desktop Edition: |
For Desktop Edition: |
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#Go to Applications- |
#Go to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center |
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#Go to Edit- |
#Go to Edit->Software Sources... |
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#For '''Download from:''' select Other |
#For '''Download from:''' select Other |
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#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): |
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#Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as sudo |
#Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as sudo |
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#Replace all instances of |
#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" |
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#Save file |
#Save file |
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#run apt-get update |
#run apt-get update |
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* Easy to install/use |
* Easy to install/use |
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* Strong user community |
* Strong user community |
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* Philosophy of, |
* Philosophy of, "If it doesn't work on install, file a bug report about it." |
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* X.org |
* X.org |
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* 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 |
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Revision as of 00:30, 25 November 2010
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:
- Go to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center
- Go to Edit->Software Sources...
- For Download from: select Other
- Click on United States
- Scroll down and select lug.mtu.edu (it's in alphabetical order)
- Click Choose Server
- Click Close
- Click Reload
In Command Line (useful for server edition):
- Open up /etc/apt/sources.list as sudo
- 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
- run apt-get update
Features
- Debian based
- 6 month release cycle, which is timed shortly after and includes the latest Gnome release
- 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.