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Ubuntu

Last Update: Friday 3 February 2012 21:20 GMT


Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a complete desktop Linux operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Manifesto: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others". The Ubuntu distribution brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the software world.


Ubuntu Summary
Distribution Ubuntu
Home Page http://www.ubuntu.com/
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Documentation https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDocumentation
Screenshots The Coding Studio
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Bug Tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/
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  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

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jaunty
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intrepid
8.04 LTS
hardy
7.10
gutsy
7.04
feisty
6.10
edgy
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dapper
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breezy
5.04
hoary
4.10
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Feature
Release Date 2012/02/03 2011/10/13 2011/04/28 2010/10/10 2010/04/29 2009/10/29 2009/04/23 2008/10/30 2008/04/24 2007/10/18 2007/04/19 2006/10/26 2006/06/01 2005/10/13 2005/04/08 2004/10/20 Release Date
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
CDs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CDs
Free Download DEBs ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop Unity Unity Unity GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME GNOME Default Desktop
Package Management DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB DEB Package Management
Office Suite GOffice, LibreOffice* GOffice, LibreOffice* GOffice, LibreOffice* GOffice, OO.o GOffice, OO.o GOffice, OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o OO.o Office Suite
Processor Architecture amd64, i686, ppc amd64, i686, ppc amd64, i686 amd64, i686, ppc amd64, i386 amd64, i386 amd64, i386 amd64, i386 amd64, i386 amd64, i386 amd64, i386, sparc amd64, i386, ppc amd64, i386, ppc, sparc amd64, i386, ppc amd64, i386, ppc amd64, i386, ppc Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems Btfrs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btfrs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btfrs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Btfrs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multilingual
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes           Asian Language Support
Package snapshot
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intrepid
8.04 LTS
hardy
7.10
gutsy
7.04
feisty
6.10
edgy
6.06 LTS
dapper
5.10
breezy
5.04
hoary
4.10
warty
Package
abiword (2.8.6) -- -- -- -- -- 2.6.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (2.8.6)
alsa-lib (1.0.25) 1.0.24.1 1.0.24.1 1.0.24.1 1.0.23 1.0.22 1.0.20 1.0.18 1.0.17a 1.0.15 1.0.14 1.0.13 1.0.11 1.0.10 1.0.9 1.0.8 1.0.5 alsa-lib (1.0.25)
ati-driver (8.930) 8.911 -- 8.840 8.780 8.723.1 8.660 8.600 8.543 8.3 8.37.6 8.34.8 8.28.8 8.25.18 8.16.20 8.8.25 -- ati-driver (8.930)
banshee (2.2.1) 2.3.4.ds 2.2.0 2.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- banshee (2.2.1)
bash (4.2) 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.05b bash (4.2)
bind (9.8.1-P1) 9.8.1 9.7.3 9.7.3 9.7.1-P2 9.7.0-P1 9.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.8.1-P1)
chromium (r120469) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (r120469)
cups (1.5.1) 1.5.0 1.5.0 1.4.6 1.4.4 1.4.3 1.4.1 1.3.9 1.3.9 1.3.7 1.3.2 1.2.8 1.2.4 1.2.0 1.1.23 1.1.23 1.1.20 cups (1.5.1)
dhcp (4.2.3-P2) 4.1.1 4.1.1-P1 4.1.1-P1 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.1.1 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.4 3.0.4 3.0.3 3.0.2 3.0.1 3.0.1rc14 dhcp (4.2.3-P2)
firefox (10.0) 10.0 7.0.1 4.0 3.6.10 3.6.3 3.5.3 3.0.8 3.0.3 3.0b5 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.3 2.0 1.5.0.3 1.0.7 1.0.2 0.10.1 firefox (10.0)
freetype (2.4.8) 2.4.8 2.4.4 2.4.4 2.4.2 2.3.11 2.3.9 2.3.9 2.3.7 2.3.5 2.3.5 2.2.1 2.2.1 2.1.10 2.1.7 2.1.7 2.1.7 freetype (2.4.8)
gcc (4.6.2) 4.6.2 4.6.1 4.5.2 4.4.4 4.4.3 4.4.1 4.3.3 4.3.1 4.2.3 4.1.2 4.1.2 4.1.1 4.0.3 4.0.1 3.3.5 3.3.4 gcc (4.6.2)
gimp (2.6.12) 2.6.11 2.6.11 2.6.11 2.6.10 2.6.8 2.6.7 2.6.6 2.6.1 2.4.5 2.4.0rc3 2.2.13 2.2.13 2.2.11 2.2.8 2.2.2 2.0.2 gimp (2.6.12)
glibc (2.14.1) 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.12.1 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6.1 2.5 2.4 2.3.6 2.3.5 2.3.2 2.3.2 glibc (2.14.1)
gnome-shell (3.2.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (3.2.2.1)
gnucash (2.4.9) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.4.9)
gnumeric (1.10.17) -- -- -- -- -- 1.9.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.10.17)
grub (1.99) 1.99 1.99 1.99rc1 1.98 1.98 1.97beta4 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.95 0.95 grub (1.99)
gtk+ (3.2.3) 3.3.12 3.2.0 2.24.4 2.22.0 2.20.0 2.18.3 2.16.1 2.14.4 2.12.9 2.12.0 2.10.11 2.10.6 2.8.17 2.8.6 2.6.4 2.4.9 gtk+ (3.2.3)
httpd (2.2.22) 2.2.21 2.2.20 2.2.17 2.2.16 2.2.14 2.2.12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.2.22)
inkscape (0.48.2) 0.48.2 0.48.2 0.48.1 0.48.0 0.47.0 0.47pre4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.48.2)
jre (7u2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- jre (7u2)
k3b (2.0.2) 2.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (2.0.2)
kdelibs (4.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kdelibs (4.8.0)
libgnome (2.32.1) 2.32.1 -- 2.32.1 2.32.0 2.30.0 2.28.0 2.26.0 2.24.1 2.22.0 2.20.0 2.18.0 2.16.0 2.14.1 2.12.0.1 2.10.0 2.8.0 libgnome (2.32.1)
libreoffice (3.4.5) 3.5.0 3.4.3 3.3.2* 3.2.1 3.2.0 3.1.1 3.0.1 2.4.1 2.4.0 2.3.0 2.2.0 2.0.4 2.0.2 1.9.129 1.1.3 1.1.2 libreoffice (3.4.5)
Package snapshot
precise
11.10
oneiric
11.04
natty
10.10
maverick
10.04 LTS
lucid
9.10
karmic
9.04
jaunty
8.10
intrepid
8.04 LTS
hardy
7.10
gutsy
7.04
feisty
6.10
edgy
6.06 LTS
dapper
5.10
breezy
5.04
hoary
4.10
warty
Package
linux (3.2.4) 3.2.0 3.0 2.6.38 2.6.35 2.6.32 2.6.31 2.6.28 2.6.27 2.6.24 2.6.22 2.6.20 2.6.17 2.6.15 2.6.12 2.6.10 2.6.8.1 linux (3.2.4)
lxde-common (0.5.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxde-common (0.5.5)
MesaLib (7.11.2) 8.0 7.11 7.10.2 7.9git 7.7.1 7.6.0 7.4 7.2 7.0.3rc2 7.0.1 6.5.2 6.5.1 -- -- -- -- MesaLib (7.11.2)
module-init-tools (3.16) 3.16 3.16 3.12 3.12 3.11.1 3.10 3.7-pre9 3.3-pre11 3.3-pre11 3.3-pre4 3.3-pre3 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.2-pre7 3.1 3.1-pre2 module-init-tools (3.16)
mysql (5.5.20) 5.5.17 5.1.58 5.1.54 5.1.49 5.1.41 5.1.37 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (5.5.20)
nautilus (3.2.1) 3.3.4 3.2.0 2.32.2.1 2.32.0 2.30.0 2.28.1 2.26.2 2.24.1 2.22.2 2.20.0 2.18.1 2.16.1 2.14.1 2.12.1 2.10.0 2.8.1 nautilus (3.2.1)
NVIDIA (290.10) 290.10 -- 270.41.06 260.19.06 195.36.15 185.18.36 180.44 177.80 169.12 100.14.19 1.0-9755 1.0-8774 1.0-8762 1.0-7667 1.0-7174 1.0-6111 NVIDIA (290.10)
openbox (3.5.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.5.0)
openssh (5.9p1) 5.9p1 5.8p1 5.8p1 5.5p1 5.3p1 5.1p1 5.1p1 5.1p1 4.7p1 4.6p1 4.3p2 4.3p2 4.2p1 4.1p1 3.9p1 3.8.1p1 openssh (5.9p1)
openssl (1.0.0g) 1.0.0e 1.0.0e 0.9.8o 0.9.8o 0.9.8k 0.9.8g 0.9.8g 0.9.8g 0.9.8g 0.9.8e 0.9.8c 0.9.8b 0.9.8a 0.9.7g 0.9.7e 0.9.7d openssl (1.0.0g)
perl (5.14.2) 5.14.2 5.12.4 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.7 5.8.7 5.8.4 5.8.4 perl (5.14.2)
php (5.3.10) 5.3.8.0 5.3.6 5.3.5 5.3.3 5.3.2 5.2.10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (5.3.10)
pidgin (2.10.1) 2.10.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.5.5 2.5.2 2.4.1 2.2.1 2.0.0beta6 2.0.0beta3 1.5.0 1.5.0 1.1.4 1.0.0 pidgin (2.10.1)
postfix (2.9.0) 2.8.7 2.8.5 2.8.2 2.7.1 2.7.0 2.6.5 2.5.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.1.5 2.1.3 postfix (2.9.0)
postgresql (9.1.2) 9.1.2 9.1.1 8.4.8 8.4.4 8.4.3 8.4.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (9.1.2)
Python (3.2.2) 2.7.2 2.7.2 2.7.1 2.6.6 2.6.5 2.6.4rc2 2.6.2 2.5.2 2.5.2 2.5.1 2.5.1rc1 2.4.4 2.4.3 2.4.2 2.4.1 2.3.4 Python (3.2.2)
qt (4.8.0) 4.8.0 4.7.4 4.7.2 4.7.0 4.6.2 4.5.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- qt (4.8.0)
samba (3.6.3) 3.6.1 3.5.11 3.5.8 3.5.4 3.4.7 3.4.0 3.3.2 3.2.3 3.0.28a 3.0.26a 3.0.24 3.0.22 3.0.22 3.0.14a 3.0.10 3.0.7 samba (3.6.3)
thunderbird (10.0) 10.0 7.0.1 3.1.9 3.1.4 -- 2.0.0.23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (10.0)
udev (180) 175 173 167 162 151 147 141 124 117 113 108 093 079 060 050 026 udev (180)
vim (7.3) 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 vim (7.3)
vlc (1.1.13) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (1.1.13)
xfdesktop (4.8.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.8.3)
xine-lib (1.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- 1.1.16.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xine-lib (1.2.0)
xorg-server (1.11.4) 1.11.3 1.10.4 1.10.1 1.9.0 1.7.6 1.6.4 1.6.0 1.5.2 1.4.1git 1.3.0.0 1.2.0 1.1.1 1.0.2 (6.8.2) (6.8.2) -- xorg-server (1.11.4)
xz (5.0.3) 5.1.1alpha 5.0.0 5.0.0 4.999.9 4.999.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xz (5.0.3)

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