Ubuntu Look

There are several reasons that are important in deciding to employ Ubuntu server. First, Ubuntu is very popular and gaining momentum. On distrowatch.com Ubuntu is listed as the most accessed distribution. The popularity of Ubuntu suggests that there will be business and job opportunities for those who are trained in configuration of the Ubuntu Server. Popularity of Ubuntu also demonstrates that the distribution will be around for awhile so your training will remain a valuable commodity.

A second reason for using Ubuntu is the philosophy of the distribution. Ubuntu is committed to using up to date drivers and cutting edge technology. Of course, if you are familiar with Red Hat Enterprise philosophy of testing all programs over a long period of time, this might be a reason not to choose Ubuntu server. At any rate, Ubuntu will make every effort to remain cutting edge.

Read more at Begin Linux

I took this weekend to work a bit on UCK, port it to Intrepid and release it, here you’ve the changelog:

• initrd detection was updated to intrepid
• ISO mime type detection was updated to intrepid
• langlist was updated to intrepid

Now you can go ahead and download UCK 2.0.4!

I’d modified my Ubuntu Hardy Heron Desktop to look and behave like Mac OSX Leopard. I installed Compiz Fusion for cutting edge 3D effects, Avant Window Navigator, gdesklets and Mac4Lin. Well, who needs Vista and Mac now?
This is a wonderful operating system. Its free, stable, secure and its better than Vista or Mac. So why should I waste money on an expensive, yet worthless piece of crap, when there is a free alternative?

Read and look more at www.cahilig.org

The end of October saw the much anticipated release of Ubuntu 8.10 - affectionately called the Intrepid Ibex.

It’s a release that sees Ubuntu going from strength to strength.

And with its popularity reaching stratospheric proportions, we thought that now was the perfect time to pool together our favourite tips into one place.

If you’ve never tried Ubuntu, there’s never been a better time to dive in. If you’re already a convert, read on to discover how to get the best from your installation.

Read more at techradar

Last week we published Ubuntu 7.04 to 8.10 benchmarks from a Lenovo ThinkPad T60 and had found Ubuntu’s performance degraded peculiarly over the past year and a half. We then published Fedora 7 to 10 benchmarks covering the same time-frame and from the same exact Intel notebook computer, but the newer releases of Fedora were only marginally slower in a few tests. In our performance exploration of Ubuntu we now have additional tests to publish this morning. This time around we’re switching out the hardware we’re testing on to Intel’s newer Core 2 series and we’re comparing the performance of the x86 and x86_64 editions of Ubuntu 8.10 against Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5.5 operating system.

Read more at Phoronix