Ubuntu added to online preview site

A community site dedicated to offering previews of open source applications has now added Ubuntu Linux 8.04 to its catalog. Click2try now offers over 40 virtualized open source applications in its online catalog, with both free and paid subscription plans available, says the company.

The newly offered virtualized Ubuntu distribution is complete with all standard bundled applications, including OpenOffice, GIMP, Firefox, and Rhythmbox, says Click2try. Like the other software hosted by Click2try, it is served up via VMware virtual machines (VMs) that are said to be securely stored within a hardened network infrastructure at the company’s data center in Houston, Texas.

Read more at DesktopLinux.com

1 comment to Ubuntu added to online preview site

  • Thanks for posting about our Ubuntu offering on click2try.com. I just wanted to clarify that we do not run the applications in VMWare virtual machines. Our entire site is built on Open Source software. We use the Open Source Xen hypervisor to deliver the on-demand experience. Absolutely no commercial software was used.

    Thanks again!

    Mark Smallwood
    Marketing Communications Manager
    click2try.com