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It does not come pre-installed.Īlso, I prefer Google Chrome over Firefox.
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It is available through the Ubuntu Software Center. It is similar to Notepad ++ in Windows, but it has some of the tags available across the top. When I was learning basic JavaScript in XHTML, I used a program called BlueFish Editor. It might come automatically with the Ubuntu however. I really confused some people! GIMP Image Editor is also a great program.
I once had a Mac look-alike theme, in an Ubuntu OS, on a dell computer. To change them go to System-> Preferences-> Appearance. Themes, icons, buttons and wallpapers are completely customizable in Ubuntu. It is a sidebar that you can pin various things to, like shortcuts, search bars, local weather, and much more. Here are some of my favorite applications to do so.Ī cool application that was shown earlier was called Avant Window Navigator, or AWN for short. If you are still not convinced, or want more information, go check out their website at Ubuntu comes pre-installed with many programs, including OpenOffice, Firefox, an email program (I cannot remember which specific one as I have many installed), a music player, games, accessories, and much more! However, if you are like me, you want to get the most out of your OS. If you download one, it will just stay in your computer and do nothing.ģ) It is open sourced! If you want to design your own app, or modify a key part of your system, you can.Ĥ) It is fast! Even on my laptop booting takes only a couple of seconds.ĥ) It looks pretty! It has a really nice appearance, and almost everything is customizable. For example, it comes pre-installed with Firefox, but I prefer Google Chrome, so I installed it.Ģ) No viruses! There is no need for ant-virus software, as viruses aren't typically designed to run on Linux.
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Also, almost all applications (thousands) are free too (I have not found one that you have to pay for yet). Why Ubuntu?ġ) it's free! No strings attached. Based on a quick search, I found out that an estimated 12 million people are using Ubuntu worldwide. It is named after South African ethnic concept meaning "humanity towards others". Ubuntu is a free, open source Linux operating system. However, there are not many changes, and it will still work. *Please note that some of the pictures are from Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, not the latest 10.10 Maverick Meerkat. (By the way, it is either pronounced u-bun-too or oo-boon-too) Either a CD/DVD Drive or a USB port If you are missing some parts see step 7. Graphics card and monitor capable of 1024 by 768 1GB of RAM (It works with 512 MB though, although it is a little slow) The recommended minimum system requirements are:
#Linux ubuntu download for laptop how to#
This Instructable will be showing how to put Ubuntu, a form of open sourced Linux, as the main OS on a laptop that desperately needs rebirth. I tried running Windows, but it was too slow. This was given to me by my dad it was an old computer that had been sitting in a drawer for a few years. Back in the day, this was a top of the line laptop. However, this is from a Dell Latitude D600.
If you know about computers, that sounds like the specs of a tablet or a netbook computer.
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