Presented by:Ma. Cecilia Beatriz M. Babasa

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• an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. – It is 'the belief in a universal bond of

sharing that connects all humanity.’– It is all about sharing and our

responsibility to share for FREE.– Ubuntu is driven by a philosophy on

software freedom that aims to spread and bring the benefits of software to all parts of the world.

based on the foundations of Debian, the GNOME desktop, and a strong commitment to freedom.

sponsored by Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth.

based on the principles of time-based releases. New versions: every six months Support: Eighteen months (includes

security fixes, patches to critical bugs and minor updates to programs)

composed of free or open source software packages.

Officially Supported Derivatives Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the K Desktop

Environment Edubuntu - Ubuntu for Education , featuring

a large number of educational applications. Ubuntu Server Edition - Ubuntu for Servers Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) – Ubuntu

for Netbooks Xubuntu – Ubuntu for less-powerful

computers.

Behind the Name: As Koala depends on Eucalyptus for water ,

Ubuntu  depends on Eucalyptus (Elastic Utility Computing Architecture)for its cloud computing architecture .

Available for PC, 64-Bit PC and Intel-based Mac architectures

384MB of RAM is required to use the live CD based installer

at least 4 GB of disk space.

1. Download Ubuntu ISO Image from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

2. Download Wubi, the Ubuntu Installer for Windows) in http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download-wubiThen, save the file to your desktop.

3. Run Wubi.Note: If a security message like this appears, click Continue to proceed with installation

– OR –After downloading

Ubuntu ISO image, burn it to a blank CD as Disc Image in Nero.

Then, insert the CD on to your computer system’s CD drive and run it.

Select “install inside Windows” and follow the simple instructions.

4. Set up the installation drive, where you want to install Ubuntu 9.10.

5. Choose your preferred language .6. Set up the desired installation size

depending upon the available disk space.

7. Specify a username and password for the new account. Password has to be entered twice to ensure that you typed it correctly.

8. Click Install.

9. After the installation files are prepared, you will be asked to reboot the PC. Click Finish.

10.After your computer restarts, choose Ubuntu from the boot menu.

Top Panel

Bottom Panel

TOP PANEL GNOME main menu

bar Application Menu Places Menu

(folders) System Menu

date and time set of application

launcher icons Notification Area Username Quit Icon

BOTTOM PANEL

Show Desktop List of open

windows Workspace

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applet

PREFERENCES MENU

Allows each user to customise their desktop

ADMINISTRATION MENU

Allows computer administrators to customise the settings for all users

Allows you to manage which windows are on your screen

Contains the same desktop, the same panels, and the same menus

Can run different applications, and open different windows in each workspace

APPLICATION WINDOWS

Allow all the minimize, maximize and close operations through the buttons on the title bar

When opening an application you will usually see a window of this type appear

DIALOG WINDOWS

Appear at the request of an application window

May alert you to a problem, ask for confirmation of an action, or request input from you

MODAL DIALOGS

Do not allow you to interact with the main application window until you have closed them.

TRANSIENT DIALOGS

Can be left open while you work with the main application window

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