Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.04 – Review

bit.ly About Ubuntu Netbook Remix What is Ubuntu? Well, literally it is interpreted in South Africa as an ethical principal meaning “humanity towards others.” In 2004, South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth started the Ubuntu Linux Project. The Ubuntu project aims to provide a stable, and up-to-date operating system for the average user. Unlike most other Linux distributions, Shuttleworth’s project but a strong emphasis on ease of installation and usability. Instead of selling Ubuntu for profit, Canonical (Mark’s company that offically releases the OS) creates revenue by selling technical support and from creating several services tied to Ubuntu. Since it’s launch there has been a steady stream of Ubuntu-derived operating systems (Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Studio, etc). One of the more noteable ones, or ones I would like to point out is Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR). An Ubuntu-derivative aimed at hardware manufacturers building netbooks for the consumer market. UNR is built to be compatible with the new line of Atom Processors – which are essentially scaled-down, low-power versions of the their older, desktop siblings. Enter The Netbook Remix Now for the average consumer, installing computer applications that aren’t downloaded directly to the netbook, can be pretty tricky. Luckily, the Ubuntu website provides the average downloader the option of they will be downloading the install media, and even come with instructions of how to turn a USB-key into a …
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