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HIGHLIGHTS Linux kernel 2.6.28 Gnome 2.26 Nautilus 2.26 Evolution 2.26 0.62 3.0.0 GIMP 2.6.6 OpenOffice 3.0 0.12 F-Spot 0.5.0 3.2 Tomboy 0.14 Kubuntu comes with KDE 4.2 and an equivalent collection of KDE-based desktop tools Xserver 1.6 Presto

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES [1] Linux: http:// www. ubuntu. com/ [2] : http:// ubuntuforums. org/ [3] Ubuntu Wiki: https:// wiki. ubuntu. com/ [4] Kubuntu – Ubuntu KDE derivate: http:// www. kubuntu. org/ [5] Summary of help sources: http:// www. ubuntu. com/ support

UBUNTU AND KUBUNTU 9.04 DVD Boot The popular Ubuntu Linux is a favorite for tools, including the PulseAudio music Place this DVD in the drive and restart home users as well as the business desk- server. If you prefer the Gnome desktop, your system. If your computer doesn’t top set. Ubuntu offers stability, excellent try Ubuntu. If you favor KDE, start with start, make sure your BIOS is config- community support, and a clear, unclut- the Kubuntu side. A built-in Live boot op- ured to boot from a DVD. Enter the tered . This month’s DVD tion lets you boot the system from the DVD BIOS setup menu (see your vendor comes with both Ubuntu 9.04 and the pop- and test drive Jaunty Jackalope without documentation), make sure DVD boot ular Kubuntu variant on a double-sided disturbing the contents of your hard drive. is enabled, and make sure the DVD disc. drive appears before the hard drive in The 9.04 “Jaunty Jackalope” the boot order. release features faster boot times, an innovative notifica- DOUBLE-SIDED DVD tion app, and several new This DVD is a double-sided disc. A DVD device always reads the side of the disc that is facing down. This DVD is labeled like a normal DVD – the label you see as you place the disk into the tray applies to the data on the opposite side. For instance, if you are installing the 32-bit version, the 32-bit label should be facing up in the tray.

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