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7 reasons why Ubuntu is so successful

Most people like it, many others don’t, the fact is that Ubuntu is the king of Linux distributions right now - and for some very good reasons. Below I will attempt to identify those reasons that…

Ubuntu 7.10 RC Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 7.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Gobuntu, and Xubuntu codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon". The Release Candidate includes installable…

Ubuntu Open Week Announced

Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu Community Manager, has announced Ubuntu Open Week, a week full of 42 free IRC tutorial sessions designed to help people join the Ubuntu community easily. It takes place from…

Canonical chases deal to ship Ubuntu server OS

Canonical, the company that supports Ubuntu Linux, is trying to work out a deal with hardware vendors such as Dell to make Ubuntu available preinstalled on servers.

So far, Canonical has…

ShipIt will be distributing free copies of Ubuntu 7.10

Canonical's ShipIt service will be distributing free copies of Ubuntu's latest version, 7.10, when it becomes available later this month. You've got nothing to lose, why not try Ubuntu?

Ubuntu 7.10 Beta Released

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 7.10 and its variants, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu. Codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon", 7.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of…

Launchpad 1.1.9 Released

Launchpad 1.1.9 was released this morning with many new features.

* New "remote" branches: register a remote branch if you want Launchpad to monitor it and link to its code-browser but you…

Ubuntu 7.10 beta freeze now in effect

Hello Ubuntu developers,

We are now one week from the beta release of 7.10 and have just entered beta freeze.

During the freeze, all uploads to main must be approved by a member of…

Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon

According to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey, Ubuntu is the distribution of choice for 30% of GNU/Linux users. The exact figure is questionable, but Ubuntu's dominance is not. For an increasing…

Ubuntu 7.10 beta release is approaching

The Ubuntu 7.10 beta release is approaching, scheduled for 27th September (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyReleaseSchedule). Please refer to the milestone overview in Launchpad for a list of…