关于Ubuntu

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A brief overview of the Ubuntu Project, and links to more information.

Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release. Ubuntu ships with the latest Gnome release as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.

What makes Ubuntu special? Why do people choose Ubuntu as their favourite OS for work and play?
Regular and Predictable Releases

The Ubuntu team releases a fresh Ubuntu every six months. It includes the latest kernel, X, Gnome and other key applications, and is supported with security updates for 18 months. The first public release of Ubuntu was the Ubuntu 4.10 Preview (codenamed "the Warty Warthog", or just "Warty"). You can download the CD and burn it yourself or have us ship you a CD.

To download: Visit our download page.

To order a pressed CD: Fill in your shipping address in Shipit - the Ubuntu CD Distribution System. We won't give or sell your information to anyone or use it for anything other than sending you these CDs. If you are part of a library or other community system, you are welcome to request CDs for that group, such as a LUG or school.

Absolutely Free of Charge

Ubuntu is Free Software, and available to you free of charge. It's also Free in the sense of giving you rights of Software Freedom, but you probably knew that already! Unlike many of the other commercial distributions in the free and open source world (Libranet, Lindows, Xandros, Red Hat) the Ubuntu team really does believe that Free software should be free of software licencing charges.
Fast, Easy Install

Ubuntu doesn't have a pretty graphical installer, it has a FAST and EASY installer. OK, there are still a couple of places where you need to know what you are doing, but the defaults will work for most people. We have kept the distribution installation CD set down to one single CD, everything else is available online if you need it. On a typical computer, the Ubuntu installation should be done in less than 25 minutes.

The installer may not be GUI, but you only ever need to use it once, because we support ongoing upgrades via the network, from version to version. You never need to reinstall the operating system, just upgrade from each released version to the next when you want to.
Immediately Useful

When you finish your Ubuntu installation your system is immediately usable. You have a full set of business productivity applications, internet applications, drawing and graphics applications, and games. That one CD gives you a very good desktop environment out of the box, with many applications for business, home and personal computer users installed by default. There are thousands of additional pieces of software that are just a few clicks away, but we've done the hard work to get the basics in place easily and effectively.
Learn more... speak to us!

You can interact with the Ubuntu community including developers, translators and tech support activists through our mailing lists and IRC channels. Start with these ones:

Ubuntu Mailing Lists:
There are several mailing lists that you can join. Some of these are high traffic so you may prefer to use a web forum.
Ubuntu IRC Channel:
#ubuntu on irc.freenode.net
Web Forums
Find out more about web forums in which to meet Ubuntu users and developers.

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/

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对于Ubuntu项目的一个简单介绍，点击最后链接以得到更多信息。

Ubuntu是一个自由、开源的操作系统，它基于Debian，但有自己的发行版（每六个月发行一版），以用户为核心，简单易用（“能用”就行）

，承诺对每个发行版有18个月的安全升级支持。Ubuntu自带最新版的Gnome桌面，拥有大量的服务和桌面应用程序，让您仅通过一张安装光盘就

可以体验到无比舒适的操作环境。


是什么让Ubuntu变得如此别致？为什么人们要选择Ubuntu作为他们工作和娱乐的最佳平台。
正常和稳定的更新。

Ubuntu团队每六个月发行一个新版Ubuntu。它包括了最新的内核、X、Gnome和其他关键应用，而且它提供18个月的安全升级。Ubuntu第一个公

开发行版是Ubuntu4.10 Preview版（代号是“the Warty Warthog”，或称他“Warty”也可以）。你可以下载CD镜像通过刻录机自己烧录CD。

去我们的官方网站就可以下载。

怎样订购发行了的CD：在Shipit（Ubuntu CD发行系统）填好您的收货地址。我们不会公开任何您的私人信息，只是将CD送到您手中。如果您是

某个图书馆或是其他社团的成员，也欢迎您为他们订购CD。

彻底免费

Ubuntu是一款自由软件，获取它是完全免费的。它也给你软件自由的权利，您应该已经听说过这个了。但不像其他商业发行版（比如Libranet

、Lindows、Xandros、Red Hat等），Ubuntu团队相信，自由软件的版权费用应该是免费的。

快速、简易的安装

Ubuntu没有很漂亮的图形安装界面，但有一个快速、简易的界面。好了，虽然您对于安装时的各种设置还需要了解，但默认设置适应大多数人

。我们将Ubuntu的发行版压缩在单张CD里，但所有其他的软件您可以通过网络获得。在一个典型的计算机上，Ubuntu的安装应该在25分钟内完

成。

安装界面也许没有GUI，但反正您也只要用到一次，因为我们会通过网络来升级您的系统和应用程序。您根本不需要重新安装系统，只要您想，

就可以把它升级到每个新的发行版。

立刻交付使用

当您完成Ubuntu安装时，就可以立即开始使用。您拥有一整套用于商业、互联网、绘图、游戏的软件。就是这张CD可以给您完整的桌面环境，

无论是商业用，还是家庭用，默认安装都已经足够了，而且您只要点几下鼠标就可以得到数以千计的额外软件。我们尽力让您得到简单高效的

应用环境。

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您可以通过邮件列表或IRC频道随时与Ubuntu团队交互，包括开发人员、翻译人员和技术支持人员。

Ubuntu 邮件列表：
您可以参加很多邮件列表，有些可能会因为网络拥塞而失效，也许您可以考虑使用论坛。
Ubuntu IRC频道:
irc.freenode.net里的#ubuntu房间
论坛
您可以在论坛里接触更多的Ubuntu用户和开发者

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/

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