Presented by:

Ma. Cecilia Beatriz M. Babasa

IV – BSITE
• 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/getubunt
u/download
2. Download Wubi, the Ubuntu
Installer for Windows) in
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubunt
u/download-wubi
Then, 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 BOTTOM PANEL
 GNOME main menu  Show Desktop
bar  List of open windows
 Application Menu  Workspace Switcher
 Places Menu (folders)  Wastebasket applet
 System Menu
 date and time
 set of application
launcher icons
 Notification Area
 Username
 Quit Icon
PREFERENCES MENU ADMINISTRATION MENU

 Allows each user to  Allows computer

customise their administrators to
desktop 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 DIALOG WINDOWS
 Allow all the minimize,  Appear at the request
maximize and close of an application
operations through the window
buttons on the title bar  May alert you to a
 When opening an problem, ask for
application you will confirmation of an
usually see a window of action, or request input
this type appear from you
MODAL DIALOGS TRANSIENT DIALOGS
 Do not allow you to  Can be left open while
interact with the main you work with the main
application window until application window
you have closed them.
 http://www.ubuntu.com/
 http://dotgiri.com/2009/02/27/karmic-koala-
ubuntu-910-rel
 http://dotgiri.com/2009/02/27/karmic-koala-
ubuntu-910-release/ease/