The German city's Linux migration is going to take a while…but those who are to do it seems biased towards Ubuntu…
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“In every new Linux version we see more Windows functionality,” says Armbruster. “We want to move to Linux on the desktop when it has the same look and feel as Windows.”
Armbruster did [...]

Quick, easy and simple – a how-to to install KDE 3.5 on Ubuntu!
Read the short and easy how-to here at madpenguin!
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For those Ubuntu loyalists who need the latest, greatest software on their computers, KDE 3.5 is available for Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy). The packages are available for both i386 and AMD64 systems.

Henry the Adequate has reviewed Ubuntu – it's very funny, but I haven't really figured out if he likes it or not…
Examine what he has to say at his blog..Quote:

Some long-haired hippie type comes up to me in the street and says “Ubuntu, man.”
“Yeah, well, up yours too!” I respond. Jeez agressive people really are [...]

If you wish to send someone an Ubuntu CD in time for Christmas, the Ubuntu Give Away 2005 page is for you.
It's announced here at The Fridge.
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In brief, perhaps some people would like to recieve a free ubuntu CD before the holidays, but Shipit may take too long. Some forum users can [...]

Yea, Xubuntu and not Ubuntu – Xubuntu is Ubuntu using Xfce.
Distroreviews.com have had a look at the lightweight version of Ubuntu – Xubuntu – read it here.
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I love Xfce. It's fast, easy to configure and looks great. What could be better.. I'm runnnig a top-notch Linux distro with a no-bloat window manager? Xubuntu is sure [...]

Ubuntu and its founder, Mark Shuttleworth, both won awards at the Linux New Media Awards at last week's Linux World Expo in Germany.
Read the short announcement.
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The award for Outstanding Contribution to Linux / Open Source was given to Mark Shuttleworth in recognition of his commitment to the development and acceptability of Free and Open Source [...]

Ravi at linuxhelp.blogspot.com have put together 10 things in Ubuntu that make a new user's life that much simple.
Read about network tools, database submission and the 8 other things here.
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Ubuntu is fast on its way to becoming a peoples OS. I have always wondered what is it that makes people embrace Ubuntu over other Linux [...]

Upgrading Ubuntu – easy and boring (i.e. no accidents!).
Read the short blog entry here.
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The process took a couple hours start to finish, most of it during the package download phase. Everything updated fine, and the system rebooted without incident. Color me happy.

Here's a quick how-to on how to remaster your own Ubuntu CD!
Read it here.
It looks simple enough, but then again – I haven't tried!
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Why would you want to do this?
I want to take the Hoary CD, remove all the graphical stuff, install a preseed (“answers”) file for the installer, add some components from universe, and [...]

ZDNet have tested Mandriva Linux 2006, Novell Linux Desktop 9, Red Hat Desktop 4, SUSE Linux 10 and Ubuntu Linux 5.10 for small business. Long store short: Ubuntu wins.
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And the winner is
We emerged from our Linux experience with a strong preference for Ubuntu Linux 5.1, with SUSE Linux 10 a close second. Both [...]

The most interesting thing is that it is at ZDNet – it's not quite usual for them to show galleries!
You can see the commented screenshow hereQuote:

ZDNet.com.au Ticker brought to you by Google: Earn more from your website with Google. Comms regulator to revise BPL guidelines Firefox plans mass marketing drive Country [...]

Too early, too little, but here's a quick overview of Distroreviews impressions.
It isn't much, but it's better than nothing on a slow day.
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I was anxious to have a look at this release as it has been mentioned that this release's focus is to be a “polished” distribution. I was hopeful but not expecting the first [...]

Tuesday, November 22nd is the next Bug Day, where the Ubuntu folks goes bug hunting.
Read about it on The Fridge.Quote:

This is a day where volunteers trudge through the bugs filed by users and make sure they get assigned to the right teams. Bug Day is a great learning experience if you want to learn how [...]

In Distrowatch Weekly, they refer to long-time Mandriva user, who now switches to Kubuntu.
The note is here.
The long Goodbye note from Erwin Van de Velde is an interesting article – Quote:

I'm leaving you for a new adventure in (K)Ubuntu-country. However, I'd like to state here the reason for this decision:
With Mandriva, I had the choice: [...]

Flight CD 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will bereleased throughout the Dapper development cycle.
Check out the release announcement.
Screenshots of Ubuntu here and Kubuntu here
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However, this release does feature a few installer improvements whichsome people may find useful (many synced from Debian), including:
* FAT filesystems may no [...]

Want to build your own Ubuntu LiveCD – here's a guy who tried it and gives you the tools to do it.
Read the small item here.Use at your own risk!Quote:

The scripts were tested using a fully up to date Ubuntu 5.10 install on an AMD 1.9GHZ, with a little over a gig of swap, lots [...]

LinuxDevCenter.com has described the installion and configuration of Ubuntu on a Dell Inspiron.
The 4-page story begins here and it's nice to see that the author concludes that it's Dell that has to work on the issues, not the Ubuntu developers!
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Overall, I am extremely pleased with the upgrade [from Hoary to Breezy]. My system has no [...]

With Ubuntu, you have the option of performing an OEM installation – clearly aimed at distribution of computers and business users.
Newsforge have written a small piece about it and got some comments about it's usefullness.
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The task of creating Ubuntu 5.10's OEM mode installer fell to Colin Watson, lead programmer of the Ubuntu installer team. He [...]

LinuxOnline have reviewed Ubuntu and have fought with some of the error messages it can provide!
Read the review here.
Allthough providing the good and bad sides of Ubuntu the review concludes:Quote:

Despite accentuating the negative a bit, I consider Ubuntu an excellent distribution and it suits my needs quite well. It's the most popular distribution at Distrowatch.com, [...]

MadPenguin has a review/article about how to install and setup Ubuntu in a Business enviroment.
The two-page story begins here.
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I won't go into reliability and security here. I've had no security or spyware problems with either Windows or Linux, but I've certainly screwed up my fair share of Linux installations experimenting with software not in [...]

Newsforge has assembled some comments about the Ubuntu DB2 certification, amongst these some praise from Ian Murdock.
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The IBM validation is a big step for Ubuntu, Debian Project Founder Ian Murdock said. A lack of support for independent software vendors (ISV) has been a historical weakness of Debian-based distributions, but IBM's recognition [...]

The Ubuntu Partnership Program seems to catch on nicely in it's base country South Africa.
The program is presented and commented here.
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In South Africa, reception to the idea has been generally positive. A snap survey by Tectonic last week found that most South African businesses listed on Ubuntu's marketplace were enthusiastic about the programme, although none [...]

Boston Herald, anyone? Indeed they do seem to like Kubuntu in this short review.
They don't write much about it, but:Quote:

In this reviewer?s testing, it was more stable than Windows. Over a couple weeks, it froze only once. And for many applications such as word-processing and e-mail, it was faster than Windows mainstays Word and Outlook. [...]

Nathan Willis gave away 8 sets of Ubuntu Hoary CDs and now tries to track down the recipients 2 months later to see if they actually tried to use the CD's.
Watch the results here.
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Closing thoughts
Of course, history does not end at the two-month mark. Sixty days from now, all or none of these [...]

If it can't become early engouh for you, there's now a review of Ubuntu 6.04 – or rather alpha preview!
Read the story here!
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So, all in all, Ubuntu was found to be another nice and capable Linux distribution. I don't understand all the big hoopla surrounding it. It's nice enough, but I just can't see what [...]

If you simply can't wait, OSDir have some screenshots from the first build of Ubuntu 6.04 – Dapper Drake.
See it for yourself!
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Ubuntu 6.04 (Dapper Drake) daily builds have hit the Ubuntu servers. Dapper's goals: Substantial polish and integration of the existing desktop environment is the primary desktop goal, for both Ubuntu (GNOME) and Kubuntu (KDE). [...]

Yet another Ubuntu review – this time at pingwales.co.uk – “Thanks for more than just another Linux distribution”
Here's again lots of praise:Quote:

The Ubuntu team can't get all the credit for Breezy. They simply put the best-of-the-best software into one distribution, tested the integration and packaged it very well. But they could not have made such [...]

Gnuman.com has a very short comment to Ubuntu Server – and they recommend it very much!
The article is named:
Ubuntu Server – possibly the best server distro in the world … ever?
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Now ubuntu have released a version of their os tailored as a server distro. The ubuntu server edition comes with no gui desktop environment, [...]

Matthew Newton at PC World comments the small problems using his trusted Thinkpad with Ubuntu installed.
He generalises from this Gnome-experience and writes his comments here:
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As you already know, if I have to sit down in front of a computer, I want it to be running the Gnome desktop on Linux. I've watched it mature from [...]

Toms Hardware have had a look at the latest hardware: Ubuntu! (On a USB memory gizmo)
They have the article right here!Quote:

Two products were merged into one to create the Ubuntu H2 Micro USB Drive. A tiny 1″ hard drive with 3 GB capacity by Cornice was teamed up with the Debian-based Linux distribution Ubuntu (aka [...]