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Chapter 1: What is Ubuntu?
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The Ubuntu workstation distribution provides a complete home, school, and even office
desktop environment, all in one package and all for free.
The Ubuntu server distribution includes only software that’s most commonly used in a
computer data center environment:
desktop environment, all in one package and all for free.
The Ubuntu server distribution includes only software that’s most commonly used in a
computer data center environment:
The Postfix email server
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The Samba file and print-sharing server for Windows
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The Apache web server
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The MySQL database server
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The Ubuntu server distribution can support any size of server environment, from the small
home network to the larger corporate data center.
home network to the larger corporate data center.
Ubuntu Release Schedule
The Linux world is constantly evolving, and, for any Linux distribution to keep up with new
advances, new versions of the software must be released on a regular schedule. The Ubuntu
distribution does an excellent job of scheduling releases and sticking to the schedule.
Ubuntu releases new versions every six months. Some releases are tagged as long-term
support (LTS). For these releases, Ubuntu provides security and patch updates for up to
3 years.
The current list of Ubuntu releases is shown in Table 1-9.
advances, new versions of the software must be released on a regular schedule. The Ubuntu
distribution does an excellent job of scheduling releases and sticking to the schedule.
Ubuntu releases new versions every six months. Some releases are tagged as long-term
support (LTS). For these releases, Ubuntu provides security and patch updates for up to
3 years.
The current list of Ubuntu releases is shown in Table 1-9.
Table 1-9: Ubuntu Releases
Release
Date
Name
4.10
10/20/2004
Warty Warthog
5.04
04/08/2005
Hoary Hedgehog
5.10
10/13/2005
Breezy Badger
6.06
06/01/2006
Dapper Drake (LTS)
6.10
10/26/2006
Edgy Eft
7.04
04/19/2007
Feisty Fawn
7.10
10/18/2007
Gutsy Gibbon
8.04
04/24/2008
Hardy Heron (LTS)
8.10
10/30/2008
Intrepid Ibex
Each Ubuntu release is assigned a code name. You’ll often see the Ubuntu releases
referred to by their code names instead of their release numbers.
The 6.06 and 8.04 releases are LTS releases and are slightly different from the others.
LTS support distributions are intended for users who don’t want to constantly upgrade
to new versions of software but who want to maintain the existing software packages as
new bug and security patches are released. LTS distributions are often handy in places
such as schools or offices that don’t want to constantly upgrade the workstation operating
system but want to keep current on security and bug patches.
referred to by their code names instead of their release numbers.
The 6.06 and 8.04 releases are LTS releases and are slightly different from the others.
LTS support distributions are intended for users who don’t want to constantly upgrade
to new versions of software but who want to maintain the existing software packages as
new bug and security patches are released. LTS distributions are often handy in places
such as schools or offices that don’t want to constantly upgrade the workstation operating
system but want to keep current on security and bug patches.
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