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Chapter 19 UBUNTU VS. WINDOWS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS. Chapter 19 UBUNTU VS. WINDOWS. UBUNTU: WHAT IS IT?. Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers . It contains all the applications you need – including a

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Chapter 19 UBUNTU VS. WINDOWS

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  1. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN BUSINESS Chapter 19 UBUNTU VS. WINDOWS J.Galván

  2. UBUNTU: WHAT IS IT? • Ubuntu is a • community developed, • Linux-based operating system • that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. • It contains all the applications you need – • including a • Web browser, • presentation, • document and spreadsheet software, • instant messaging and much more • Ubuntuis an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who weall are‘ • The history of Ubuntu dates back to April 2004 when Mark Shuttleworth formed a group of open source developers to create a new Linux OS J.Galván

  3. The Ubuntu Promise Ubuntu will always be free of charge, including enterprise releases and security updates. Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies around the world. Ubuntu includes the best translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has tooffer. Ubuntu CDs contain only free software applications; Ubuntu encourages you to use free and open source software, improve it and pass it on. J.Galván

  4. UBUNTU VERSIONS J.Galván

  5. Ubuntu Derivatives Ubuntu isalsoavailable in severaleditionssuch as Ubuntu, Edubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu. Edubuntuis Ubuntucustomised for the school environment. Kubuntu is an official derivative of Ubuntu based on the work of the K Desktop project (KDE). KDE is a powerful graphical desktop environment,. Xubuntu is intended for users with less-powerful computers or those who seek a highly efficient desktop environment on faster systems. J.Galván

  6. OPEN SOURCE VERSUS PROPIETARY SOFT • Open source differs from the proprietary software model in that it: • Encourages customisation and variation as opposed to a one size fits many approach. • Relies on a 'services attached' business model rather than per license and seat basis. • Believes that the benefits of collaboration and multi-developer contribution outweigh those of controlled project work of smaller, paid developer teams. J.Galván

  7. KEY ATTRIBUTES J.Galván

  8. INSTALLATION DIFFERENCES J.Galván

  9. SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES A software repository is a library of packages (applications) available over the Internet. The Ubuntu software repository contains tens of thousands of freely available packages for downloading and installing. These packages have been specially built and selected for Ubuntu. J.Galván

  10. TYPES OF REPOSITORIES The Main Component. The Main component contains software packages that are free and fully supported by the Canonical team. The Restricted Component. The Restricted component consists of packages for commonly used software that are supported by the Ubuntu team but not available under a completely free license. The Universe Component. The Universe component includes thousands of packages for software that is not officially supported by Canonical. The Multiverse Component. The Multiverse component contains packages of non-free software, J.Galván

  11. SOFTWARE REPOSITORIES J.Galván

  12. BASIC APPLICATIONS INCLUDED J.Galván

  13. E-MAIL CLIENT J.Galván

  14. LIBREOFFICE J.Galván

  15. LIBREOFFICE-WRITER J.Galván

  16. DEFAULT MULTIMEDIA • UBUNTU • Audio CD Extractor, • Brasero Disc Burning, • Rhythmbox Music Player, • Movie Player and Sound Recorder. • WINDOWS • Windows Media Player 11 (WMP for short) and • Windows Media Center (WMC for short) J.Galván

  17. Image Editing and Picture Management • UBUNTU • F-Spot • GIMP • WINDOWS 7 • PAINT • PICTURE GALLERY J.Galván

  18. GIMP:PHOTOSHOP LIKE EDITOR J.Galván

  19. OTHER STANDARD PACKAGES IN UBUNTU • NAUTILUS • Create and display folders and documents: Create new files, organise them into folders and save them. • Search and manage your files: Classify files and search them as per their classification. • Open special locations on your computer: Access the local network and save your files. • Write data to a CD or DVD • Navigateusingtwomodes: • Spatial mode: Allows you to open each folder in a separate window, which then helps open your files as physical objects in different locations. You can view the content of various folders simultaneously. • Browser mode: Opens your folders in a single window. Only one file manager opens in browser mode, and it is updated when you click another folder in the file manager. • SYNAPTIC • Software searching and installing J.Galván

  20. Windows Vista J.Galván

  21. LINUX, WINDOWS &MAC J.Galván

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