Ubuntu Linux Distribution

Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support. It is developed by a large community and we invite you to participate too!

The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.

These freedoms make Ubuntu fundamentally different from traditional proprietary software: not only are the tools you need available free of charge, you have the right to modify your software until it works the way you want it to.

Ubuntu is suitable for both desktop and server use. The current Ubuntu release supports PC (Intel x86), 64-bit PC (AMD64) and PowerPC (Apple iBook and Powerbook, G4 and G5) architectures.

Ubuntu includes more than 16,000 pieces of software, but the core desktop installation fits on a single CD. Ubuntu covers every standard desktop application from word processing and spreadsheet applications to web server software and programming tools. Read more about Ubuntu on the desktop and Ubuntu on the server.

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The MediaShed endourse the use of the latest availble Ubuntu Linux Distribution, which at the time of writing this document is version 6.06 it is relatively straight forword to install and easy to manage updates. It will of course install on almost any Intel architecture PC manufacturer build desktop or workstation. Despite Ubuntu being built on the base of the Debian Linux Operating System which is reknown for draging it heals with regard to updates, Ubuntu provides it own product updates on top of the Debian System. This makes for a very stable and compatible system with a rich wealth of application software readily availble to use with most dependency issues resolved.