Release of: Xubuntu Linux on CD

[James]

Later than planned...

Released today on 8daysaweek.co.uk:
Xubuntu Linux v6.06 LTS (Long Term Support) "The Dapper Drake" (Ubuntu Linux and Kubuntu Linux also available)



If "Linux" is something you've never heard of, if you know little about Linux or if you think that the Linux Operating System is confusing, then you will be pleasantly surprised by Xubuntu Linux.

Xubuntu is a flavor of the Ubuntu Linux Distribution centered around the Xfce Desktop. Xfce is a modern Desktop environment that is simple, fast, and elegant. Combining it with Ubuntu gives you the full power and ease of use that Ubuntu is known for, while providing a snappy desktop even for those using older hardware.

The key advantages of Xubuntu are:

• Simplicity. Xubuntu will not give you all the bells and whistles of its siblings Ubuntu (Gnome Desktop) and Kubuntu (KDE Desktop), but will instead focus on basic functionality and a clean user interface.
• Speed. With Xubuntu you will instantly feel the speed of the Xfce Desktop Environment, which has been built with low system requirements in mind. Don't worry if your hardware is not the latest and greatest - your computer will most likely feel quite fast with Xubuntu.
• Elegance. Xubuntu comes with a modern, clean Look&Feel. Of course, the Desktop is completly customizable - you may choose among many sets of icons, window borders, color sets, and so on.
  
  Xubuntu shares the same package sources as Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This has the following advantages:
• All of the thousands of programs in the Ubuntu Software Archive are easily installable on Xubuntu.
• Turn a Ubuntu into a Xubuntu System - or vice versa - by simply installing some additional packages.
  Technically, Xubuntu tries to avoid dependencies to Gnome and KDE libraries by using GTK+ 2 only applications wherever possible.
  
  About the name
  The name Xubuntu indicates the combination of the Xfce Desktop Environment with Ubuntu. Xfce used to stand for "XForms Common Environment", but since it's not based on XForms anymore, does not mean anything today. Ubuntu means approximately "humanity towards others" in the languages of Zulu and Xhosa. Combined, it does not really mean anything.

Xubuntu Linux has a Graphical User Interface or GUI (familiar to Windows users) and is easy to install and use. Another advantage of Xubuntu Linux is that it is Open Source, and includes a "Package Manager" that allows you to list all the (free) Open Source software available for Xubuntu Linux on the Internet and download and install it automatically!

This makes installing programs on Xubuntu Linux easier than installing software on a Windows Computer!

When installed, Xubuntu Linux already includes many programs, including OpenOffice.org.

What's available?

We have 2 Xubuntu CDs:


1. A "Desktop CD" which you can use on your computer, without changing any existing settings.
   Simply put the Desktop CD into your CD drive and restart the computer.
   Xubuntu linux will load and you can try it out. Remove the CD, restart the computer and your usual Operating System (perhaps Windows?) will start up as usual, with nothing having been changed.
   NB. Xubuntu will probably run much slower from a CD than when it is installed on your computer.
   This release introduces the ability to install permanently from the same CD if/when you decide to.
   Installing Xubuntu is very easy and takes only approx. 30-60 minutes in total.
   
2. An "Alternate CD"
   The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Xubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
   • creating pre-configured OEM systems;
     
   • setting up automated deployments;
     
   • upgrading from older installations without network access;
     
   • LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
     
   • installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record;
     
   • installs on systems with less than about 192MB of RAM.

Follow these links to learn more about Xubuntu Linux and to see what it looks like:
http://www.xubuntu.org/
https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktop ... index.html

Xubuntu Linux CDs can be ordered now. Click here to order.

How do you pronounce "Linux"? Well, there are many theories, just search the web to see that! Linus Torvalds is the man who wrote the first Linux code and has recorded the way he pronounces Linux - you can download a sound file of this recording from the web. There are even varying opinions about the way Linus pronounces it after listening to the recording!
We say "lynn-uks"

[James]

In October '06 Xubuntu Linux v6.10 "Edgy Eft" was released, and we offered the full range of CDs.

[James]

Released on 10/5/07 on 8daysaweek.co.uk:
Kubuntu Linux v7.04 (Feisty Fawn)
(Ubuntu Linux, Edubuntu Linux and Kubuntu Linux also available)

We are now an "authorised distributor of Ubuntu CDs".



If "Linux" is something you've never heard of, if you know only a little about Linux, or if you think that the Linux Operating System is confusing, then you will be pleasantly surprised by Xubuntu Linux.

Xubuntu is a Linux based operating system with an Ubuntu base. It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME or KDE, since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware.

If you wish, you can install any KDE or GNOME application on your Xubuntu desktop system.

The key advantages of Xubuntu are:

• Simplicity. Xubuntu doesn't give you all the bells and whistles of its siblings Ubuntu (Gnome Desktop) and Kubuntu (KDE Desktop), but instead focuses on basic functionality and a clean user interface.
• Speed. With Xubuntu you will instantly feel the speed of the Xfce Desktop Environment, which has been built with low system requirements in mind. Don't worry if your hardware is not the latest and greatest - your computer will most likely feel quite fast with Xubuntu.
• Elegance. Xubuntu comes with a modern, clean Look&Feel. Of course, the Desktop is completely customizable - you may choose among many sets of icons, window borders, colour sets, and so on.
  
  Xubuntu shares the same package sources as Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This has the following advantages:
• All of the thousands of programs in the Ubuntu Software Archive are easily installable on Xubuntu.
• Turn a Ubuntu into a Xubuntu System - or vice versa - by simply installing some additional packages.
  Technically, Xubuntu tries to avoid dependencies to Gnome and KDE libraries by using GTK+ 2 only applications wherever possible.
  
  About the name
  The name Xubuntu indicates the combination of the Xfce Desktop Environment with Ubuntu. Xfce used to stand for "XForms Common Environment", but since it's not based on XForms anymore, does not mean anything today. Ubuntu means approximately "humanity towards others" in the languages of Zulu and Xhosa. Combined, it does not really mean anything.

Xubuntu Linux has a Graphical User Interface or GUI (familiar to Windows users) and is easy to install and use. Another advantage of Xubuntu Linux is that it is Open Source, and includes a "Package Manager" that allows you to list all the (free) Open Source software available for Xubuntu Linux on the Internet and download and install it automatically!

This makes installing programs on Xubuntu Linux easier than installing software on a Windows Computer!

When installed, Xubuntu Linux already includes many programs, including OpenOffice.org.

What's available?
Things have changed slightly with the release of v7.04 (Feisty Fawn), and official versions of Xubuntu are for Intel and AMD64 computers only, so even if you were familiar with earlier versions of Xubuntu, you may want to take note of the following:

There are 2 Xubuntu CDs:


1. Desktop CD
   Try Xubuntu on your computer, without changing any existing settings.
   Simply put the Desktop CD into your CD drive and restart the computer.
   Xubuntu linux will load and you can try it out. Remove the CD, restart the computer and your usual Operating System (perhaps Windows?) will start up as usual, with nothing having been changed.
   NB. Xubuntu will probably run much slower from a CD than when it is installed on your computer.
   This release introduces the ability to install permanently from the same CD if/when you decide to.
   Installing Xubuntu is very easy and takes only approx. 20-50 minutes in total.
   
2. Alternate CD
   The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Xubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
   • creating pre-configured OEM systems;
   • setting up automated deployments;
   • upgrading from older installations without network access;
   • LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
   • installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record;
   • installs on systems with less than about 128MB of RAM.
   These CDs are available for:
   • PC (Intel x86) - including the newer Apple Macintosh systems based on Intel processors.
   • 64-bit PC (AMD64) - e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon

• In addition to the types of computer listed above, there are also "unofficial" Xubuntu editions available, these are supported by a community team:
  • Mac (PowerPC) and IBM-PPC (POWER5) - For Apple Macintosh G3, G4, and G5 computers, including iBooks and PowerBooks as well as IBM OpenPower machines.
  • IA-64 - For Intel Itanium and Itanium 2 computers.
  • PlayStation 3 install CD - For Sony PlayStation 3 systems.
  • SPARC - For Sun UltraSPARC computers, including those based on the multicore UltraSPARC T1 ("Niagara") processors.
  We supply all of the available editions, however there are slightly different prices and longer delivery estimates for the unofficial versions. Please see our Order pages for more information.

Follow these links to learn more about Xubuntu Linux and to see what it looks like:
http://www.xubuntu.org/
https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktop ... index.html
http://www.xubuntu.org/screenshots

Xubuntu Linux CDs can be ordered now. Click here to order.

How do you pronounce "Linux"? Well, there are many theories, just search the web to see that! Linus Torvalds is the man who wrote the first Linux code and has recorded the way he pronounces Linux - you can download a sound file of this recording from the web. There are even varying opinions about the way Linus pronounces it after listening to the recording!
We say "lynn-uks"

[James]

We are withdrawing Xubuntu Linux v6.06 LTS from today's date.

The latest version(s) of Xubuntu (v7.04) "Feisty Fawn" are still available from here.

[James]

Released on 19/11/08 on 8daysaweek.co.uk:
Kubuntu Linux v8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
(Ubuntu Linux and Kubuntu Linux also available)

We are an "authorised distributor of Ubuntu CDs".



If "Linux" is something you've never heard of, if you know only a little about Linux, or if you think that the Linux Operating System is confusing, then you will be pleasantly surprised by Xubuntu Linux.

Xubuntu is a Linux based operating system with an Ubuntu base. It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu with GNOME or KDE, since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware.

If you wish, you can install any KDE or GNOME application on your Xubuntu desktop system.

The key advantages of Xubuntu are:

• Simplicity. Xubuntu doesn't give you all the bells and whistles of its siblings Ubuntu (Gnome Desktop) and Kubuntu (KDE Desktop), but instead focuses on basic functionality and a clean user interface.
• Speed. With Xubuntu you will instantly feel the speed of the Xfce Desktop Environment, which has been built with low system requirements in mind. Don't worry if your hardware is not the latest and greatest - your computer will most likely feel quite fast with Xubuntu.
• Elegance. Xubuntu comes with a modern, clean Look&Feel. Of course, the Desktop is completely customizable - you may choose among many sets of icons, window borders, colour sets, and so on.
  
  Xubuntu shares the same package sources as Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This has the following advantages:
• All of the thousands of programs in the Ubuntu Software Archive are easily installable on Xubuntu.
• Turn a Ubuntu into a Xubuntu System - or vice versa - by simply installing some additional packages.
  Technically, Xubuntu tries to avoid dependencies to Gnome and KDE libraries by using GTK+ 2 only applications wherever possible.
  
  About the name
  The name Xubuntu indicates the combination of the Xfce Desktop Environment with Ubuntu. Xfce used to stand for "XForms Common Environment", but since it's not based on XForms anymore, does not mean anything today. Ubuntu means approximately "humanity towards others" in the languages of Zulu and Xhosa.

Xubuntu Linux has a Graphical User Interface or GUI (familiar to Windows users) and is easy to install and use. Another advantage of Xubuntu Linux is that it is Open Source, and includes a "Package Manager" that allows you to list all the (free) Open Source software available for Xubuntu Linux on the Internet and download and install it automatically!

This makes installing programs on Xubuntu Linux easier than installing software on a Windows Computer!

When installed, Xubuntu Linux already includes many programs, including OpenOffice.org.

What's available?
We supply official versions of Xubuntu for Intel and AMD64 computers on CDs we produce.

There are 2 Xubuntu CDs:


1. Desktop CD
   Try Xubuntu on your computer, without changing any existing settings.
   Simply put the Desktop CD into your CD drive and restart the computer.
   Xubuntu linux will load and you can try it out. Remove the CD, restart the computer and your usual Operating System (perhaps Windows?) will start up as usual, with nothing having been changed.
   NB. Xubuntu will probably run much slower from a CD than when it is installed on your computer.
   This release introduces the ability to install permanently from the same CD if/when you decide to.
   Installing Xubuntu is very easy and takes only approx. 20-50 minutes in total.
   
   
2. Alternate CD
   The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Xubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
   • creating pre-configured OEM systems;
   • setting up automated deployments;
   • upgrading from older installations without network access;
   • LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
   • installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record;
   • installs on systems with less than about 128MB of RAM.
   These CDs are available for:
   • PC (Intel x86) - including Apple Macintosh systems with Intel processors.
   • 64-bit PC (AMD64) - e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon

System Requirements:

• To run the Desktop CD (LiveCD + Install CD), you need 128 MB RAM to run or 192 MB RAM to install. The Alternate Install CD only requires you to have 64 MB RAM.
• To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk.
• Once installed, Xubuntu can run with 192 MB RAM, but it is strongly recommended to have at least 256 MB RAM.

Follow these links to learn more about Xubuntu Linux and to see what it looks like:
http://www.xubuntu.org/
https://help.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/desktop ... index.html

Xubuntu Linux CDs can be ordered now. Click here to order.

[James]

Released on 1/5/09 on 8daysaweek.co.uk
(Ubuntu Linux and Kubuntu Linux also available)

We are an authorised distributor of Ubuntu CDs.



If "Linux" is something you've never heard of, if you know only a little about Linux, or if you think that the Linux Operating System is confusing, then you will be pleasantly surprised by Xubuntu Linux.

Xubuntu is a Linux based operating system with an Ubuntu base. It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu (with GNOME) or Kubuntu (with KDE), since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware.

If you wish, you can install any KDE or GNOME application on your Xubuntu desktop system.

The key advantages of Xubuntu are:

• Simplicity. Xubuntu doesn't give you all the bells and whistles of its siblings Ubuntu (Gnome Desktop) and Kubuntu (KDE Desktop), but instead focuses on basic functionality and a clean user interface.
• Speed. With Xubuntu you will instantly feel the speed of the Xfce Desktop Environment, which has been built with low system requirements in mind. Don't worry if your hardware is not the latest and greatest - your computer will most likely feel quite fast with Xubuntu.
• Elegance. Xubuntu comes with a modern, clean Look&Feel. Of course, the Desktop is completely customizable - you may choose among many sets of icons, window borders, colour sets, and so on.
  
  Xubuntu shares the same package sources as Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This has the following advantages:
• All of the thousands of programs in the Ubuntu Software Archive are easily installable on Xubuntu.
• Turn a Ubuntu into a Xubuntu System - or vice versa - by simply installing some additional packages.
  Technically, Xubuntu tries to avoid dependencies to Gnome and KDE libraries by using GTK+2 only applications wherever possible.
  
  About the name
  The name Xubuntu indicates the combination of the Xfce Desktop Environment with Ubuntu. Xfce used to stand for "XForms Common Environment", but since it's not based on XForms anymore, does not mean anything today. Ubuntu means approximately "humanity towards others" in the languages of Zulu and Xhosa.

Xubuntu Linux has a Graphical User Interface (GUI) making it familiar to Windows users, and is easy to install and use - a standard installation should take less than 25 minutes.

Once installed your system is immediately ready-to-use with many programs, including OpenOffice.org which is installed along with the Operating System. It easy to have a dual install of Xubuntu alongside Windows on a computer using Wubi (Windows-based Ubuntu Installer), which is included on the Desktop CD.

Xubuntu Linux has a "Package Manager" that lists for you all the (free & legal) Open Source software available for you to install fro the Internet. Just pick the software you want and the package manager will download and install it for you. This makes installing programs on Xubuntu Linux easier than installing software on a Windows Computer!

What's available?
We supply official versions of Xubuntu for Intel and AMD64 computers on CDs we produce.

There are 2 Xubuntu CDs:


1. Desktop CD
   Try Xubuntu on your computer, without changing any existing settings.
   Simply put the Desktop CD into your CD drive and restart the computer.
   Xubuntu linux will load and you can try it out. Remove the CD, restart the computer and your usual Operating System (perhaps Windows?) will start up as usual, with nothing having been changed.
   NB. Xubuntu will probably run much slower from a CD than when it is installed on your computer.
   This release introduces the ability to install permanently from the same CD if/when you decide to.
   Installing Xubuntu is very easy and takes only approx. 20-50 minutes in total.
   
   
2. Alternate CD
   The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Xubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
   • creating pre-configured OEM systems;
   • setting up automated deployments;
   • upgrading from older installations without network access;
   • LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
   • installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record;
   • installs on systems with less than about 128MB of RAM.
   These CDs are available for:
   • PC (Intel x86) - including Apple Macintosh systems with Intel processors.
   • 64-bit PC (AMD64) - e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon

System Requirements:

• You need 192 MB RAM to run the Desktop CD or 128 MB RAM to install.
• The Alternate Install CD only requires you to have 64 MB RAM at install time.
• To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk.
• Once installed, Xubuntu can run with starting from 192 (or even just 128) MB RAM, but it is strongly recommended to have at least 256 MB RAM.

To learn more about Xubuntu Linux and what it looks like see: http://www.xubuntu.org/

Xubuntu Linux CDs can be ordered now. Click here to order. 8016

[James]

Released on 9/11/09 on 8daysaweek.co.uk
(Ubuntu Linux and Kubuntu Linux also available)

We are an authorised distributor of Ubuntu CDs.



If "Linux" is something you've never heard of, if you know only a little about Linux, or if you think that the Linux Operating System is confusing, then you will be pleasantly surprised by Xubuntu Linux.

Xubuntu is a Linux based operating system with an Ubuntu base. It is lighter on system requirements and tends to be more efficient than Ubuntu (with GNOME) or Kubuntu (with KDE), since it uses the Xfce Desktop environment, which makes it ideal for old or low-end machines, thin-client networks, or for those who would like to get more performance out of their hardware.

If you wish, you can install any KDE or GNOME application on your Xubuntu desktop system.

The key advantages of Xubuntu are:

• Simplicity. Xubuntu doesn't give you all the bells and whistles of its siblings Ubuntu (Gnome Desktop) and Kubuntu (KDE Desktop), but instead focuses on basic functionality and a clean user interface.
• Speed. With Xubuntu you will instantly feel the speed of the Xfce Desktop Environment, which has been built with low system requirements in mind. Don't worry if your hardware is not the latest and greatest - your computer will most likely feel quite fast with Xubuntu.
• Elegance. Xubuntu comes with a modern, clean Look&Feel. Of course, the Desktop is completely customizable - you may choose among many sets of icons, window borders, colour sets, and so on.
  
  Xubuntu shares the same package sources as Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This has the following advantages:
• All of the thousands of programs in the Ubuntu Software Archive are easily installable on Xubuntu.
• Turn a Ubuntu into a Xubuntu System - or vice versa - by simply installing some additional packages.
  Technically, Xubuntu tries to avoid dependencies to Gnome and KDE libraries by using GTK+2 only applications wherever possible.
  
  About the name
  The name Xubuntu indicates the combination of the Xfce Desktop Environment with Ubuntu. Xfce used to stand for "XForms Common Environment", but since it's not based on XForms anymore, does not mean anything today. Ubuntu means approximately "humanity towards others" in the languages of Zulu and Xhosa.

Xubuntu Linux has a Graphical User Interface (GUI) making it familiar to Windows users, and is easy to install and use - a standard installation should take less than 25 minutes.

Once installed your system is immediately ready-to-use with many programs, including OpenOffice.org which is installed along with the Operating System. It easy to have a dual install of Xubuntu alongside Windows on a computer using Wubi (Windows-based Ubuntu Installer), which is included on the Desktop CD.

Xubuntu Linux has a "Package Manager" that lists for you all the (free & legal) Open Source software available for you to install fro the Internet. Just pick the software you want and the package manager will download and install it for you. This makes installing programs on Xubuntu Linux easier than installing software on a Windows Computer!

What's available?
We supply official versions of Xubuntu for Intel and AMD64 computers on CDs we produce.

There are 2 Xubuntu CDs:


1. Desktop CD
   Try Xubuntu on your computer, without changing any existing settings.
   Simply put the Desktop CD into your CD drive and restart the computer.
   Xubuntu linux will load and you can try it out. Remove the CD, restart the computer and your usual Operating System (perhaps Windows?) will start up as usual, with nothing having been changed.
   NB. Xubuntu will probably run much slower from a CD than when it is installed on your computer.
   This release introduces the ability to install permanently from the same CD if/when you decide to.
   Installing Xubuntu is very easy and takes only approx. 20-50 minutes in total.
   
   
2. Alternate CD
   The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Xubuntu. It provides for the following situations:
   • creating pre-configured OEM systems;
   • setting up automated deployments;
   • upgrading from older installations without network access;
   • LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
   • installing GRUB to a location other than the Master Boot Record;
   • installs on systems with less than about 128MB of RAM.
   These CDs are available for:
   • PC (Intel x86) - including Apple Macintosh systems with Intel processors.
   • 64-bit PC (AMD64) - e.g., Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon

System Requirements (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements):

• You need 192 MB RAM to run the Desktop CD or 128 MB RAM to install.
• The Alternate Install CD only requires you to have 64 MB RAM at install time.
• To install Xubuntu, you need 1.5 GB of free space on your hard disk.
• Once installed, Xubuntu can run with starting from 192 (or even just 128) MB RAM, but it is strongly recommended to have at least 256 MB RAM.

To learn more about Xubuntu Linux and what it looks like see: http://www.xubuntu.org/

Xubuntu Linux CDs can be ordered now. Click here to order. 8601