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RE A D UP O N TH E H O T NE W FE ATU RE S AVA ILA BLE IN U BU NTU 7.

1 Is s ue # 0 - A pri2007 fu circ e T H E U B U N T U C O M M U N IT Y M A G A Z IN E FEISTY FEATURES U BU NTU W H AT' S H O T FE ISTY FAW N IS H E R E! RE A D UP O N TH E H O T NE W FE ATU RE S AVA ILA BLE IN U BU NTU H ISTO RY : FRO M W A RTY TO FE ISTY FAW N TH E H ISTO RY O F U BU NTU SPECIA LFEISTY FAW N PREVIEW ED ITIO N!

2 CO NTE NTS fu circ e Introduction p.03 W arty W arth og p.04 H oary H e dge h og p.05 Bre e zy Badge r p.06 D appe r D rak e p.07 Edgy Eft p.08 Fe isty Faw n p.09 W indow s M igration Too Ne tw ork M anage r Eas y Ins ta ation ofm u tim e dia Code cs Q uick D iagnos tic Too s Ne w Gam e s H e p Ce nte r D e s k top Effe cts Eas ie r Ins ta ation ofbinary D rive rs Xorg 7.2 Support for m ore h ardw are, inc uding Inte M acs H ow to ge t Ubuntu H ow to contribute to fu circ e p.14 p.17 A te xt and im ag e s containe d in th is m ag az ine are re e as e d unde r th e Cre ative Com m ons A ttrib utionsh are A ik e 3.0 Unporte d ice ns e.th is m e ans you can adapt, copy, dis trib ute and trans m it th e artic es b ut on y unde r th e fo ow ing conditions : You m us t attrib ute th e w ork to th e orig inaauth or in s om e w ay (at e as t a nam e, e m aior ur ) and to th is m ag az ine b y nam e (fu circ e ) and th e ur w w w.fu circ e m ag az ine.org (b ut not attrib ute th e artic e (s ) in any w ay th at s ug g e s ts th at th e y e ndors e you or your us e of th e w ork ).A nd If you a te r, trans form, or b ui d upon th is w ork, you m us t dis trib ute th e re s u ting w ork unde r th e s am e, s im i ar or a com patib e ice ns e. 2

INTRO D UCTIO N I t's h ard to b e ie ve th at Ub untu is now th re e ye ars o d and h as b e e n th roug h s e ve rave rs ions a re ady.

com (w h ich s ti w ork s incide nta y), Ub untu is a fork of th e de cade - o d D e b ian G NU/Linux.

3 INTRO D UCTIO N I t's h ard to b e ie ve th at Ub untu is now th re e ye ars o d and h as b e e n th roug h s e ve rave rs ions a re ady. Firs t re e as e d in O ctob e r 2004 b y Canonica Lim ite d, and orig ina y ca e d no- nam e - ye t.com (w h ich s ti w ork s incide nta y), Ub untu is a fork of th e de cade - o d D e b ian G NU/Linux. Th e nam e, Ub untu, com e s from th e Z u u and X h os a conce pt of ub untu w h ich m e ans 'I am w h at I am b e caus e of w h o w e a are,' w h ich b e com e s 'Linux for H um an Be ing s ' Ub untu's s og an. For a de s k top e nvironm e nt, Ub untu us e d GNO M E and, ik e GNO M E, Ub untu prom is e d ne w ve rs ions e ve ry s ix m onth s - s om e th ing no oth e r Linux dis trib ution w ou d prom is e, e ve n today. Each re e as e of th e Ub untu core w as g ive n a code nam e. W arty W arth og b e ing th e firs t, w ith e ach s ubs e q ue nt re e as e b e ing give n a s om e w h at h um orous anim acode nam e. Th ank s to : inuxge e k e ry for th e w e bs ite and.org nam e, m yk a Re b orn, ook oob oontoo and m rm onday for th e fu circ e ogo. UbuntuForum s.org for e tting us s pam th e ir forum w h i e organis ing a th is.th e Ub untu M ark e ting Te am for h e ping us prom ote and dis trib ute th is m agaz ine.a nd ab ove a ;th e Ub untu com m unity - as a w h o e - for b e ing one b ig, h e pfu, h appy, fam i y. Th is m agaz ine w as cre ate d us ing : 3

W A RTY W A RTH O G O ctob e r 2004 4.10 - W arty W arth og W arty W arth og w as th e firs t re e as e of Ub untu, s o ca e d s ince it w ou d h ave to b e re e as e d w arts and a.

4 W A RTY W A RTH O G O ctob e r W arty W arth og W arty W arth og w as th e firs t re e as e of Ub untu, s o ca e d s ince it w ou d h ave to b e re e as e d w arts and a. W h y s tart w ith a ve rs ion four? Th e four s ym b o is e s th e ye ar in w h ich it w as re e as e d; 2004, O ctob e r 2004 to b e e xact. Th e de s k top w as rath e r dark in co our, th e orang e and b row n w as to s ym b o is e th e South A frican trib e s. O ne re s pe ct w ith w h ich Ub untu e ad from th e s tart w as w ith th e Live CD. Th is Live CD w ou d a ow pote ntiaus e rs to try Ub untu w ith out ins ta ing it, s om e th ing no oth e r Linux dis trib ution w as offe ring de s k top us e rs. Linux K e rne xfre e Gnom e

H O A RY H ED G EH O G A pri2005 5.04 - H oary H e dg e h og Six m onth s ate r, as prom is e d, cam e th e H oary H e dg e h og.

Th e Live CD w as im prove d and e xte nde d to inc ude Live CD s for 64- b it and Pow e r PC.

5 H O A RY H ED G EH O G A pri H oary H e dg e h og Six m onth s ate r, as prom is e d, cam e th e H oary H e dg e h og. Th e de s k top co ours w e re ch ang e d s ig h t y b ut it w as s ti q uite dark b y today's s tandards. Th e Live CD w as im prove d and e xte nde d to inc ude Live CD s for 64- b it and Pow e r PC. By A pri2005, Ub untu h ad m ature d and g ive n b irth to a ne w dis trib ution ca e d K ub untu.th is w as b ui t upon th e Ub untu foundation b ut ins te ad of us ing GNO M E for its de s k top e nvironm e nt, K ub untu us e d K D E. Linux K e rne X.O rg Gnom e K D E Ub untu 5.04 (ab ove ) K ub untu 5.04 (rig h t) 5

BREEZ Y BA D G ER O ct 2005 5.10 - Bre e zy Badge r Ub untu w as, b y now, g aining w ide acce ptance w ith in th e Linux com m unity.

6 BREEZ Y BA D G ER O ct Bre e zy Badge r Ub untu w as, b y now, g aining w ide acce ptance w ith in th e Linux com m unity. W ith Bre e z y cam e th e b irth of Edub untu, a th ird Linux dis trib ution aim e d s q uare y at e ducationae s tab is h m e nts. Th e re a s o cam e s e rve r s upport for Ub untu. Not to b e outdone, th e K ub untu dis trib ution re p ace d K ynaptic (a pack ag e m anag e r) w ith A de pt and b e cam e th e firs t to us e de vtag s for e as ie r s e arch ing w ith in A de pt for app ications.k D E B ue tooth w as a s o adde d. Linux X.O rg Gnom e K D E Edub untu 5.10 (b e ow ) 6

D A PPER D RA K E June 2006 6.06 - D appe r D rak e D appe r b e cam e th e firs t re e as e to s ip from th e h a f- ye ar y tim e fram e.

Th is w as a s o th e firs t re e as e to add L TS L ong Te rm Support to Ub untu. Th e de s k top re e as e s w e re g ive n th re e ye ars s upport and th e s e rve r e ditions five ye ars.

Not on y cou d us e rs ins ta Ub untu to th e ir h ard drive s, b ut w ith D appe r th e y cou d a so ins ta Ub untu to a USB de vice.

7 D A PPER D RA K E June D appe r D rak e D appe r b e cam e th e firs t re e as e to s ip from th e h a f- ye ar y tim e fram e.a pri cam e and w e nt w ith no re e as e due to M ark Sh utt e w orth (Ub untu founde r) g iving additionade ve opm e nt tim e. Th is w as a s o th e firs t re e as e to add L TS L ong Te rm Support to Ub untu. Th e de s k top re e as e s w e re g ive n th re e ye ars s upport and th e s e rve r e ditions five ye ars. A noth e r firs t; th e Live CD doub e d up as th e ins ta e r CD.W h i e in th e Live CD (now ca e d D e s k top CD ) us e rs cou d c ick on th e ins ta e r icon and e as i y ins ta Ub untu. Not on y cou d us e rs ins ta Ub untu to th e ir h ard drive s, b ut w ith D appe r th e y cou d a so ins ta Ub untu to a USB de vice. O th e r im prove m e nts to th e core inc ude d a fas te r s tartup tim e, a g raph icas h utdow n, a ne w upg rade tooand b e tte r vide o p ayb ack. Ne tw ork ing h ad a w ays b e e n trick y to s e t up b ut th e ne w Ne tw ork M anag e r m ade th ing s s om e w h at e as ie r. Ins ta e d now b y de fau t w as O pe no ffice A s if a th at w as n t e noug h, th e fam i y g re w once ag ain. Rath e r th an us e GNO M E or K D E, X ub untu us e d th e X fce de s k top e nvironm e nt. Lig h t on re s ource s, X ub untu w as pe rfe ct y s uite d to o de r de s k top or aptop m ach ine s. Linux X.O rg 7.0 Gnom e 2.14 K D E Xfce K ub untu 6.06 (ab ove e ft) Ub untu 6.06 (ab ove ) Xub untu 6.06 ( e ft) 7

D appe r and th e upcom ing Fe is ty Faw n 7.04. A rtw ork w ith in Ub untu b e cam e ig h te r and m ore p e as ant on th e e ye.

e r m anag e m e nt s upport. Linux 2.6.17 X.O rg 7.1 Gnom e 2.16 K D E 3.5.5 Xfce 4.3.9 9 RC1 Ub untu 6.10 (ab ove e ft), K ub untu 6.10 (ab ove ), X ub untu 6.

8 ED GY EFT O ct Edgy Eft W ith a fas te r s tartup and s h ut dow n and inte g ration of Tom Boy and F- Spot, Ub untu Edg y b e cam e a s m a s te pping s tone b e tw e e n D appe r and th e upcom ing Fe is ty Faw n A rtw ork w ith in Ub untu b e cam e ig h te r and m ore p e as ant on th e e ye. K ub untu adde d ph oto m anag e m e nt s oftw are, dig ik am ; re de s ig ne d th e ir Sys te m Se tting s pane ; and im prove d th e ir aptop b uttons and pow e r m anag e m e nt s upport. Linux X.O rg 7.1 Gnom e 2.16 K D E Xfce RC1 Ub untu 6.10 (ab ove e ft), K ub untu 6.10 (ab ove ), X ub untu 6.10 ( e ft) Ub untu is to th is day - funde d b y M ark Sh utt e w orth th roug h Canonica Lim ite d. In 2005 Canonicaannounce d th e cre ation of th e Ub untu Foundation. Th e US$10 m i ion foundation is to e ns ure th e continuation of Ub untu s h ou d Canonicae nd invo ve m e nt.so h e re ' s to m any m ore ye ars of Ub untu! 8

9 FEISTY FAW N Apri Fe isty Faw n Th is ate s t Ub untu com e s pack e d w ith a h os t of ne w fe ature s inc uding ne w and e as ie r w ays to ins ta m u tim e dia code cs and b inary drive rs, as w e as ne tw ork ing im prove m e nts and, of cours e, th e g round- b re ak ing W indow s m ig ration as s is tant and m ore.re ad on! Linux X.O rg 7.2 W indow s M ig ration Too Gnom e 2.18 Th e ne w m ig ration toore cog nis e s Inte rne t Exp ore r favorite s, Fire fox b ook m ark s, de s k top w a pape r, A O L IM contacts and Yah oo IM contacts and im ports th e m in Ub untu. Th is offe rs e as ie r and fas te r m ig ration for ne w us e rs of Ub untu and individua s w anting to run a dua - b oot s e tup. In addition to s ing e accounts, you can m ig rate s e ve raus e rs ' s e tting s into Ub untu. Xfce 4.4 K D E Ne tw ork ing Im prove m e nts Eas ie r conne ction to w ire e s s ne tw ork s Ne w in 7.04 is Ne tw ork M anag e r, a s im p e w ay to find and conne ct to w ire e s s and w ire d ne tw ork s. W ith a s ing e c ick, vie w a th e avai ab e w ire e s s ne tw ork s and th e ir s igna s tre ng th s. For th os e on a s e cure d ne tw ork, W PA s upport is b ui t in rig h t out of th e b ox. Z e roconf for ins tant ne tw ork s Th e ne w Ne tw ork M anage r (ab ove ) For th os e tim e s w ith out a route r or any e xis ting ne tw ork, 7.04 inc ude s th e ab i ity to conne ct ins tant y via Avah i, a fre e Z e roconf im p e m e ntation. It a ow s prog ram s to pub is h and dis cove r s e rvice s and h os ts running on a oca ne tw ork w ith out config uration. 9

04 w i g e t th e corre ct code cs for you; no m ore s e arch ing and no ne e d for ong and com p icate

10 Easy insta ation m u tim e dia code cs of P aying m p3s or m e dia fi es jus t g ot a ot e as ie r. If th e re q uire d pie ce s are not ye t ins ta e d, 7.04 w i g e t th e corre ct code cs for you; no m ore s e arch ing and no ne e d for ong and com p icate d ins tructions. Q uick diag nostic too s D is k Us ag e A na yz e r a ow s you to e as i y vie w s tatis tics in a m ore intuitive m anne r. 10 dis k us ag e

e - s udok u and g ch e s s. Both of th e s e g am e s h ave now b e e n adde d to g nom e - g am e s 2.

11 Ne w G am e s: Sudok u and Ch e ss W ith a ch ang e of m aintaine rs in g nom e - g am e s, th e p e a for ne w and m ore e xciting g am e s w as h e ard. A fte r tw o s urve ys, one to fig ure out w h ich g am e to re m ove and anoth e r to de te rm ine w h ich one to add, tw o w inne rs e m e rg e d: g nom e - s udok u and g ch e s s. Both of th e s e g am e s h ave now b e e n adde d to g nom e - g am e s 2.17 and you can find th e m unde r A pp ications > G am e s > Ch e s s or Sudok u. O f cours e, one g am e did g e t axe d. Sad y A taxx - - a g am e s im i ar to Re ve rs i or O th e o -didn't m ak e it. 11

D e sk top Effe cts Stunning ne w de s k top e ffe cts are avai ab e as a te ch no og y pre vie w for us e rs w h o ch

12 H e p Ce nte r In orde r to m ak e H e p m ore acce s s ib e, Fe is ty fe ature s a b rand ne w H e p Ce nte r w ith an e as ie r- to- us e inte rface th at is m ore s ty is h. D e sk top Effe cts Stunning ne w de s k top e ffe cts are avai ab e as a te ch no og y pre vie w for us e rs w h o ch oos e to e nab e th e m. For th e b e ne fit of us e rs w ith o de r or e s s pow e rfuch ips and ce rtain non- s upporte d g raph ics cards e ffe cts are turne d offby de fau t. 12

Easie r insta ation of b inary drive rs Th e Re s tricte d D rive rs M anag e r a ow s us e rs to e as i y ins ta and m anag e th e b inary drive rs of h ardw are th at m ay not h ave Fre e drive rs.

13 Easie r insta ation of b inary drive rs Th e Re s tricte d D rive rs M anag e r a ow s us e rs to e as i y ins ta and m anag e th e b inary drive rs of h ardw are th at m ay not h ave Fre e drive rs. W ith th e ne w m anag e r you can e as i y ins ta drive rs for your w ifi card, vide o g raph ics card and m uch m ore. X org 7.2 K e e ping in s te p w ith th e cutting e dg e m e nta ity, X 11R7.2, th e th ird re e as e of th e m odu ar X W indow s ys te m, is uti iz e d in th is and future Fe is ty re e as e s. X 11R7.2 com e s w ith s ig nificant s tab i ity and corre ctne s s fixe s, inc uding im prove d auto config uration h e uris tics, e nh ance d s upport for G L-b as e d com pos iting m anag e rs s uch as Com piz and Be ry, and im prove d s upport for PCI s ys te m s w ith m u tip e dom ains. It a so incorporate s th e ne w, m ore e xte ns ib e X A CE s e curity po icy fram e w ork. Support for m ore h ardw are, inc uding Inte M acs A s w ith e ve ry ne w re e as e, 7.04 com e s w ith s upport for ne w h ardw are, inc uding b e tte r s upport for aptops and ne w e r pe riph e ra s.a s o inc ude d is s upport for th e ne w Inte M ac. D ow n oad Fe isty h ttp://re e as e s.ub untu.com /fe is ty/ (Ub untu) h ttp://re e as e s.ub untu.com /k ub untu/fe is ty/ (K ub untu) h ttp://re e as e s.ub untu.com /e dub untu/fe is ty/ (Edub untu) h ttp://cdim ag e.ub untu.com /xub untu/re e as e s /fe is ty/ (X ub untu) h ttp://cdim ag e.ub untu.com /ports /re e as e s /fe is ty/ (Pow e rpc, IA - 64, SPA RC) 13

14 H O W TO G ET UBUNTU You can g e t Ub untu b y diffe re nt m e ans : orde ring th roug h Sh ipit!, w h ich w i s e nd you fre e - of- ch arg e CD s ; b uying th e m from on ine ve ndors ; or, fina y, dow n oading an im ag e fi e (*.is o) th at you h ave to b urn to a CD or D VD. Th is is w h at w e w i b e s h ow ing in th is h ow - to for W indow s us e rs. You w i ne e d a w ork ing D VD /CD w rite r and prope r s oftw are for th at purpos e w e re com m e nd InfraRe corde r, w h ich is fre e and ope n- s ource. D ow n oading th e Im ag e Fi e To dow n oad th e ISO fi e g o to th e G e t Ub untu Pag e. W e w arn you th at th is fi e is ab out 700M b s o if you re on a s ow or im ite d conne ction m ayb e you s h ou d ook for oth e r m e ans for g e tting Ub untu. Fig 1 - Th e Ub untu dow n oad pag e (ab ove ) You w i b e pre s e nte d w ith a tab e (fig ure 1, ab ove ) w h e re you h ave to ch oos e w h at e dition you w ant D e s k top or Se rve r and a s o th e ve rs ion and arch ite cture. For th is g uide w e ch os e Ub untu 6.10 D e s k top e dition, for a s tandard 32- b it com pute r (x86 arch ite cture ), w h ich is th e m os t com m on s e tup. Ch oos e th e ocation ne are s t to you from th e drop dow n m e nu and h it Start D ow n oad. A fi e w ith th e e xte ns ion ISO w i b e s ave d to your com pute r (righ t). 14

15 Now th at w e dow n oade d th e ISO fi e, fire up your Im ag e b urning s oftw are and ins e rt a b ank re cordab e cd in your b urning drive. If th e auto- s tart pops - up, jus t ig nore it b y h itting cance. Infrare corde r in W indow s (ab ove ) Now ope n th e actions m e nu and s e e ct Burn Im ag e (ab ove ). You h ave to b row s e to w h e re your ISO is ocate d and s e e ct it. If prom pte d ab out b urning to D VD m e dia ans w e r No. 15

a pe rfe ct CD, a oth e r options can b e k e pt at th e ir de fau ts. Jus t pre s s O K and th e b urning proce s s w i b e g in.

16 Th e b urning options (ab ove ) w i pop- up. Exce pt for th e W riting Spe e d, w h ich w e re com m e nd th at you us e th e 1X - 4X, to m ak e s ure th at you e nd up w ith a pe rfe ct CD, a oth e r options can b e k e pt at th e ir de fau ts. Jus t pre s s O K and th e b urning proce s s w i b e g in. Jus t to m ak e s ure th at your CD doe s n t h ave any de fe cts, b oot it and run th e Ch e ck for de fe cts proce dure. Cong ratu ations, you re done! H appy Ub unting! Joao Santiag o e xa ow profi g m ai.com 16

17 H O W TO CO NTRIBUTE W e are a w ays ook ing for ne w artic e s to inc ude in fu circ e. If you are com fortab e us ing th e w ik i, you can copy and pas te your artic e onto th e fu circ e page at th e Ub untu w ik i w h ich is at h ttp://w ik i.ub untu.com /Ub untum ag az ine Th e re you w i find h e p and ins tructions on adding your artic e to th e w ik i page s. If you're not s o com fortab e w ith th e w ik i and w ou d rath e r e m aiyour artic e to us, p e as e e m ai it to : artic e fu circ e m ag az ine.org From th e re, w e w i p ace it on th e w ik i for you. If you w ou d ik e to s ub m it ne w s, e m aiit to - ne w fu circ e m ag az ine.org Se nd your com m e nts or Linux e xpe rie nce s to - e tte fu circ e m ag az ine.org H ardw are /s oftw are re vie w s s h ou d b e s e nt to - re vie w fu circ e m ag az ine.org Q ue stions for future inte rvie w s s h ou d go to - q ue s fu circ e m ag az ine.org Lists and de s k top/pc ph otos s h ou d b e e m ai e d to - m is c@ fu circ e m ag az ine.org If you h ave q ue s tions, you can vis it our w e b s ite - w w w.fu circ e m ag az ine.org Sub m ission G uide ine s Th e s ing e ru e for an artic e is ; it m us t s om e h ow b e ink e d to Ub untu or one of th e m any de rivative s of Ub untu (K ub untu, X ub untu, Edub untu, e tc.). P e as e fo ow th e s e ru es : * W rite your te xt in w h ich e ve r s oftw are you ch oos e (I w ou d re com m e nd O pe no ffice ) b ut, m os t im portant y, - PLEA SE SPELLCH ECK IT!. * Im ag e s s h ou d b e JPG or PNG.If you us e JPG p e as e us e ow com pre s s ion. * Re g arding im ag e s iz e s ; if in doub t, s e nd a fu - s iz e s cre e ns h ot and w e w i re duce th e s iz e during pub ication. A rtic e s can b e on any s ub je ct as ong as it fo ow s th e s ing e ru e m e ntione d ab ove. If you ne e d ide as, ook ove r th e w ik i pag e s, th e re are ide as th e re. If your native ang uag e is n't Eng is h, don't w orry - - w rite your artic e and w e w i proofre ad it for you. Not on y are you h e ping th e m ag az ine and th e com m unity, b ut w e ' a s o be h e ping you w ith your Eng is h! Th e re are w ays for e ve ryone to contrib ute, s o p e as e h e p out. 17

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h ttp://w w w.gnus te p.org GNUSTEP Th e U tim ate De ve opm e nt Environm e nt te p is a fre e, s tandard, obje ct-orie nte d, W h at's GNUs cros s -p atform de ve opm e nte nvironm e ntth atis m e ant t o prov ide ge ne ra iz e