Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

What's new on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala?
1. New GDM Login (Though I hate it because of it's colour)
2. New Default Icons (Pretty cool actually)
3. New Theme (New Wave & Human)
4. Ubuntu One (Online Storage - 2gb free)
5. Mozilla Firefox 3.5
6. Empathy (Supports Voice and Video chat) - You can switch to Pidgin(better looking)
7. Software Center (Replaces Add/Remove)
and more...

What else does Ubuntu 9.10 comes pre-installed with?
1. Open Office - Edit or view your documents, presentations, spreadsheets (Supports Microsoft extensions like .doc, .docx, .ppt and most other extensions)
2. Rhythmbox - Play music, rip cds, share music through DAAP on LAN, sync with Portable Player(iPod, MTP), manage cover arts, update status on Instant Messengers, stream radio online, subscribe to pod casts.
3. Totem Movie Player - It plays movies...duh. Well, it can stream and play videos from YouTube and BBC (which I've never succeeded) - Try Minitube for YouTube.
4. Evince PDF Reader - View PDF
5. F-Spot Photo Manager - Edit, upload your photos to Picasa Web, Flickr or SmugMug, 23 or export to Facebook, create DVD photo slideshow and more with extensions.
6. Gimp - Edit pictures or create animation. Check out Meet the Gimp for more tips.

There are many more software which is downloadable from Synaptic Manager or Ubuntu Software Center. Try Ubuntu Live CD or USB now. (You don't have to install it on your computer, it will just run on your memory/RAM and you can decide later if you would like to install it.)
Checkout 10 things I Like About Ubuntu 9.10 (not by me)
How to make a Ubuntu Live USB?

Ubuntu for Hospitals

Being a Medical Student has taught me that Hospitals especially those Government ones that have limited resources could use Ubuntu to save their money. While I was doing my practical in a computer-based Hospital (the paperwork) last year it has made me realize that Hospitals spend so much on the IT department(creating the software, laptops, server, wireless routers & paying for Microsoft Windows). I'm not saying that Windows is bad. In fact, Microsoft is easier than Linux. Linux isn't that hard as well. It needs just a little tweaking & you're save from viruses & spyware.
Hospitals being paperless will definitely save many trees, space & time but doing that with Ubuntu installed would be much better as it will save money, and that money could be used for other developments or equipments.

So here's the plan, feel free use it and distribute it.
1. Install Ubuntu or Xubuntu (depending on the computer's hardware)
2. Configure it by removing unwanted software & needed software.
a)Unwanted
*Music Player
*Video Player
*Games
b)Wanted
*Hospital Software
*Medical Software
*LAMP(for the server)
*Firefox or any lightweight browser
3. Instead of the hospital software as mentioned above, you could pay someone to build a webpage with multi-user login(doctors, nurses, administration), with the functions that you would want so it wouldn't stress the hardware(if the software is bombastic).mSo all the doctors, nurses or administration has to do is open the browser --> login --> patient--> information.

Advantages
1. Paperless
2. Fast, the results are uploaded on the server as soon as they get them.
3. No virus attacks
4. Cheap
5. User friendly
6. Hi-tech

If I own a hospital. I'm definitely doing this.

How to install Ubuntu

Ubuntu - Humanity towards others.

Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 Countdown

I can't wait...

Ubuntu Magazine

Full Circle is an independent magazine for the Ubuntu Community and this is great for Ubuntu newbies or those who would like to try out Ubuntu or better, switch totally to Ubuntu. As all of you know, and for those who do not, Ubuntu is currently the leading open source operating system.

[You: What?]

Don't believe it, check it out in DistroWatch, or OsDisc.com.

[You: If it's that good, why is it free?]

Well, after being in this world where it's a dog eat dog world out there, I know we don't trust that we can get good things free. Folks, change your opinion and give it a try. It would not hurt, it takes few minutes to pop in the LiveCD and just try it out or easier, search for Ubuntu on YouTube and watch. There are many people that we should be grateful in the production of Ubuntu. Thanks to them, we get to enjoy Ubuntu.

Get your Full Circle Magazine from the official website in your preferred language.

*For those who would like to contribute by writing an article for Full Circle, click here for more information.

Ubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu?

Kubuntu (KDE)
If you have a better hardware such as 2GB RAM and a 2GHz of processor or Dual Core processor, then go on with it. It has better graphics and looks more like Vista with that additional bar on the right.
The application software are good looking and easy to use. Overall it has good performances and good looks. You can install Compiz and have additional graphics performance such as snow, rain, 3d cube, fire and more.
You can customize how your desktop looks which can never be found on other operating system except Linux and BSD.





Ubuntu(Gnome)
At least have more than 512MB Ram (I know it supports 256MB Ram but it's better if you use 512 if you want a smooth performance). It is the most stable and has large community support. If you can live with a little less graphic abilities and prefer stability, Ubuntu will be your favourite.
Applications are user friendly and you can always install KDE applications on your desktop. It might not look so good but it works well.




Xubuntu (XFCE)
It is the fastest and lightest OS compared to the other 2. It is advisable to install Xubuntu on old computers such as Pentium III with at least 128MB Ram. You still can install it on old computers with text installations (Live CD works with at least 192MB Ram) but it might not give a smooth performance. In that case try other lighter Linux available on the internet such as Crunchybang Linux, Vector Linux and others. Xubuntu is fast but not good looking at all unless if you install Compiz and use Emerald Theme Manager (not on old computers). Applications are fine except LAN Manager. Thunar (File Manager) doesn't come with a LAN Manager unlike Konqueror(Kubuntu) and Nautilus(Ubuntu) so you'll have to install an additional software and configuring might be necessary for certain software.



*None of the above videos are done by me. Thanks to the owners who shared it on YouTube.

Tags: distro, Kubuntu, Ubuntu, Xubuntu

Why Ubuntu?

There are many distros that you can choose from. Such as Debian (Ubuntu is based on Debian), Gentoo, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Knoppix, Sabayon and many more(Check it out on DistroWatch). There are too many to choose from so if you are confused, compare it here. If you're still with me, let me tell you the advantages of Ubuntu:

1. Stable
2. Free as in beer
3. It has the largest community support (trust me on this).
4. You could go to the forums to find or post problems & solutions or use irc to ask help from other people or help other people after you have gone through those problems.
5. Easy to add/remove software & it's free (You need internet for this).
6. Easy for a beginner. (Start from an easy distro, then if you want to move on further go for a harder but more customizable distro.
7. You get free CD posted to your address on request. (It's awesome for those without internet connection).
Don't wait, do it now:
*Download from the Ubuntu official page
*Get them for free from Ubuntu sponsors
*Buy them on Ubuntu store
*Buy them on OSdisc

Tags: distro, ubuntu