About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: GNU Hurd, Knoppix, Ubuntu, List of Ubuntu releases, AmigaOS 4, OpenSolaris, Kubuntu, Aptosid, MINIX 3, Xubuntu, Live CD, Puppy Linux, BioSLAX, Userful, CHAOS, MorphOS, List of live CDs, List of Linux Mint releases, Finnix, PCLinuxOS, WinBuilder, Bharat Operating System Solutions, NimbleX, SliTaz, GNewSense, MEPIS, Elive, Inquisitor, BioPuppy, Sabily, Super OS, Dyne: bolic, Tiny Core Linux, Emnix, Network Security Toolkit, Kleo Bare Metal Backup, Musix GNU/Linux, Matriux, BackTrack, Granular Linux, Calculate Linux, SystemRescueCD, DasBoot, Qimo 4 Kids, DAVIX, R-Drive Image, Software appliance, Trinity Rescue Kit, NUbuntu, VistaPE, Grml, Recovery Is Possible, OEL JeOS, Remastersys, PING, Zeroshell, Woof, Buildix, Anonym.OS, Gnoppix, Reconstructor, Acronis Rescue Media, Reatogo-X-PE, Ultimate Boot CD for Windows, Linux Deepin, Knoppix STD, Debian Live, Mklivecd, Billix, Sam Linux. Excerpt: Ubuntu (pronounced ) is a computer operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu ("humanity towards others"). Ubuntu is designed primarily for use on personal computers, although a server edition also exists. Ubuntu holds an estimated global usage of more than 12 million desktop users, making it the most popular desktop Linux distribution with about 50% of Linux desktop marketshare. It is fourth most popular on web servers, and its popularity is increasing rapidly. Ubuntu is sponsored by the UK-based company Canonical Ltd., owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical generates revenue by selling technical support and services related to Ubuntu, while the operating system itself is entirely free of charge. The Ubuntu project is entirely committed to the principles of free software development;...
