BY : PARTH K. PATEL(08BCE201)
What is Ubuntu? 
•Ubuntu is a Linux-based Operating 
System 
•It is Most Popular Linux Distribution. 
•It is open sourced 
Cost free 
 non-proprietary 
•Strong focus on 
Usability 
 Easy to installation 
One user (initially— you can add 
more users later)
• One password 
• One application per task 
• One CD for the entire operating system
ORIGIN 
• Ubuntu is an African concept meaning “humanity 
toward others” 
• It is developed under Debian Project.(Largest 
Linux software development community) 
• Sponsored by Canonical Ltd. 
• Owned by South African billionaire Mark 
Shuttleworth
OPEN SOURCE 
• Run for any purpose 
• Study source code 
• Modify source code 
• Distribute and Publish
Requirements 
Requires less hard drive space (under 2-4 GB ) 
Requires less RAM ( 128-256MB ) 
Requires less CPU power (as old as Pentium II) 
Maintains its performance speed no matter how 
much you use it.
Flexible 
Can be dual booted with current OS or used from 
a live CD(require RAM - 384MB) 
Can run on older hardware and still perform well 
Extends the life of your current hardware to 
nearly twice its useful life before needing to 
upgrade
Variants of Ubuntu 
 Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the K Desktop 
Environment 
 Edubuntu - Ubuntu for Education , featuring a 
large number of educational applications. 
 Ubuntu Server Edition - Ubuntu for Servers 
 Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) - Ubuntu for 
Netbooks 
 Xubuntu- Ubuntu for less-powerful computers. 
 Lubuntu- Ubuntu with LXDE Environment 
 Mythbuntu-Ubuntu with Myth TV software
Features 
• Many different distributions 
• Huge group of “free software proponents” (open 
source) 
• Ubuntu is free and always will be free. 
• No key codes, activation, registration 
• Ubuntu is most popular Linux-based OS in the 
world (10 million users now and counting…)
Features(conti.) 
• It take less 
• installation time 
• boot up time 
• shut downtime 
• Space 
• It containt MultiBoot Loader (GRand Unified Boot 
Loader) 
• Dual boot with Windows , MAC 
• Dell now offers desktops with Ubuntu
Ubuntu One 
• It is cloud file client like Amazon S3,Dropbox 
• Free data storage upto 5 GB 
• Any user can use through internet(No need of 
Ubuntu OS) 
• It has Ubuntu One Music Store like Ovi music in 
Nokia 
• Special mobile apps like Ubuntu One Music, 
Ubuntu One Files for Android and IPhone
Compatible 
• Natively Compatible with MS programs 
• MS Word 
• Excel 
• PowerPoint 
• Outlook 
• Publisher 
• Dreamweaver 
• Project 
• Adobe Acrobat
Software 
• Ubuntu Software Center featuring Thousands of 
free software and tools. 
• Other free soft wares are available via other sites 
like getdeb.net,appnr.com etc. 
• We have to purchase other software If you want. 
• You may need to purchase less than 1% of your 
software
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) 
1. The GIMP - Adobe Photoshop clone 
2. Libre Office - Office suite 
3. Mozilla Firefox - Web browser 
4. Mozilla Thunderbird- E-mail Client 
5. VLC - Media player 
6. Audacity - Digital audio editor 
7. MySQL – Database 
8. Ghostscript - Postscript interpreter 
9. Golden Dict-Dictionary software 
10. OpenShot-Video Editor
FOSS(Conti.) 
1. Gparted-Partiton Manager 
2. LyX-Latex Editor 
3. Gwibber Social Client 
4. Skype 
5. Blender -3D Imaging & Animation Software 
6. Banshee Media player 
7. Kompozer- HTML Editor 
8. Anjuta – C/C++ IDE 
9. LibreCAD/gCAD3D- CAD/CAM Application 
10. Cheese webcam 
11. Chromium Browser 
12. Wine-Emulator for running windows software in ubuntu
Security 
•All Operating Systems are vulnerable 
•Security requires a layered approach 
•Fire-starter as fire-wall 
Client host 
Firewall host
UBUNTU is immune to viruses 
•Sudo code 
•Built by hackers to be inherently more 
secure than any other operating 
system 
• Including spyware, adware, trojan 
horses, worms, and any other 
malware protections
• Antivirus :ClamTk(GNU)(GUI),ClamAv 
• Trusted OS 
• ATMs, BANK Server, some military aircraft
UPDATE 
• Version Upgrades: 
• Windows—averaging 2-3 years 
• Mac—every 2 years since 2003 
• Ubuntu—every six months 
• Service packs and updates: 
• Windows—months 
• Mac—weeks 
• Ubuntu—immediately
Ubuntu V/S Windows
Comparison: Install Time
Disk Space Used
Boot Time
Shut Down Time
IO test
Comparisons: Multi-tasking
Comparisons: Image Editing
Comparisons: Video Encoding
Comparisons: Overall Performance
Ubuntu & India 
• This month,SC orders all 17,000 courts(85,000 – 
Ubuntu 10.04) to use ubuntu as OS and has 
distributed customized ubuntu. 
• Tamilnadu & Kerala’s schools use ubuntu as OS. 
• Ubuntu 11.04 supports 10 Indian 
languages including 
gujarati,hindi,tamil,etc… 
• Ubuntu Servers at 
– IIT-Bombay 
– IIT-Madras 
– IIT-Kanpur 
• At first,Ubuntu font family contain Rupee symbol.
Ubuntu lacks of… 
• Awareness of people 
• Gaming 
• People thinks Linux means do commands…
SO WHY ARE YOU WAITING???? 
Go to www.ubuntu.com 
GET IT, 
USE IT, 
KNOW IT, 
SHARE IT…
ANY Q???
THANK YOU…
REFERENCES 
•www.ubuntu.com 
•Wikipedia.org 
•Comparisons are from 
http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/general/1286485/ubuntu-11-04-vs-windows-•Richard Petersen, The Complete Reference UBUNTU, TATA 
McGraw-Hill 
•Jeffrey Orloff , How to do Everything UBUNTU, TATA McGraw-Hill

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    BY : PARTHK. PATEL(08BCE201)
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    What is Ubuntu? •Ubuntu is a Linux-based Operating System •It is Most Popular Linux Distribution. •It is open sourced Cost free  non-proprietary •Strong focus on Usability  Easy to installation One user (initially— you can add more users later)
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    • One password • One application per task • One CD for the entire operating system
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    ORIGIN • Ubuntuis an African concept meaning “humanity toward others” • It is developed under Debian Project.(Largest Linux software development community) • Sponsored by Canonical Ltd. • Owned by South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth
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    OPEN SOURCE •Run for any purpose • Study source code • Modify source code • Distribute and Publish
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    Requirements Requires lesshard drive space (under 2-4 GB ) Requires less RAM ( 128-256MB ) Requires less CPU power (as old as Pentium II) Maintains its performance speed no matter how much you use it.
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    Flexible Can bedual booted with current OS or used from a live CD(require RAM - 384MB) Can run on older hardware and still perform well Extends the life of your current hardware to nearly twice its useful life before needing to upgrade
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    Variants of Ubuntu  Kubuntu - Ubuntu with the K Desktop Environment  Edubuntu - Ubuntu for Education , featuring a large number of educational applications.  Ubuntu Server Edition - Ubuntu for Servers  Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) - Ubuntu for Netbooks  Xubuntu- Ubuntu for less-powerful computers.  Lubuntu- Ubuntu with LXDE Environment  Mythbuntu-Ubuntu with Myth TV software
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    Features • Manydifferent distributions • Huge group of “free software proponents” (open source) • Ubuntu is free and always will be free. • No key codes, activation, registration • Ubuntu is most popular Linux-based OS in the world (10 million users now and counting…)
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    Features(conti.) • Ittake less • installation time • boot up time • shut downtime • Space • It containt MultiBoot Loader (GRand Unified Boot Loader) • Dual boot with Windows , MAC • Dell now offers desktops with Ubuntu
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    Ubuntu One •It is cloud file client like Amazon S3,Dropbox • Free data storage upto 5 GB • Any user can use through internet(No need of Ubuntu OS) • It has Ubuntu One Music Store like Ovi music in Nokia • Special mobile apps like Ubuntu One Music, Ubuntu One Files for Android and IPhone
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    Compatible • NativelyCompatible with MS programs • MS Word • Excel • PowerPoint • Outlook • Publisher • Dreamweaver • Project • Adobe Acrobat
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    Software • UbuntuSoftware Center featuring Thousands of free software and tools. • Other free soft wares are available via other sites like getdeb.net,appnr.com etc. • We have to purchase other software If you want. • You may need to purchase less than 1% of your software
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    Free and OpenSource Software (FOSS) 1. The GIMP - Adobe Photoshop clone 2. Libre Office - Office suite 3. Mozilla Firefox - Web browser 4. Mozilla Thunderbird- E-mail Client 5. VLC - Media player 6. Audacity - Digital audio editor 7. MySQL – Database 8. Ghostscript - Postscript interpreter 9. Golden Dict-Dictionary software 10. OpenShot-Video Editor
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    FOSS(Conti.) 1. Gparted-PartitonManager 2. LyX-Latex Editor 3. Gwibber Social Client 4. Skype 5. Blender -3D Imaging & Animation Software 6. Banshee Media player 7. Kompozer- HTML Editor 8. Anjuta – C/C++ IDE 9. LibreCAD/gCAD3D- CAD/CAM Application 10. Cheese webcam 11. Chromium Browser 12. Wine-Emulator for running windows software in ubuntu
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    Security •All OperatingSystems are vulnerable •Security requires a layered approach •Fire-starter as fire-wall Client host Firewall host
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    UBUNTU is immuneto viruses •Sudo code •Built by hackers to be inherently more secure than any other operating system • Including spyware, adware, trojan horses, worms, and any other malware protections
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    • Antivirus :ClamTk(GNU)(GUI),ClamAv • Trusted OS • ATMs, BANK Server, some military aircraft
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    UPDATE • VersionUpgrades: • Windows—averaging 2-3 years • Mac—every 2 years since 2003 • Ubuntu—every six months • Service packs and updates: • Windows—months • Mac—weeks • Ubuntu—immediately
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    Ubuntu & India • This month,SC orders all 17,000 courts(85,000 – Ubuntu 10.04) to use ubuntu as OS and has distributed customized ubuntu. • Tamilnadu & Kerala’s schools use ubuntu as OS. • Ubuntu 11.04 supports 10 Indian languages including gujarati,hindi,tamil,etc… • Ubuntu Servers at – IIT-Bombay – IIT-Madras – IIT-Kanpur • At first,Ubuntu font family contain Rupee symbol.
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    Ubuntu lacks of… • Awareness of people • Gaming • People thinks Linux means do commands…
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    SO WHY AREYOU WAITING???? Go to www.ubuntu.com GET IT, USE IT, KNOW IT, SHARE IT…
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    REFERENCES •www.ubuntu.com •Wikipedia.org •Comparisons are from http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/general/1286485/ubuntu-11-04-vs-windows-•Richard Petersen, The Complete Reference UBUNTU, TATA McGraw-Hill •Jeffrey Orloff , How to do Everything UBUNTU, TATA McGraw-Hill