An overview of Ubuntu 9.10 variants

“The main product is called simply Ubuntu. This is the original
Linux distribution which was launched just over five years ago and
which few people at the time expected to become such an important
Linux player. In the very beginning Ubuntu was the project’s only
variant and although it has later given birth to a variety of
official derivatives, it still remains the most popular among all
the *buntus. This is what most people new to the world of Linux
should consider as their first attempt at installing and using –
Ubuntu’s GNOME user interface is easy to use and it includes a
range of beginner-friendly enhancements that will require very
little training.

“Besides the standard Ubuntu desktop, there is a special variant
designed for netbooks, the ever popular mini-computers, such as the
ASUS Eee PC, Acer Aspire One and others. Called Ubuntu Netbook
Remix, this variant of Ubuntu optimises the home desktop and the
screen layout to small screen sizes that most netbooks come with.
It sacrifices parts of each application’s title bar to show icons
of open applications as well as the system tray, making the working
area highly space efficient. Moreover, its home screen quick and
easy access to all available applications. The release comes in the
form of an ISO image (unlike version 9.04 which was released as an
IMG file) which means that users wishing to install it from a USB
drive will need to first convert the ISO with Ubuntu’s own utility
– the USB Startup Disk Creator.”

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