First Look: Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Linux | Linux Today

First Look: Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 30, 2007

“Choosing a Linux distribution to run a Web site or a database
is easy; Linux has handled servers well for years. Getting Linux
right on the desktop, however, has always been a challenge–and
that is why Ubuntu caused such a buzz when it first appeared three
years ago. Ubuntu version 7.10, code-named Gutsy Gibbon, builds on
past successes with improved graphics, simplified software
installation, and a host of minor software improvements.

“As with the previous version, the first thing you notice is
Ubuntu’s novel installation process…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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