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First steps with a brand new Ubuntu virtual machine

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 24, 2013

Plenty of cloud providers offer ready-made Ubuntu images. That’s no surprise. Ubuntu is the most popular open-source operating system for cloud deployments. There are more virtual machines running the Ubuntu OS than any other because it’s free, it’s the reference OS for OpenStack, and you can rely on help for the LTS (Long Term Support) version for five years. For that reason, it’s a good idea to be familiar with the basic setup.
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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