Ubuntu Powers Small-Business Desktops in Marseille

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 19, 2012

“Admittedly, my Ubuntu sighting was a modest one: it involved
just one kiosk in my hotel, the Newhotel Select, which was offered
to guests for general-purpose computing. But there was no doubt
that it was Ubuntu. ..

Unfortunately, since I didn’t notice the machine until I was
already late to catch my train out of the city, I didn’t get a
chance to figure out which version of Ubuntu it was running. But it
was most likely earlier than 11.10, since that release uses LightDM
rather than gdm, shown in the picture.


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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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