FFEEIISSTTYY FFAAWW NN IISS HH EERREE!!RREE AA DD UUPP OO NN TTHH EE HH OO TT NNEE WW

FFEE AATTUU RREE SS AAVVAA IILLAA BBLLEE IINN UUBBUUNNTTUU 77..0044

SSPPEECCIIAALL FFEEIISSTTYY FFAAWW NN PPRREEVVIIEEWW EEDD IITTIIOO NN!!

Is s ue # 0 - A pril 2007

HH IISSTTOO RRYY ::FFRROO MM WW AA RRTTYYTTOO FFEE IISSTTYY FFAAWW NNTTHH EE HH IISSTTOO RRYY OO FF UU BBUU NNTTUU

TT HH EE UU BB UU NN TT UU CC OO MM MM UU NN IITT YY MM AA GG AA ZZ IINN EE

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FFEEIISSTTYY FFEEAATTUURREESSUUBBUUNNTTUU 77..0044 -- WW HH AATT''SS HH OO TT

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Introduction p.03

W arty W arth og p.04H oary H e dge h og p.05Bre e zy Badge r p.06D appe r D rak e p.07Edgy Eft p.08Fe isty Faw n p.09

W indow s M igration ToolNe tw ork M anage rEas y Ins tallation of M ultim e dia Code csQ uick D iagnos tic ToolsNe w Gam e sH e lp Ce nte rD e s k top Effe ctsEas ie r Ins tallation of Binary D rive rsXorg 7.2Support for m ore h ardw are , including Inte l M acs

H ow to get Ubuntu p.14H ow to contribute to full circle p.17

full circle

A ll te xt and im ag e s containe d in th is m ag az ine are re le as e d unde r th e Cre ative Com m ons A ttrib ution-Sh are A lik e 3.0 Unporte d lice ns e . Th is m e ans you can adapt, copy, dis trib ute and trans m it th e article s b ut only unde r th e follow ing conditions : You m us t attrib ute th e w ork to th e orig inal auth or in s om e w ay (at le as t a nam e , e m ail or url) and to th is m ag az ine b y nam e (full circle ) and th e url w w w .fullcircle m ag az ine .org (b ut not attrib ute th e article (s ) in any w ay th at s ug g e s ts th at th e y e ndors e you or your us e of th e w ork ). A nd If you alte r, trans form , or b uild upon th is w ork , you m us t dis trib ute th e re s ulting w ork unde r th e s am e , s im ilar or a com patib le lice ns e .

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It's h ard to b e lie ve th at Ub untu is now th re e ye ars old and h as b e e n th roug h s e ve ral ve rs ions alre ady. Firs t re le as e d in O ctob e r 2004 b y

Canonical Lim ite d, and orig inally calle d no- nam e - ye t.com (w h ich s till w ork s incide ntally), Ub untu is a fork of th e de cade - old D e b ian G NU/Linux. Th e nam e , Ub untu, com e s from th e Z ulu and X h os a conce pt of ub untu w h ich m e ans 'I am w h at I am b e caus e of w h o w e all are ,' w h ich b e com e s 'Linux for H um an Be ing s ' – Ub untu's s log an. For a de s k top e nvironm e nt, Ub untu us e d GNO M E and, lik e GNO M E, Ub untu prom is e d ne w ve rs ions e ve ry s ix m onth s - s om e th ing no oth e r Linux dis trib ution w ould prom is e , e ve n today.

Each re le as e of th e Ub untu core w as g ive n a code nam e . W arty W arth og b e ing th e firs t, w ith e ach s ubs e q ue nt re le as e b e ing give n a s om e w h at h um orous anim al code nam e .

IINNTTRROO DD UUCCTTIIOO NN

Th is m agaz ine w as cre ate d us ing :

Th ank s to : linuxge e k e ry for th e w e bs ite and .org nam e , m yk alRe b orn, ook oob oontoo and m rm onday for th e full circle logo. UbuntuForum s.org for le tting us s pam th e ir forum w h ile organis ing all th is . Th e Ub untu M ark e ting Te am for h e lping us prom ote and dis trib ute th is m agaz ine . A nd ab ove all; th e Ub untu com m unity - as a w h ole - for b e ing one b ig, h e lpful, h appy, fam ily.

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WW AARRTTYY WW AARRTTHH OO GG

O ctobe r 2004

4.10 - W arty W arth og

W arty W arth og w as th e firs t re le as e of Ub untu, s o calle d s ince it w ould h ave to b e re le as e d ‘w arts and all’. W h y s tart w ith a ve rs ion four? Th e four s ym b olis e s th e ye ar in w h ich it w as re le as e d; 2004, O ctob e r 2004 to b e e xact. Th e de s k top w as rath e r dark in colour, th e orang e and b row n w as to s ym b olis e th e South A frican trib e s . O ne re s pe ct w ith w h ich Ub untu le ad from th e s tart w as w ith th e Live CD . Th is Live CD w ould allow pote ntial us e rs to try Ub untu w ith out ins talling it, s om e th ing no oth e r Linux dis trib ution w as offe ring de s k top us e rs .

Linux K e rne l - 2.6.7

xfre e 86 - 4.3.0.1

Gnom e - 2.8

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A pril 2005

5.04 - H oary H e dge h og

Six m onth s late r, as prom is e d, cam e th e H oary H e dg e h og . Th e de s k top colours w e re ch ang e d s lig h tly b ut it w as s till q uite dark b y today's s tandards . Th e Live CD w as im prove d and e xte nde d to include Live CD s for 64- b it and Pow e r PC. By A pril 2005, Ub untu h ad m ature d and g ive n b irth to a ne w dis trib ution calle d K ub untu. Th is w as b uilt upon th e Ub untu foundation b ut ins te ad of us ing GNO M E for its de s k top e nvironm e nt, K ub untu us e d K D E.

Linux K e rne l - 2.6.10

X .O rg - 6.8.2

Gnom e - 2.10

K D E - 3.4

Ub untu 5.04 (ab ove )

K ub untu 5.04 (rig h t)

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Edub untu 5.10 (b e low )

BBRREEEEZZ YY BBAADD GGEERR

O ct 2005

5.10 - Bre e zy Badge r

Ub untu w as , b y now , g aining w ide acce ptance w ith in th e Linux com m unity. W ith Bre e z y cam e th e b irth of Edub untu, a th ird Linux dis trib ution aim e d s q uare ly at e ducational e s tab lis h m e nts . Th e re als o cam e s e rve r s upport for Ub untu. Not to b e outdone , th e K ub untu dis trib ution re place d K ynaptic (a pack ag e m anag e r) w ith A de pt and b e cam e th e firs t to us e de vtag s for e as ie r s e arch ing w ith in A de pt for applications . K D E Blue tooth w as als o adde d.

Linux - 2.6.12

X .O rg - 6.8.2

Gnom e - 2.12.1

K D E - 3.5.2

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Linux 2.6.15

X .O rg 7.0

Gnom e 2.14

K D E 3.5.4

Xfce 4.3.9 0.1

DD AAPPPPEERR DD RRAAKK EE

June 2006

6.06 - D appe r D rak e

D appe r b e cam e th e firs t re le as e to s lip from th e h alf- ye arly tim e fram e . A pril cam e and w e nt w ith no re le as e due to M ark Sh uttle w orth (Ub untu founde r) g iving additional de ve lopm e nt tim e . Th is w as als o th e firs t re le as e to add LTS – Long Te rm Support – to Ub untu. Th e de s k top re le as e s w e re g ive n th re e ye ars s upport and th e s e rve r e ditions five ye ars . A noth e r firs t; th e Live CD doub le d up as th e ins talle r CD . W h ile in th e Live CD (now calle d D e s k top CD ) us e rs could click on th e ins talle r icon and e as ily ins tall Ub untu. Not only could us e rs ins tall Ub untu to th e ir h ard drive s , b ut w ith D appe r th e y could als o ins tall Ub untu to a USB de vice . O th e r im prove m e nts to th e core include d a fas te r s tartup tim e , a g raph ical s h utdow n, a ne w upg rade tool and b e tte r vide o playb ack . Ne tw ork ing h ad alw ays b e e n trick y to s e t up b ut th e ne w Ne tw ork M anag e r m ade th ing s s om e w h at e as ie r. Ins talle d now b y de fault w as O pe nO ffice 2.0.2. A s if all th at w as n’t e noug h , th e fam ily g re w once ag ain. Rath e r th an us e GNO M E or K D E, X ub untu us e d th e X fce de s k top e nvironm e nt. Lig h t on re s ource s , X ub untu w as pe rfe ctly s uite d to olde r de s k top or laptop m ach ine s .

K ub untu 6.06 (ab ove le ft)

Ub untu 6.06 (ab ove )

Xub untu 6.06 (le ft)

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O ct 2006

6.10 - Edgy Eft

W ith a fas te r s tartup and s h ut dow n and inte g ration of Tom Boy and F- Spot, Ub untu Edg y b e cam e a s m all s te pping s tone b e tw e e n D appe r and th e upcom ing Fe is ty Faw n 7.04. A rtw ork w ith in Ub untu b e cam e lig h te r and m ore ple as ant on th e e ye . K ub untu adde d ph oto m anag e m e nt s oftw are , dig iK am ; re de s ig ne d th e ir Sys te m Se tting s pane l; and im prove d th e ir laptop b uttons and pow e r m anag e m e nt s upport.

Linux 2.6.17

X .O rg 7.1

Gnom e 2.16

K D E 3.5.5

Xfce 4.3.9 9 RC1

Ub untu 6.10 (ab ove le ft), K ub untu 6.10 (ab ove ), X ub untu 6.10 (le ft)

Ub untu is – to th is day - funde d b y M ark Sh uttle w orth th roug h Canonical Lim ite d. In 2005 Canonical announce d th e cre ation of th e Ub untu Foundation. Th e US$10 m illion foundation is to e ns ure th e continuation of Ub untu s h ould Canonical e nd involve m e nt. So h e re 's to m any m ore ye ars of Ubuntu!

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FFEEIISSTTYY FFAAWW NN

April 2007

7.04 - Fe isty Faw n

Th is late s t Ub untu com e s pack e d w ith a h os t of ne w fe ature s including ne w and e as ie r w ays to ins tall m ultim e dia code cs and b inary drive rs , as w e ll as ne tw ork ing im prove m e nts and, of cours e , th e g round- b re ak ing W indow s m ig ration as s is tant and m ore . Re ad on!

Linux 2.6.20

X .O rg 7.2

Gnom e 2.18

K D E 3.5.6

Xfce 4.4

W indow s M igration Tool

Th e ne w m ig ration tool re cog nis e s Inte rne t Explore r favorite s , Fire fox b ook m ark s , de s k top w allpape r, A O L IM contacts and Yah oo IM contacts and im ports th e m in Ub untu. Th is offe rs e as ie r and fas te r m ig ration for ne w us e rs of Ub untu and individuals w anting to run a dual- b oot s e tup. In addition to s ing le accounts , you can m ig rate s e ve ral us e rs ' s e tting s into Ub untu.

Ne tw ork ing Im prove m e nts

Eas ie r conne ction to w ire le s s ne tw ork s

Ne w in 7.04 is Ne tw ork M anag e r, a s im ple w ay to find and conne ct to w ire le s s and w ire d ne tw ork s . W ith a s ing le click , vie w all th e availab le w ire le s s ne tw ork s and th e ir s ignal s tre ng th s . For th os e on a s e cure d ne tw ork , W PA s upport is b uilt in rig h t out of th e b ox.

Z e roconf for ins tant ne tw ork s

For th os e tim e s w ith out a route r or any e x is ting ne tw ork , 7.04 include s th e ab ility to conne ct ins tantly via Avah i, a fre e Z e roconf im ple m e ntation. It allow s prog ram s to pub lis h and dis cove r s e rvice s and h os ts running on a local ne tw ork w ith out config uration.

Th e ne w Ne tw ork M anage r (ab ove )

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Easy installation of m ultim e dia code cs

Playing m p3s or m e dia file s jus t g ot a lot e as ie r. If th e re q uire d pie ce s are not ye t ins talle d, 7.04 w ill g e t th e corre ct code cs for you; no m ore s e arch ing and no ne e d for long and com plicate d ins tructions .

Q uick diagnostic tools

D is k Us ag e A nalyz e r allow s you to e as ily vie w dis k us ag e s tatis tics in a m ore intuitive m anne r.

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Ne w Gam e s: Sudok u and Ch e ss

W ith a ch ang e of m aintaine rs in g nom e - g am e s , th e ple a for ne w and m ore e xciting g am e s w as h e ard. A fte r tw o s urve ys , one to fig ure out w h ich g am e to re m ove and anoth e r to de te rm ine w h ich one to add, tw o w inne rs e m e rg e d: g nom e - s udok u and g lch e s s . Both of th e s e g am e s h ave now b e e n adde d to g nom e - g am e s 2.17 and you can find th e m unde r A pplications > G am e s > Ch e s s or Sudok u.

O f cours e , one g am e did g e t axe d. Sadly A taxx - - a g am e s im ilar to Re ve rs i or O th e llo - - didn't m ak e it.

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H e lp Ce nte r

In orde r to m ak e H e lp m ore acce s s ib le , Fe is ty fe ature s a b rand ne w H e lp Ce nte r w ith an e as ie r- to- us e inte rface th at is m ore s tylis h .

D e sk top Effe cts

Stunning ne w de s k top e ffe cts are availab le as a te ch nolog y pre vie w for us e rs w h o ch oos e to e nab le th e m . For th e b e ne fit of us e rs w ith olde r or le s s pow e rful ch ips and ce rtain non- s upporte d g raph ics cards e ffe cts are turne d off by de fault.

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Easie r installation of b inary drive rs

Th e Re s tricte d D rive rs M anag e r allow s us e rs to e as ily ins tall and m anag e th e b inary drive rs of h ardw are th at m ay not h ave Fre e drive rs . W ith th e ne w m anag e r you can e as ily ins tall drive rs for your w ifi card, vide o g raph ics card and m uch m ore .

Xorg 7.2

K e e ping in s te p w ith th e cutting e dg e m e ntality, X 11R7.2, th e th ird re le as e of th e m odular X W indow s ys te m , is utiliz e d in th is and future Fe is ty re le as e s . X 11R7.2 com e s w ith s ig nificant s tab ility and corre ctne s s fixe s , including im prove d auto config uration h e uris tics , e nh ance d s upport for G L- b as e d com pos iting m anag e rs s uch as Com piz and Be ryl, and im prove d s upport for PCI s ys te m s w ith m ultiple dom ains . It als o incorporate s th e ne w , m ore e xte ns ib le X A CE s e curity policy fram e w ork .

Support for m ore h ardw are , including Inte l M acs

A s w ith e ve ry ne w re le as e , 7.04 com e s w ith s upport for ne w h ardw are , including b e tte r s upport for laptops and ne w e r pe riph e rals . A ls o include d is s upport for th e ne w Inte l M ac.

D ow nload Fe isty

h ttp://re le as e s .ub untu.com /fe is ty/ (Ub untu)

h ttp://re le as e s .ub untu.com /k ub untu/fe is ty/ (K ub untu)

h ttp://re le as e s .ub untu.com /e dub untu/fe is ty/ (Edub untu)

h ttp://cdim ag e .ub untu.com /xub untu/re le as e s /fe is ty/ (X ub untu)

h ttp://cdim ag e .ub untu.com /ports /re le as e s /fe is ty/ (Pow e rPC, IA - 64, SPA RC)

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HH OO WW TTOO GGEETT UUBBUUNNTTUUYou can g e t Ub untu b y diffe re nt m e ans : orde ring th roug h Sh ipIt!, w h ich w ill s e nd you fre e - of- ch arg e CD s ; b uying th e m from online ve ndors ; or, finally, dow nloading an im ag e file (*.is o) th at you h ave to b urn to a CD or D VD . Th is is w h at w e w ill b e s h ow ing in th is h ow - to for W indow s us e rs . You w ill ne e d a w ork ing D VD /CD w rite r and prope r s oftw are for th at purpos e – w e re com m e nd InfraRe corde r, w h ich is fre e and ope n- s ource .

D ow nloading th e Im age File

To dow nload th e ISO file g o to th e “G e t Ub untu Pag e ”. W e w arn you th at th is file is ab out 700M b s o if you’re on a s low or lim ite d conne ction m ayb e you s h ould look for oth e r m e ans for g e tting Ub untu.

Fig 1 - Th e Ub untu dow nload pag e (ab ove )

You w ill b e pre s e nte d w ith a tab le (fig ure 1, ab ove ) w h e re you’ll h ave to ch oos e w h at e dition you w ant – D e s k top or Se rve r – and als o th e ve rs ion and arch ite cture . For th is g uide w e ch os e Ub untu 6.10 D e s k top e dition, for a s tandard 32- b it com pute r (x86 arch ite cture ), w h ich is th e m os t com m on s e tup. Ch oos e th e location ne are s t to you from th e drop dow n m e nu and h it “Start D ow nload”.

A file w ith th e e xte ns ion ISO w ill b es ave d to your com pute r (righ t).

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Now th at w e dow nloade d th e ISO file , fire up your Im ag e b urning s oftw are and ins e rt a b lank re cordab le cd in your b urning drive . If th e auto- s tart pops - up, jus t ig nore it b y h itting cance l.

Now ope n th e “actions ” m e nu and s e le ct “Burn Im ag e ” (ab ove ). You’ll h ave to b row s e to w h e re your ISO is locate d and s e le ct it. If prom pte d ab out b urning to D VD m e dia ans w e r “No”.

Infrare corde r in W indow s (ab ove )

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Th e b urning options (ab ove ) w ill pop- up. Exce pt for th e W riting Spe e d, w h ich w e re com m e nd th at you us e th e 1X - 4X , to m ak e s ure th at you e nd up w ith a pe rfe ct CD , all oth e r options can b e k e pt at th e ir de faults . Jus t pre s s “O K ” and th e b urning proce s s w ill b e g in.

Jus t to m ak e s ure th at your CD doe s n’t h ave any de fe cts , b oot it and run th e “Ch e ck for de fe cts ” proce dure .

Congratulations, you’re done !

H appy Ubunting!

Joao Santiag o

e xalow profile @ g m ail.com

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HH OO WW TTOO CCOO NNTTRRIIBBUUTTEEW e are alw ays look ing for ne w article s to include in full circle .

If you are com fortab le us ing th e w ik i, you can copy and pas te your article onto th e full circle

page at th e Ub untu w ik i w h ich is at h ttp://w ik i.ub untu.com /Ub untuM ag az ine

Th e re you w ill find h e lp and ins tructions on adding your article to th e w ik i page s .

If you're not s o com fortab le w ith th e w ik i and w ould rath e r e m ail your article to us , ple as e e m ail

it to : article s @ fullcircle m ag az ine .org

From th e re , w e w ill place it on th e w ik i for you.

Subm ission Guide line s

Th e s ing le rule for an article is ; it m us t s om e h ow b e link e d to Ub untu or one of th e m any de rivative s of Ub untu (K ub untu, X ub untu, Edub untu, e tc.).

Ple as e follow th e s e rule s :

* W rite your te xt in w h ich e ve r s oftw are you ch oos e (I w ould re com m e nd O pe nO ffice ) b ut, m os t im portantly, - PLEA SE SPELL CH ECK IT!.

* Im ag e s s h ould b e JPG or PNG . If you us e JPG ple as e us e low com pre s s ion.

* Re g arding im ag e s iz e s ; if in doub t, s e nd a full- s iz e s cre e ns h ot and w e w ill re duce th e s iz e during pub lication.

A rticle s can b e on any s ub je ct as long as it follow s th e s ing le rule m e ntione d ab ove . If you ne e d ide as , look ove r th e w ik i pag e s , th e re are ide as th e re .

If your native lang uag e is n't Eng lis h , don't w orry - - w rite your article and w e w ill proofre ad it for you. Not only are you h e lping th e m ag az ine and th e com m unity, b ut w e 'll als o b e h e lping you w ith your Eng lis h !

Th e re are w ays for e ve ryone to contrib ute , s o ple as e h e lp out.

If you w ould lik e to s ub m it ne w s, e m ail it to - ne w s @ fullcircle m ag az ine .orgSe nd your com m e nts or Linux e xpe rie nce s to - le tte rs @ fullcircle m ag az ine .orgH ardw are /s oftw are review s s h ould b e s e nt to - re vie w s @ fullcircle m ag az ine .orgQ ue stions for future inte rvie w s s h ould go to - q ue s tions @ fullcircle m ag az ine .orgLists and de s k top/pc ph otos s h ould b e e m aile d to - m is c@ fullcircle m ag az ine .org

If you h ave q ue s tions , you can vis it our w e b s ite - w w w .fullcircle m ag az ine .org