Laptops for less: How I saved big on a computer the Ubuntu way
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- Laptops for less: How I saved big on a computer the Ubuntu way
- rPath Expands Multi Operating System Support with Ubuntu, CentOS
- A primer on switching from Windows to Linux Lou Dolinar
- Canonical Launches US-based shop.ubuntu.com in Time for Holiday Season
- Ubuntu Gearing up for Netbooks, Other Mobile Devices
Laptops for less: How I saved big on a computer the Ubuntu way
WalletPop, VA
I was going freelance and sending my corporate laptop back to the mothership. The refurbished Dell Latitude I bought was only $245 but came without an operating system. My geeky friends suggested. I’d save a few hundred dollars on Microsoft Vista and the Office suite; and I didn’t have the extra money so it was really my only option. That or spend a lot of time at the public library.
rPath Expands Multi Operating System Support with Ubuntu, CentOS
MarketWatch
, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
rPath
today announced support for the Ubuntu
and CentOS
Linux operating systems as part of rBuilder
and the rPath
Lifecycle Management Platform. rBuilder is the category-defining
build and release management system for creating virtual appliances and
application images. The rPath Lifecycle Management Platform extends
rBuilder with a comprehensive system for controlling the cost,
complexity and risk of deploying, managing and maintaining application
images in virtualized and cloud-based environments. The rPath approach assembles and binds application functionality with an
operating system, creating a self-contained application image that can
be easily deployed, managed and maintained. This approach sets the
application free from the constraints and manual configuration of
hardware infrastructure, allowing applications to be instantly deployed,
while providing IT operations a scalable platform for managing and
maintaining images over time.
A primer on switching from Windows to Linux Lou Dolinar
Newsday, NY
Indeed, what helps define a distribution, or “distro,” is what bits and pieces of Linux, support utilities and applications have been bolted together. To add software, instead of boxed programs or general-purpose download sites, Linux uses “repositories” designed for the specific distributions, an identity somewhere between a family and a brand name. Among the more popular distributions for nontechnical users are Ubuntu and Mint; for older systems there are ultra compact DSL Linux and Puppy Linux. There are also specialty distributions – for example, an Ubuntu that includes a lot of pre-configured software for video, photo and audio editing, or versions for file servers and firewalls. You can browse a list of most popular, and reviews, at distrowatch. com Distributions vary in compatibility with each other. To grossly oversimplify, any Linux software can be made to run on any distribution, but that may require a lot of expertise on the part of the user, and as a practical matter be impossible.
Canonical Launches US-based shop.ubuntu.com in Time for Holiday Season
Emediawire (press release), WA
com in Time for Holiday Season. (PRWEB) November 20, 2008 — Canonical launched today an U. -based on-line shop for Ubuntu-branded merchandise and software. With a new fulfillment house in St.
Related from Sales-monster: Holiday sales growth may be slim in Colorado
Ubuntu Gearing up for Netbooks, Other Mobile Devices
IT Business Edge, KY
The Linux distro made news last year when parent company Canonical brokered a deal with Dell to preload Ubuntu on certain Dell devices. Since then, Best Buy has begun to sell the Linux distribution, plus an installation guide and 60 days of phone support.
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