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RujiChapnik: /* Ubuntu */

2012-07-17T22:58:26Z

Ubuntu

RujiChapnik: /* Ubuntu */

2012-07-17T22:56:02Z

Ubuntu

RujiChapnik: /* Ubuntu */

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Ubuntu

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 =Xubuntu=
-http://ubuntu.org/
+http://xubuntu.org/
 [[File:Ubuntu.png]]

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	'''Other Notes:'''		'''Other Notes:'''
		+
		+	=Xubuntu=
		+
		+	http://ubuntu.org/
		+
		+	[[File:Ubuntu.png]]
		+
		+	'''Screenshot of Xfce configured to look like Gnome 2 (as in Ubuntu 10.04)'''
		+
		+	[[Media:Xfce_Lucid_config.png]]
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''Info for refining distro selection: {'''
		+
		+	'''release cycle:'''
		+
		+
		+
		+	'''maintainability(stability, community support for distro etc.):'''
		+
		+	'''}'''
		+
		+
		+	'''Hardware Support:'''
		+
		+	'''(1) How much support for wide-scale installations and customizations?'''
		+	A number of government agencies and schools have issued large-scale deployments of Ubuntu. The Business Desktop remix, for instance, is recommended for large-scale enterprise deployments.
		+
		+	From Ubuntu's website:
		+	Deployments can be supported through a standard Ubuntu Advantage agreement from Canonical, or unpaid. Management of large scale desktop deployments, either of this remix or standard Ubuntu, is best achieved with Canonical’s Landscape management tool. (http://www.ubuntu.com/business/desktop/remix)
		+
		+	OEM installation capabilities are built-in.
		+
		+	'''(2) How many of our machines did it install successfully on?'''
		+	All laptops but Leia (Ubuntu wouldn't install due to missing PAE extension). Default Ubuntu installers don't install on non-PAE machines, but Ben is trying a workaround with mini.iso.
		+
		+	Most, possibly all, desktop installations were successful. We had good results with autodetection of hardware after moving hard drives between boxes.
		+
		+	'''(3) Are there any known hardware incompatibilities?'''
		+	Some computer models are considered Certified for Ubuntu, including certain makes of Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and others.
		+
		+	A new-ish hardware compatibility list is maintained at https://friendly.ubuntu.com/ (beta site). Several Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba models are given 1-star ratings, which indicates compatibility problems.
		+
		+	The Ubuntu Forums also have stickies on laptop incompatibility (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1543009) and desktop incompatibility (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=361237).
		+
		+	In our testing, we found that the standard Ubuntu installer would not work on a machine without a PAE extension.
		+
		+	'''(4) Are there a lot of reports of hardware bugs?'''
		+	We had several problems with laptops and external VGA, including lagging and general bugginess.
		+
		+	On Ubuntu Forums I noted quite a few complaints about suspend/hibernate/resume, lack of sound, volume controls not working, bluetooth, overheating, older graphics cards not working. One post noted "known problems with the proprietary driver for the ATI/AMD Radeon HD 6700M series video card" (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1543009).
		+
		+	'''(5) How well did it perform on the lower spec machines?'''
		+	Performed well overall, albeit Unity can be a bit laggy.
		+
		+	'''(6) What are the minimum and recommended hardware specs and how well do they fit to our current specs?'''
		+	Minimum RAM required: 384 MB
		+	(This is the only thing specified for 12.04 on the Ubuntu wiki)
		+
		+	==General Info==
		+
		+	'''Distro Parent:'''
		+
		+	Debian
		+
		+	'''Minimum System Requirements:'''
		+
		+	'''Standard Desktop Environment:'''
		+
		+	'''Package Manager:'''
		+
		+	'''Release Cycles (if applicable):'''
		+
		+
		+	==Available User Documentation==
		+	'''Generic Manuals (web pages with troubleshooting info):'''
		+
		+	'''Forums:'''
		+
		+	'''Wikis:'''
		+
		+	'''Other Notes:'''
		+

	=Debian=		=Debian=

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	* 1 year past previous release, new release approximately every 2 years.		* 1 year past previous release, new release approximately every 2 years.
	* freeze for next release(wheezy), June 2012, release hopefully by end of 2012.		* freeze for next release(wheezy), June 2012, release hopefully by end of 2012.
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		+
		+	[[Category:Distro]]

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 '''Wikis:'''
 =Ubuntu=
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 '''Wikis:'''
 =Debian=

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 http://tuxradar.com/content/best-distro-2011
 =Mint=
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 '''}'''
 '''Distro Parent:'''
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 * Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
 * CD/DVD drive or USB port
 '''Package Manager:'''
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 ''from mint website''
 '''Comments:'''
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 * Mint 12 is based on ubuntu with a gnome environment.  I installed and after a splash page comes up on the desktop that prompts you to download media and dvd codecs among other things like links to tutorials and other pages on the community website
 * Mint website says Mint Debian is neat because it is auto-updating - you never have to upgrade versions.  but it is also therefore more unstable.  It also reqs knowledge of the command line to enable one-touch-click on laptops and other similar things.  They also says it is like ubuntu but rough around the edges.
 =Ubuntu=
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 (This is the only thing specified for 12.04 on the Ubuntu wiki)
 '''Distro Parent:'''
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 '''Minimum System Requirements:'''
 '''Package Manager:'''
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 '''Release Cycles (if applicable):'''
-'''Documentation (links to wikis, forums, etc):'''
+==Available User Documentation==
 =Debian=

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 ==The Top Three==
-===Mint===
+=Mint=
 [[File:Linux_mint.png‎]]
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 * Mint website says Mint Debian is neat because it is auto-updating - you never have to upgrade versions.  but it is also therefore more unstable.  It also reqs knowledge of the command line to enable one-touch-click on laptops and other similar things.  They also says it is like ubuntu but rough around the edges.
-===Ubuntu===
+=Ubuntu=
 [[File:Ubuntu.png]]
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 '''Documentation (links to wikis, forums, etc):'''
-===Debian===
+=Debian=
 [[File:debian.png]]
 http://debian.org

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 '''}'''
 '''Hardware Support:'''
 '''(1) How much support for wide-scale installations and customizations?'''
 A number of government agencies and schools have issued large-scale deployments of Ubuntu. The Business Desktop remix, for instance, is recommended for large-scale enterprise deployments.

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 This is distinct from the 'community wiki' documentation, which is also hard to navigate, somewhat redundant with the official docs.
 '''Hardware Support:'''
-(1) How much support for wide-scale installations and customizations?
+'''(1) How much support for wide-scale installations and customizations?'''
 A number of government agencies and schools have issued large-scale deployments of Ubuntu. The Business Desktop remix, for instance, is recommended for large-scale enterprise deployments.
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 OEM installation capabilities are built-in.
-(2) How many of our machines did it install successfully on?
+'''(2) How many of our machines did it install successfully on?'''
 All laptops but Leia (Ubuntu wouldn't install due to missing PAE extension). Default Ubuntu installers don't install on non-PAE machines, but Ben is trying a workaround with mini.iso.
 Most, possibly all, desktop installations were successful. We had good results with autodetection of hardware after moving hard drives between boxes.
-(3) Are there any known hardware incompatibilities?
+'''(3) Are there any known hardware incompatibilities?'''
 Some computer models are considered Certified for Ubuntu, including certain makes of Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and others.
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 In our testing, we found that the standard Ubuntu installer would not work on a machine without a PAE extension.
-(4) Are there a lot of reports of hardware bugs?
+'''(4) Are there a lot of reports of hardware bugs?'''
 We had several problems with laptops and external VGA, including lagging and general bugginess.
 On Ubuntu Forums I noted quite a few complaints about suspend/hibernate/resume, lack of sound, volume controls not working, bluetooth, overheating, older graphics cards not working. One post noted "known problems with the proprietary driver for the ATI/AMD Radeon HD 6700M series video card" (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1543009).
-(5) How well did it perform on the lower spec machines?
+'''(5) How well did it perform on the lower spec machines?'''
-Performed well overall.
+Performed well overall, albeit Unity can be a bit laggy.
-(6) What are the minimum and recommended hardware specs and how well do
+'''(6) What are the minimum and recommended hardware specs and how well do they fit to our current specs?'''
 Minimum RAM required: 384 MB
 (This is the only thing specified for 12.04 on the Ubuntu wiki)