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Perspectoff at 16:15, 15 June 2013

Perspectoff — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:15:33 GMT

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	I have always maintained a Debian partition and will see how<br>		I have always maintained a Debian partition and will see how<br>
-	closely I can replicate Kubuntu using Debian and a KDE desktop.<br>	+	closely I can replicate Kubuntu using [http://wiki.debian.org/KDE Debian and a KDE desktop].<br>
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Perspectoff at 15:13, 15 June 2013

Perspectoff — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:58 GMT

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	interfaces) started the move from Ubuntu to Debian (especially for its<br>		interfaces) started the move from Ubuntu to Debian (especially for its<br>
	KDE versions). Will other users now switch from Ubuntu to Debian,<br>		KDE versions). Will other users now switch from Ubuntu to Debian,<br>
-	merely adding the KDE desktop to it? Debian has had a reputation for<br>	+	merely [http://wiki.debian.org/KDE adding the KDE desktop] to it? Debian has had a reputation for<br>
	being rock-solid and stable and Debian-based servers are now (as of<br>		being rock-solid and stable and Debian-based servers are now (as of<br>
	Jan 2012) [http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_details/os-linux the most deployed type of Linux server] worldwide<br>		Jan 2012) [http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_details/os-linux the most deployed type of Linux server] worldwide<br>

Perspectoff at 20:24, 21 April 2013

Perspectoff — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:24:38 GMT

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	to both Ubuntu and Kubuntu too fast and too numerous to catalogue. Many<br>		to both Ubuntu and Kubuntu too fast and too numerous to catalogue. Many<br>
	of the changes I do not use and the "Web 3.0" philosophy of a pop-up for<br>		of the changes I do not use and the "Web 3.0" philosophy of a pop-up for<br>
-	every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks ~~(due~~ to ~~the~~<br>	+	every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks to Internet<br>
-	excessive scripting) ~~to Internet use~~, IMO. For this reason I am very slow<br>	+	use (due to the excessive scripting), IMO. For this reason I am very slow<br>
	to use any (K)Ubuntu version later than Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>		to use any (K)Ubuntu version later than Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>
	contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>		contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>

Perspectoff at 15:18, 20 April 2013

Perspectoff — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:18:00 GMT

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	every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks (due to the<br>		every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks (due to the<br>
	excessive scripting) to Internet use, IMO. For this reason I am very slow<br>		excessive scripting) to Internet use, IMO. For this reason I am very slow<br>
-	to use any (K)Ubuntu version later than ~~precise~~ Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>	+	to use any (K)Ubuntu version later than Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>
	contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>		contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>
	Ubuntu sections) of the current versions for that reason. If you are a user<br>		Ubuntu sections) of the current versions for that reason. If you are a user<br>
-	of Quantal, Raring or later versions, please add your knowledge to the wiki,<br>	+	of Quantal, Raring, or later versions, please add your knowledge to the wiki,<br>
-	as most of the current information has stalled at Precise.<br>	+	as most of the current information has stalled, somewhat, at Precise.<br>
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Perspectoff at 15:16, 20 April 2013

Perspectoff — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:16:29 GMT

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	of the changes I do not use and the "Web 3.0" philosophy of a pop-up for<br>		of the changes I do not use and the "Web 3.0" philosophy of a pop-up for<br>
	every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks (due to the<br>		every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks (due to the<br>
-	excessive scripting) to Internet use. For this reason I am very slow to<br>	+	excessive scripting) to Internet use, IMO. For this reason I am very slow<br>
-	use any (K)Ubuntu version later than precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>	+	to use any (K)Ubuntu version later than precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>
	contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>		contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>
-	Ubuntu sections) of the current versions. If you are a user ~~of Quantal, Raring~~<br>	+	Ubuntu sections) of the current versions for that reason. If you are a user<br>
-	or later versions, please add your knowledge to the wiki, as most of the current~~<br>~~	+	of Quantal, Raring or later versions, please add your knowledge to the wiki,<br>
-	information has stalled at Precise.<br>	+	as most of the current information has stalled at Precise.<br>
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Perspectoff at 15:14, 20 April 2013

Perspectoff — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:14:42 GMT

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	::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''April 2013''<nowiki>></nowiki><br>		::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''April 2013''<nowiki>></nowiki><br>
-	~~(K)~~Ubuntu ~~12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is here~~ and ~~will be supported for~~<br>	+	With the release of Raring Ringtail in April 2013, I am finding changes<br>
-	~~5 years!~~ I ~~have now installed Kubuntu on multiple machines~~ and ~~they are~~<br>	+	to both Ubuntu and Kubuntu too fast and too numerous to catalogue. Many<br>
-	~~now all are working and very stable~~. I ~~needed the usual battery of tweaks~~<br>	+	of the changes I do not use and the "Web 3.0" philosophy of a pop-up for<br>
-	~~and workarounds, with two new obstacles appearing~~ (~~one in Grub2~~ and the<br>	+	every screen has brought some of the greatest security risks (due to the<br>
-	~~other~~ in the ~~Dolphin file manager~~). ~~See my [[Precise_Review\|full review here]]~~.<br>	+	excessive scripting) to Internet use. For this reason I am very slow to<br>
		+	use any (K)Ubuntu version later than precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS, and the<br>
		+	contents of this guide may fail to reflect the changes (especially in the<br>
		+	Ubuntu sections) of the current versions. If you are a user of Quantal, Raring<br>
		+	or later versions, please add your knowledge to the wiki, as most of the current<br>
		+	information has stalled at Precise.<br>
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-	~~I am now starting to evaluate the new Ubuntu Unity. IMO Ubuntu Unity has<br>~~
-	~~always been less powerful than Kubuntu's KDE, and it takes more memory<br>~~
-	~~to run. Still, Canonical owns the Unity interface, so they market it more <br>~~
-	~~aggressively, and [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5ODM project] a large installation base on consumer devices<br>~~
-	~~this year.~~

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Perspectoff at 15:07, 20 April 2013

Perspectoff — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:07:39 GMT

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::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''April 2013''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
(K)Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is here and will be supported for 
5 years! I have now installed Kubuntu on multiple machines and they are 
now all are working and very stable. I needed the usual battery of tweaks 
and workarounds, with two new obstacles appearing (one in Grub2 and the 
other in the Dolphin file manager). See my [[Precise_Review|full review here]]. 
 
I am now starting to evaluate the new Ubuntu Unity. IMO Ubuntu Unity has 
always been less powerful than Kubuntu's KDE, and it takes more memory 
to run. Still, Canonical owns the Unity interface, so they market it more 
aggressively, and [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5ODM project] a large installation base on consumer devices 
this year.

 
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:::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''May 2012''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
(K)Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin is here and will be supported for 
5 years! I have now installed Kubuntu on multiple machines and they are 
now all are working and very stable. I needed the usual battery of tweaks 
and workarounds, with two new obstacles appearing (one in Grub2 and the 
other in the Dolphin file manager). See my [[Precise_Review|full review here]]. 
 
I am now starting to evaluate the new Ubuntu Unity. IMO Ubuntu Unity has 
always been less powerful than Kubuntu's KDE, and it takes more memory 
to run. Still, Canonical owns the Unity interface, so they market it more 
aggressively, and [http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5ODM project] a large installation base on consumer devices 
this year.

 
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:::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''Feb 2012''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
This month the lead developer of Kubuntu announced that Canonical will 
no longer fund Kubuntu as a standalone distribution (and will merely 
allow KDE packages to be available in the repositories as add-ons). 
This allows Canonical to focus on its own Unity user interface desktop 
in its bid to deploy a commercially successful platform on new hardware. 
 
In the past year the Mint distribution (which customises its own user 
interfaces) started the move from Ubuntu to Debian (especially for its 
KDE versions). Will other users now switch from Ubuntu to Debian, 
merely adding the KDE desktop to it? Debian has had a reputation for 
being rock-solid and stable and Debian-based servers are now (as of 
Jan 2012) [http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_details/os-linux the most deployed type of Linux server] worldwide 
(and [http://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/operating_system/all Linux/Unix servers account for > 64% of all websites]). 
Some Ubuntu advocates claim that Debian does not always 
use the most cutting-edge software versions (for better or worse) 
but other comparisons suggest a more reliable upgrade mechanism 
for Debian (probably due to the very nature of their conservative 
package choices). Will some users alternatively perhaps try 
OpenSuse (touted by some as the best KDE-oriented distro)? Maybe, 
but some OpenSuse packages (KTorrent, for example) have a reputation 
for restrictions based on commercial, licensing, and other legal 
considerations and have been eschewed by some for this reason. 
 
I have always maintained a Debian partition and will see how 
closely I can replicate Kubuntu using Debian and a KDE desktop. 
 
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:::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''Feb 2012''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
Ok, I've finally joined the tablet craze. Everyone in my family now has 
tablets. We have low-end tablets/eBook readers without camera, mic, or 
Bluetooth connectivity (and therefore no wireless keyboard) and also 
without the ability to add devices like USB CD drives / USB hard drives. 
 
Having such a tablet creates new challenges and a greater need for 
servers, especially file servers (such as [[FTP_tips|FTP]]). Fortunately, this is 
where both (K)Ubuntu and Debian excel. Debian-based servers are now 
(as of Jan 2012) [http://w3techs.com/technologies/history_details/os-linux the most deployed type of Linux server] worldwide 
(and server functionality is built into the desktop versions of 
both Debian and (K)Ubuntu). 
 
To accommodate the displays and functionalities of the tablets, I have 
revised the appearance of (K)Ubuntuguide for easier navigation, 
faster loading, and flexibility of presentation: in icon-based 
tablet/netbook style, in full-page text style (the original format), 
and in eBook style (.epub format). 
 
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:::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''Jan 2012''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
This month I merged UbuntuGuide and KubuntuGuide on the 
University of Latvia server. I had been maintaining both separately 
since 2007, mostly because I did not have access to the Univ. of 
Latvia server files until recently (I had had KubuntuGuide hosted 
on my own servers for some time). Thanks to Krampo for giving 
me access. 
 
There are some problems with the Univ. of Latvia servers, of course 
(which I did not have on my servers). Their caching proxy configuration 
is quirky and has caused [[Help:Contents|frustration]] for the contributors to this 
wiki for some time. Nevertheless, they have 100% "up-time" and good 
bandwidth. Furthermore, they have registered the UbuntuGuide.org domain 
name for a decade and seem to be committed to the 'Guide. 
 
UbuntuGuide and KubuntuGuide share a certain amount of common 
content, so the merger also allows less editorial work. Further, there 
is cross-visibility between these two varieties of the Ubuntu OS 
family this way, which IMO is desirable. At the time of this writing, 
Kubuntu is (IMO) the more stable and flexible OS version, while the 
Unity version of Ubuntu is the most suitable for (eventual) deployment 
on tablets, which seems (to me) to be the goal (as a highly- 
developed alternative to Google Android). With this in mind, I will 
focus in the upcoming month in making (K)Ubuntuguide more suitable 
for viewing on both desktop/laptop and tablet/netbook screens. 
 
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:::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''Oct 2011''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
Spam is rampant on the Internet. Fortunately, this month 
Krampo has given me access to the UbuntuGuide.org wiki files, 
and I have now installed the anti-spam MediaWiki extensions 
in order to combat the endless spam that was plaguing this 
site (like many other websites). I have also installed a new 
Captcha mechanism, since the (old) Recaptcha was too-easily 
defeated by spammers. Please note that it is not the anti-spam 
mechanisms that slow/inhibit the ease of contributions; it is the 
caching proxy that is used by the University of Latvia servers 
that causes all the problems (something that is out of my control). 
Krampo assures me that work is underway at the Univ. of Latvia 
Linux Center to revise their servers (and efficiency). Please be 
patient. 
 
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:::::<nowiki><</nowiki>''Nov 2007''<nowiki>></nowiki> 
I ([[User:Perspectoff|Perspectoff]]) have taken over the maintenance and editing of 
Ubuntuguide due to the unreadabiliy of current content and the amount of 
spam that continues to appear on the wiki. As far as I can tell there is no 
active administrator or editor for the site, and it has fallen into disarray. 
I took over Kubuntuguide a few months ago, and intend in the future to make 
Ubuntuguide and Kubuntuguide similar in format, since they share many basic 
characteristics (and underlying packages).