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I ain’t talking about that stupid song. What I am talking about is that I have entered a whole new world in operating systems (OS): Ubuntu. What is it? Linux, well at least one of it’s many distros in existence. Yep, I have ventured into the unknown and now I am feeling like a student again. Back to square one as most would say.

It would be unfair for me to say that Ubuntu is the best distro of linux out there since it’s the only distro I have tried. What I do like about it is that it is oriented to be a home / desktop OS. It was easy to install and the default programs almost caters to the basic needs of an average computer user. It comes with the Gnome desktop environment by default. Of course, you can customize your window manager to your liking (ahh … the power of Linux!) or to use a different window manager available out there (that is if you know how and which is exactly what I am trying to learn).

The most recent release as of this writing is version 5.10 codenamed Breezy Badger. You can get copies of the installer (and live) CD from their website if you have a fast internet connection. Just download the appropriate .iso file and burn it into a CD with a CD burning tool of your choice. Or you can get free CDs (yep, free!!!) by ordering through Shipit - Free CDs.

That’s just about all I can say for now. I am still learning how to get Fluxbox to run as my default window manager for now and that’s another story. I will be posting my experience about it soon (hopefully).