Beginning Ubuntu GNU/Linux Dev

Session provided by Ubuntu California Local Community Team and members of local Linux User's Groups (LUGs) and FLOSS community

Ubuntu Overview
Drew Johnson

Beginning Ubuntu Dev Why does Ubuntu attract me? Happy birthday John Lennon, 70 years old Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat launches later today

How Ubuntu Gnu/Linux Rocks:

Phenomenal gratis community support Also pay-for support available and inexpensive Gnu/Linux OS Debian base GNOME Environment Add Ubuntu ease of use polish Secure app store /'repositories' Ubuntu Software Center

Ubuntu is:

Prounced oo-boontoo Means humanity towards others Community spirit is part of the core design Collaborative computing

Ubuntu is a FLOSS OS

FLOSS = Free/Libre Open Source Software the source code is open, available for study, reuse and continuous improvement, The licenses are designed to ensure this improvement process can't be halted by any single entity. Potential of Forking keeps the process and those involved honest.

FLOSS = free as in freedom

ENTIRELY UNRELATED TO $ COST Freedom to run the program Freedom to access the code Freedom to redistribute the program to anyone Freedom to improve the software

GNU Project
Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation GNU Project

GNU/Linux
Linus Torvalds

Minux->Freax->Linux Linux kernel Add GNU utilities and compilers to have a complete OS Add a Windowing Manager/Desktop Environment

GNU/Linux distros

Add apps and you get a distribution ('distro') Gnu/Linux Many distros Some of the most popular distros

Ubuntu leads desktop Linux market share

Slackware is oldest distro

Slackware, oldest continuous distribution

Some other top distros

GNOME Desktop Environment

includes such things as:

Windows manager Desktop manager Power Manager Applications

Ubuntu Gnu/Linux Dev

Debian:

One of the best established, longest running distributions Very stable, very conservative development philosophy Impecable QA

Mark Shuttleworth

Formerly a Debian dev Made a fortune selling co to Verisign 2nd Space Tourist Decided to benefit humanity by creating a super user-friendly Linux OS Founded Ubuntu

Ubuntu is gratis

Ubuntu has no $ cost to purchase gratis Founders have pledged it will always be gratis Loaded with FLOSS and gratis apps and tools

Phenom gratis community support

Known for friendliness and helpfulness 24 x 7 online support chat (irc), web forums, mailing lists both Ubuntu specific and wider Gnu/Linux & FLOSS support available LUGs: SVLUG, BALUG, Berkeley LUG geeknics, Linux picnic, 'installfests', etc. Ubuntu California Local Community Team events like 'Ubuntu Hour', jam,

Pro support also available

Canonical: Ubuntu Advantage Desktop Support comes in

Standard ($105/yr) Advanced ($165/yr) specifically for developers

Innovative distro

Ease of use emphasis Linux for Human Beings LTS, 6 mo cycles Ubuntu One integration Social from Start UTouch Library

Training and Certification

Canonical and other companies

Linux Certification Ubuntu Certification

Ubuntu Software Center

An 'app store, built on secure repositories Extremely easy to install, remove and see installation history