It is hard to tell without knowing exactly what hardware you have. The easiest way to check is to burn yourself a LiveCD, boot with it, and see if everything works. There is also a hardware compatibility list on the Ubuntu wiki, but it is not really exhaustive. The other thing you can do is search google for your hardware make/model +linux, or the Ubuntu Forums for your hardware make/model and see if anything comes up.

Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system containing the very best free and open source software applications you need to work and play. With Ubuntu you can surf the web, read email, create documents, presentations and spreadsheets, edit images and more.

You can get advice and help on using Ubuntu from the Ubuntu community, or buy professional support from Canonical and a range of local companies.

Ubuntu is community developed. You can interact with the Ubuntu community including developers, translators and technical support activists through our mailing lists and IRC channels: There are several mailing lists that you can join. Some of these receive very high traffic so you may prefer to use a web forum.

Automatic updates are disabled. You can do ubuntu updates if you would like. Sometimes updates however cause problems with software so we recommend that you do not. We will be providing updates through our support site when they are released. The average user will never need to do any updating or things of this nature. For the power user, apt-get as well as synaptic are both up and running as usual. The only issue with updating is that sometimes on linux updates cause issues with other software.

CNR is added to the standard Ubuntu software installation method to complement existing functionality and provide Ubuntu users with easy access to commercial products and proprietary drivers. Since CNR adheres to and works in parallel with standard Ubuntu software installation methods, users can choose to use Ubuntu's standard installation method, CNR, or a combination of them to download and install thousands of additional programs and packages.

There are several different versions of Ubuntu, some with a different desktop and others for a specific market. Here is some information about them. Kubuntu is an official derivative of Ubuntu using the KDE environment instead of GNOME. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system. It is an exciting distribution that showcases the full potential of the KDE desktop. Kubuntu shares the same repositories as Ubuntu, and relies on the same underlying architecture.

Ubuntu Server Edition is a version of Ubuntu specifically designed for servers and as such includes the bare minimum you need to get your server up and running. Find our more about Ubuntu Server Edition.

There are a number of international user resources available for Ubuntu. Please check the Local languages page.

Ubuntu has a fast and easy graphical installer right on the Desktop CD, which is also a Live CD. On a typical computer, the Ubuntu installation should take less than 25 minutes.

Yes. Ubuntu includes a nice, easy text installer, a one click LAMP install option and specialised software for databases, web serving, email hosting and DNS name serving, internet caching and directory services. Ubuntu also includes Samba for Windows file sharing, FTP server software for large file repositories and NTP for network time services. Ubuntu can be installed in a minimal server configuration optimised for data centre servers that will not be used as desktop machines.

Ubuntu includes a full range of desktop and server applications. When you install Ubuntu you have software for most computing needs, from complex programming to business presentations and databases. Ubuntu is a complete desktop operating system and application set. It includes everything you need to gain computer literacy skills, and to become proficient in the use of computers for home, business and professional purposes.

About 1,000 pieces of software are installed by default, out of the basic fully supported software list of 1,300 packages. In addition to that, there are more than 16,000 packages which are available to you immediately, and more software is available from third parties. You can read about the complete Ubuntu software repository and its structure here.

How do I go about getting the site statistics enabled in my cPanel? None of the statistic software programs are enabled and I do not get any stats regarding my sites.

This forum link: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76633 has some hints for adding qtconfig which greatly enhances how you can adjust the look of Scribus under Ubuntu, especially under Gnome. There are no plans to and Scribus comes with the ability to add font paths independent of the operating system making this somewhat redundant. Someone called these "evil" on the #scribus IRC channel. They were right..

Lice are tiny insects that survive on human blood. Head lice are about as big as a sesame seed and may live on the human scalp.

Something is designed when it is really complex, has Irreducible Complexity, or looks like it's designed.

Yes. Although developing and updating CpuIdle is a ongoing effort, it is not always possible to release updates immediately when new CPUs are available. Still, even if CpuIdle doesn't recognize the CPU it will still cool your CPU by executing the HLT command. If the CPU is running on a supported chipset, also chipset optimizations are executed. If this option is selected, CpuIdle will scan for MBM in 5 second intervals. When MBM is finally started, CpuIdle's monitoring support will be enabled.

Most stone manufactures presently use a process of resinating the slabs. This process is for the purpose of filling any pits of surface fissures, which are present in most materials. The resin only saturates 1/32" to 1/16" into the stone making a lighter coloration difference from the finished edge of the slab to the surface. Stone pieces that abutt each other should have a smooth transition from one piece to another (i.e., no abrupt changes in thickness at the joint).

We fully support upgrades from one release to the next. However, we do not support upgrades that skip a release. Thus we support upgrades from 5.10 to 6.06, but not from 5.04 to 6.06 unless you first upgrade to 5.10. Note: that this does not necessarily extend to certain situations involving unsupported software, such as packages in the Universe repository, or software which you obtained from a third-party source.

If you are looking to gain basic computer literacy, Ubuntu includes applications that cover every area of computer use from the straightforward (typing, word processing) to the specialist (graphic design and desktop publishing). It is also an excellent platform for students studying information technology and computer science, as it includes all the tools you need to become a world-class software developer.

Ubuntu Village will be the service and recreational hub of the WSSD, as well as serving as the overflow area for Sandton Convention Center. It will be the central point for participants at all parallel events to the WSSD and enable the governments, organizations and stakeholders to interact on common ground. It will house various cultural, educational and entertainment attractions, including:

Maybe. RetailEdge has been designed to print to many of the commonly used receipt printers. If you purchase RetailEdge, we will have you ship the printer to us and most likely be able to add it to our list of compatible printers at no additional charge (with the exception of shipping). If you have any questions about your existing equipment feel free to contact us.

Usually it works with most available hardware keyboards. UniPad provides a keyboard emulation. There are two possible solutions: to map all characters from the US keyboard layout (default) to the target layout or to completely by-pass the keyboard driver. Some available multilingual applications use the first method. It has a main disadvantage. Users outside the US have to explicitly select the US keyboard to work with the application. Even worse, ALTGR combinations do not work.

In most cases, we can get Insight to work with hardware that you were using with competitors software. There are some cases however, when dealing with very old or unsupported equipment where we simply cannot get it working as it should be.

We do not work on hardware. We are focused on software from Apple and third-party applications that run on the Mac. If a phone call is not enough, we use our almost magical Web-enabled remote control technology to interact with your computer as if we were standing right next to you. We can't, however, actually materialize right next to you, so hardware house calls are not something we offer. Besides, AppleCare does a terrific job with Apple hardware.

Most likely! PCRecruiter end-users currently operate on Apple and Microsoft platforms, using Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. Check out our system requirements for more detail. Main Sequence Technologies is committed to providing the most transparent and hassle-free technical experience possible for our customers. PCRecruiter is designed to put the information required for decision making at your fingertips, allowing you to make the choices.

Catalyst Pro directly supports many types of hardware and protocols. See Drivers for a complete list. For protocols not listed on the drivers page there is likely a third-party OPC server available for it that will allow Catalyst Pro to communicate with it. While we don't necessarily recommend one OPC server over another, MatrikonOPC is a good source of OPC servers. If there are no OPC servers available, having us write a custom driver for your hardware is certainly an option.