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.

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. See similar questions...

Beginning with Ubuntu 7.04 in April, CNR will be available to Ubuntu users from within Ubuntu. (An Ubuntu CNR plugin will also be available from www.CNR.com soon after the final release of Ubuntu 7.04 this April.) Beginning with Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu users will be able to use CNR to access commercial programs and proprietary drivers with one click of the mouse. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

Allows you to buy dozens of different commercial programs, such as DVD Player, StarOffice, games, accounting programs, Win4Lin, Crossover Office, Cedega, etc. Menu entries and desktop icons (optionally) are automatically added when installing and removed when uninstalling. Search feature to easily find software programs by name, category, keywords, similar programs, author, etc. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

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

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. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

One of the great things about basing our work on XML is that there are tools available for practically every computer platform. Recordare, we used Microsoft tools for our first generation of Dolet software. The original Dolet for Finale plug-in was written in a mix of Visual Basic 6.0 and Visual C++ 6.0, using Microsoft's MSXML parser. The Microsoft parser is designed to be easy to use within Visual Basic and succeeds admirably. We had great success with it. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

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. See similar questions...

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: See similar questions...

Windows NT ships with NTBACKUP.EXE which is suitable for backing up most installations however its features are quite basic, for the larger more complex installations one of the following may be worth a look See similar questions...

Few software packages relate to self-organization as such, but many do show self-organized behaviour in the context of more specialised topics. These include cellular automata (Game of Life), neural networks (recurrent or Hopfield networks, and self-organizing maps), genetic algorithms (evolution), artificial life (agent behaviour), fractals (mathematical art) and physics (spin glasses). These can be found via the relevant newsgroup FAQs. CALResCo - http://www.calresco.org/sos/calressw. See similar questions...

Answer: MachineShop CD 1.06, MachineShop Toolbar is version 1.04, Interact Application Manager Version 6.10 in Development and Version 6.10 in Runtime, Panel Toolkit Module (PTM) Version 6.02 in Development and Version 6.04 in Runtime, and MachineLogic is version 2.11. Consult the FTP site for PTM upgrades/patches ftp://www.ctcusa.com/ctcsupport/ Answer: You need the MachineShop CD ver. 1.04 or Evaluation Package 2. See similar questions...