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

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.

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.

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.

No, they will still have access to all the same systems for downloading and installing software they enjoy now, including: apt-get, Synaptic, etc.

If you are using Windows computer that is connected to the LCSEE network and want to run an X application from the shell servers, such as the graphical version of emacs, follow the instructions below. While configuring Cygwin, be sure to select XFree86 and OpenSSH when you are choosing packages to install. Login to the shell servers via SSH. Be sure to use the -X option to allow the X connection to tunnel thorough SSH. Type 'ssh -X username@shell.csee.wvu.edu' at the cygwin prompt.

The answer is yes if it has substance. I will not tolerate foul language if it is pertaining to the topic at hand.

A#10.1: Since GNO is not language-specific, it doesn't really matter. From a practical stand point though, either assembly or C tend to be the languages of choice. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Assembly can be more efficient but in general requires more time to program and more attention to detail. Much of the available UNIX source code is in C. Using C can result in a quicker development cycle and more portable code, but it often results in a slower program.

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.

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.

I need to read data coming in from a circuit into the microphone or the audio plug in C++. I looked at WaveIn** functions and the MCI library in MSDN and they all record the incoming data (sound) into a wave format, however I need to directly interface with the sound card and read voltages instead of in a wave file. Anyone knows how to do that or has examples of work done to read sound from the microphone directly from C++.

We will translate the website into many languages as soon as we can. In the meantime, look in our message boards to find other users who speak your language.

The ARU will provide services in the 11 languages most commonly spoken by Food Stamp Program and CalWORKs participants in California: Cambodian, Cantonese, Eastern Armenian, English, Farsi, Hmong, Lao, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

It is important that students have an adequate command of English in order to benefit fully from postgraduate study. If English is not your first language you must provide evidence that your spoken and written English are adequate to enable you to cope with your studies. Tests must have been taken within two years of the proposed date of admission, qualifications sat over two years ago are invalid. Scores must be spread equally across different disciplines of reading, writing etc.