Ubuntu is a powerful, open-source operating system, free to download online. Ubuntu gives you a few more features than Windows, and it is extremely fast in the world of computing. The latest release (at least as of 11/30/10) is Ubuntu Maverick Meercat (10.10). The next release will be released April of 2011. Its codename will be Natty Narwhal and its release number will be 11.04. You can do everything (Plus a few more things) that you can do with Windows or Mac. You can even re-distribute if you want to. With Ubuntu, you are able to work in any environment you choose, including where there is no wired-network, which is hard to set up with Windows and Mac. If you ever find youself wanting to download and install a Windows program, there is a free program called WINE (Windows Executor, which will let you do so. So basically, Ubuntu is the BEST operating system that is free and open-source out there. You can use it in many different ways.
Ubuntu 11.04 has not yet implemented the Gnome 3 interface, but the next version of Ubuntu, 11.10, will use Gnome 3.
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Ubuntu uses the Linux kernel, which is a monolithic kernel with loadable modules.
Ubuntu Server Edition is a free and open-source operating system for use in servers.
You can find information on how to use virtual machine software under Ubuntu on several websites such as Ubuntu Documentation, Ubuntu Forums and Download Squad.
Yes.
PowerISO is not supported on Ubuntu. There are a multitude of programs that can do the same thing as well as or better than PowerISO, available for free in Ubuntu's repository.
When you first install Ubuntu, it will walk you through the steps to install it and keep your other OS installed. Then when you boot your dual-boot system, you can simply select Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is the name for the popular Linux operating system. It is free to download and use and popular with program developers. It can easily be found by going to the Ubuntu site itself.
It hasn't stopped working. I use it frequently on my several computers using Ubuntu 12.10.
Firefox is included in Ubuntu by default. To update it, just use the update manager.
Wubi can only be used to install Ubuntu. (It stands for Windows-based Ubuntu Installer).