Linux and Open Source

I’ve used Linux for a long time, sometimes dual-booted and sometimes as my main desktop. This is where I write about it: getting started with a Linux desktop, how the distributions I use handle updates and long-term support, and the kernel and open-source news that matters to people who actually run it.

What you’ll find here:

  • Linux on the desktop: getting started with Ubuntu, from install to a desktop you can live with.
  • Distributions and LTS: what Ubuntu’s and Kubuntu’s patch cadence says about how far you can trust a long-term release.
  • Kernel and open-source news: what actually happened behind the headlines, and credit to the maintainers doing the work.

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Getting started with Ubuntu on your desktop

Getting started with Ubuntu on your desktop

by Jan Holbo Rasmussen

I have been using Linux for a long time. Some times with a Dual Boot setup - that is when the system starts you choose between the installed operating systems e.g. Windows and Linux. And I have been using Linux as the main desktop as well. In this post I will be exploring getting started with Ubuntu.

This write-up will document my choices and reasonings for those choice. Mainly as a reminder to myself but perhaps it can be of use to you too! It will be a “Work-in-Progress” so consider it ever-changing.

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