Chapter 2. Xubuntu - Linux for Human Beings!

Table of Contents

What is Xubuntu?
About the Name
Free Software
The Difference
The Desktop
Version and Release Numbers
Backing and Support
How can I upgrade to the latest version of Xubuntu?
What is Linux?
What is GNU?

This section is an introduction to Xubuntu. It explains the Xubuntu philosophy and roots, gives information about how to contribute to Xubuntu, and shows how to get help with Xubuntu.

Thank you for your interest in Xubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx - released in April 2010.

What is Xubuntu?

Xubuntu is an entirely open source operating system built around the Linux kernel. The Xubuntu community is built around the ideals enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their software in whatever way they see fit. For those reasons:

  • Xubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "enterprise edition", we make our very best work available to everyone on the same Free terms.

  • Xubuntu includes the very best in translations and accessibility infrastructure that the free software community has to offer, to make Xubuntu usable for as many people as possible.

  • Xubuntu is released regularly and predictably; a new release is made every six months. You can use the current stable release or the current development release. Each release is supported for at least 18 months.

  • Xubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; we encourage people to use open source software, improve it and pass it on.

Find out more at the Xubuntu website.