Sunday, 15 July 2012

Kubuntu or Ubuntu | Best Ubuntu Distro


--> "Ubuntu" is an ancient African word, meaning "humanity to others".Ubuntu developers spread this message to the tech world.Ubuntu is sponsored by Canonical PVT Ltd.The curremt version of Ubuntu is 12.04 called as Precise pangolin.Kubuntu is nothing but Ubuntu core with KDE interface.So there is nothing much difference in the architecture but the look and feel are different.Lets find the answer for the queston "Kubuntu or Ubuntu? which is the best Ubuntu OS?"
Ubuntu 12.04 uses Ubuntu's own Unity interface while Kubuntu uses KDE 4.8 version as the default desktop inerface.KDE environment has improved a lot after thousands of bug fixing.It is graphically more attractive to the users especially who are coming from the Windows or OS X platform.Unity also has improved a lot but it has faded after the release of Gnome 3 since many of the Ubuntu users started using Ubuntu with gnome 3.Lets look at the new features of Ubuntu 12.04 and kubuntu 12.04.

New features of Ubuntu 12.04 aka Precise Pangolin
  • · Unity 3D interface 5.10
  • · Unity 2D interface 5.10
  • · GNOME 3.4.1
  • · Linux kernel 3.2.12
  • · X.Org 7.6
  • · Xorg Server 1.11.4
  • · Upstart 1.5
  • · GCC 4.6.3 toolchain
  • · Python 2.7.3 and Python 3.2.3
  • · Compiz Fusion 0.9.7.6
website : http://www.ubuntu.com

New features of Kubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin

  • Plasma and Applications 4.8
  • Amarok 2.5
  • Rekonq and OwnCloud Updates
  • Software Center and Updater
  • New Applications like Calligra Suite, KDE Telepathy
  • Kubuntu Active Technology Preview
  • Possible switch to the LightDM login manager
  • Accessibility improvements
  • CJK improvements
Kubuntu Active is a new Ubuntu flavour for tablets. It uses Plasma Active and the new UIs designed for tablets

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 Kubuntu distribution is very powerful but not gained much popularity like its partner ubuntu.But Kubuntu developers are still trying hard to make it to the top of the kde distros.Current version is 12.04 which has longterm support for 5 years.
System requirements for kubuntu 12.04
Minimum processor speed 1GHz
Minimum RAM 384MB recommended is 1 GB
website : http://www.kubuntu.org

Download Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin"

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