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<i>Linus Toralds</i> , while attending University in Helsinki Finland in the 1990s, wanted to create a UNIX-like operating system for his 386 computer. He created the Linux operating system, but instead of charging for his product, he made Linux "open access" to allow others to see and modify his Linux kernel to meet their own needs. By making this operating system "open source", people worked together (collaborated) to make a better, more adaptable operating system. As a result of this collaboration, different versions of Linux have been created such as <b><i>Red Hat</i></b>, <b><i>Fedora</i></b>, <b><i> SuSE</i></b>, <b><i>Mandriva</i></b>, <b><i>Debian</i></b>, and <b><i>Ubuntu</i></b>.
The term <b><big>Ubuntu</big></b> is an <i>ancient African philosophy </i> that helps to define people's allegiances and relations with each other(i.e. community). This name suits the free Linux distribution very well since "open source" is all about sharing and working together as a community. Over the years, Ubuntu has gained a reputation as an easy-to-use Linux operating system.In my opinion, this is the version of Linux that first-time Linux users (<i>newbies</i>) should use...
There have been many versions of Ubuntu for specialized reasons including:
