5 Great New Features in Ubuntu 9.10
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Oct 26, 2024
Oct 26, 2024
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1) Ubuntu Software Center
To open the Software Center, click Applications > Ubuntu Software Center. You can find close to 2,200 different pieces of software to install in 12 categories: Accessories, Education, Games, Graphics, and Other.
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All you need to do is double click one of the categories and then double click an application in the list. You get a button labeled Install. When you click Install, you're asked for the root password (required to install software in Linux), and then the Software Center installs the package and any other software on which the application depends.
2) Ubuntu One Client
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3) Updated software
version 2.6.31 of the Linux kernel. This is the latest version of the kernel, and offers more security, better startup and shutdown (more on that in a moment), better performance from graphics cards, and improved security.
GNOME desktop as its graphical user interface, Ubuntu 9.10 includes version 2.28 and is more stable
4) Faster booting and shutdown
5) Encrypted home directory
Your home directory (for example, /home/sarvesh) is your own personal space in the Linux file system. That's where you store your files, etc. If you're installing Ubuntu 9.10 and not just upgrading, you can encrypt your home directory (and the home directories of any users you add during installation). This is done by slapping something called eCryptfs (a secure file system) on top of the home directory.
You can now apply eCryptfs with a graphical interface during installation.
To open the Software Center, click Applications > Ubuntu Software Center. You can find close to 2,200 different pieces of software to install in 12 categories: Accessories, Education, Games, Graphics, and Other.
All you need to do is double click one of the categories and then double click an application in the list. You get a button labeled Install. When you click Install, you're asked for the root password (required to install software in Linux), and then the Software Center installs the package and any other software on which the application depends.
2) Ubuntu One Client
3) Updated software
version 2.6.31 of the Linux kernel. This is the latest version of the kernel, and offers more security, better startup and shutdown (more on that in a moment), better performance from graphics cards, and improved security.
GNOME desktop as its graphical user interface, Ubuntu 9.10 includes version 2.28 and is more stable
4) Faster booting and shutdown
5) Encrypted home directory
Your home directory (for example, /home/sarvesh) is your own personal space in the Linux file system. That's where you store your files, etc. If you're installing Ubuntu 9.10 and not just upgrading, you can encrypt your home directory (and the home directories of any users you add during installation). This is done by slapping something called eCryptfs (a secure file system) on top of the home directory.
You can now apply eCryptfs with a graphical interface during installation.
