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Netbook Operating System Alternatives: Ubuntu
Ubuntu is possibly one of the most popular operating systems for people starting off with Linux, and for a good reason, ease of use. Installing and using Ubuntu is simple, and is sure to break anyone's misconceptions of how difficult it is to install Linux.
Ubuntu is a light operating system and performs well even in on Netbook making it ideal for Netbooks with lower configurations. It is available is a special netbook remix version which comes as a pen drive image instead of a CD image, since Netbooks often dont have disk drives. It is available on the ubuntu website, and can be download for free and loaded onto a pendrive of 1GB or more.
The Ubuntu Netbook Remix, comes with a new interface which is optimized for use on the small screens on netbooks, and is quite intuitive and easy to use.
A default installation of Ubuntu comes with a host of applications. Ubuntu includes a web browser (Firefox), an email client (Evolution), instant messaging software (Pidgin), Portable Media Players (Rythmbox), eBook reader (FBReader), RSS Reader (Liferea), Image management software (F-Spot), and an entire office suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc (OpenOffice.org).
Even with its default set of applications it will probably suffice for nearly every task you'd want to perform on your Laptops. A large repository of application is available online for download, if you want more software or alternatives for the included software. You can install, uninstall and manage software with an included package management software, which presents an easy GUI which manages downloading and installing applications for you.
Whether you want to faster netbook, or a cheaper netbook, Ubuntu may be the the answer, and you should definitely give it a try before spending money on an operating system.
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In Ubuntu, which is the counterpart of Adobe Acrobat to highlight text?
I have read many books of all electronic days. I just want to know the BEST counterpart or equivalent of Adobe Acrobat Reader / Writer in Ubuntu. I know that Ubuntu has a default PDF viewer installed with the OS cd but it's PDF viewer is not able to highlight words or phrases in a PDF ebook. I want a PDF reader who let me UBUNTU to highlight text and phrases on Ebook. PDF. Please give me suggestions for my needs. Thank you. =)
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