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Kubuntu 6.06 LTS DVD (PC Edition) (Jewel Case) | 
| From: Canonical Ltd (Consignment)
List Price: $12.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 7421
Format: Dvd-rom
Platform: Linux
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: PC Edition
Operating System: Linux
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
Model: 890655001039
UPC: 890655001039
EAN: 0890655001039
ASIN: B000G6879O
Release Date: June 22, 2006
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| Features:
| • | Linux operating system with complete set of open source applications for desktops, laptops, and servers | | • | Office productivity suite, Web browser, and email for your everyday needs | | • | Instant messaging, image editing, and various tools for accessing and managing your multimedia files | | • | Free security updates delivered via the Internet for 3 years on the desktop and 5 years on the server | | • | Comprehensive DVD with desktop and server installation, alternate installation (e.g., automated deployment set-up), plus all of the supported add-on software and translations for dozens of languages |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Great Release of Kubuntu June 27, 2006
Jonathan Jesse (Grand Rapids, MI USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Kubuntu 6.06 LTS (LTS stands for Long Term Support) is the latest release from the Kubuntu/Ubuntu folks. The great thing about the DVD is that it contains the entire main archive which is great for those with limited bandwidth.
Kubuntu 6.06 will be supported on the desktop for 3 years and contains the latest version of KDE that was available at release time. Along with KDE there are other great applications included at the amazing price of Free!!!
Kubuntu 6.06 is great for those who are waiting to make the switch to Linux.
A Great Operating System July 12, 2006
Guy Johnston
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
In respose to Bubba Franks' review:
While it is true that out of the box, Kubuntu can't play mp3s or DVDs with CSS protection, the software for these tasks can be easily downloaded once the system is installed. On the wireless issue, Kubuntu comes with drivers for many adaptors preinstalled so you can start straight away. And if it doesn't you can easily download them with a wired internet connection first. It is not the fault of Kubuntu that not all adaptors work with it out of the box, it is the fault of the manufacturers, as after all Windows doesn't come with wireless drivers preinstalled, they come on a CD with the adaptor, which in the vast majority of cases only provide drivers for Windows and not Linux. If the manufacturers provided Linux drivers as well, Kubuntu and other Linux distributions would be on level terms with Microsoft in this respect.
On the whole, Kubuntu is a fantastic operating system especially considering you can download it from their website for free and can make as many copies as you wish, and even modify it to suit your needs. If you don't have a fast internet connection you can order it on a CD from the website for free, but this DVD edition contains more software which is good for people with really slow connections, and paying for it helps to support the development of Kubuntu.
Kubuntu is great!! and note for a Bubba Franks July 26, 2006
Wojtek Musialkiewicz (Poland)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Bubba Franks - you say that Kubuntu cannot do all those things right out of the box??Yes,it cannot,but installing them is 2minutes of work(KDE menu>>adept>>selecting packages>>installing,nothing difficult).And what Window$ can do out of the box?-NOTHING,you just have a lame notepad,paint and outdated few years ago wmp.
People,it's great deal!!For free you have(working out of the box):
-Office apps
-Multimedia(can play non-encrypted dvds,ogg and many more can be added later by few clicks)
-STABILITY AND SECURITY - as someone said - Viruses for linux are like Yeti - many heard of them,but nobody have realy seen one
-Development tools(I'm a programmer and I like that I can start to program just after installation - on windows you can do poo about that)
-After installing CEDEGA software(which is very cheap) you can play almost all your windows games(I'm using it,and on linux I can play Warcraft3,OBLIVION,Quake3,Dungeon Sige II - all works flawlessly)
Realy,KUBUNTU is a system I can recommend to anyone,doesn't matter -for desktop,server or gaming machine - KUBUNTU ROCK!!!!
The best Linux distribution ever. September 22, 2006
Nelson Alvarez (Valdivia, Chile)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ubuntu and its variants Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu are simply the best choice for anyone looking for an alternative to Windows. All programs, including an office suite, media players, pdf reader and creator and much more, are automatically installed with the operative system.
No problems installing new programs. It's even easier than Windows. You don't need to search lots of web sites to find the program you need. After a couple of clicks using the "Add and remove programs" feature, you can easily find, choose and install the programs you want, and Ubuntu will make sure that they work.
As for the issue about having no support for commercial formats like mp3, dvd movies and the like, (not included with Ubuntu because all the software in it is free) you can easily fix it by downloading the "Easy Ubuntu" program, which will get Ubuntu ready to play all you want.
 This is NOT fully functional operating system OUT OF THE BOX July 9, 2006
Bubba Franks
3 out of 34 found this review helpful
This is a list of things that Kubuntu does NOT do:
1. You can not play commerical non-bootleg DVDs.
2. You can not play mp3s.
3. You can not get an internet connection if you use a USB wireless adapter (802.11b). You can download the necessary files to make the USB adapter work, but this requires *an internet connection* that you don't have if you only have the wireless capability.
So, you can't watch dvd's, read or make mp3's, or get on the net using your USB wireless adapter. What does that leave? Some mean word processing and lots and lots of readme files and goose chases to attempt anything else.
I am not criticizing linux at all. I am criticizing the misleading notion that Kubuntu (or any other linux package) is ready to roll out of the box. This product preaches to the converted. This will only turn off lots of people who are *new to linux* who will give up and say, "Linux still hasn't arrived as a consumer friendly operating system... yet."
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