A new LTS from Ubuntu

Every 2 years the Ubuntu developers release a long-term supported version also known as LTS. The last one was released in April 2008 and was the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. These long-term supported releases of Ubuntu have 3 year continuous support and are the most used ones.

Kubuntu 9.10

Like I promised I’m here with the review of the new Kubuntu 9.10 😀

I must say that I was surprised! I thought that they will use the same old installation interface, but there is a new and more attractive one. It’s very easy to use, it’s very user-friendly and has a nice new look. In 15 minutes you have a new OS on your computer because it is very fast, accept the last step where the post-installation triggers are being prepared.

First look after the installation

After the installation of the Kubuntu 9.04 was successful, you will boot in it. First you will have to select the user name that you entered in the final steps of the installation and the password. Then it will load the KDE environment. In my case, the connection to the Internet was automatically. Kubuntu recognizes and installs the network drivers from the beginning. You don’t have to do a thing. After that, I recommend that you install the updates and the video drivers.

How to install Kubuntu 9.04

In this article I present a step-by-step tutorial for installing Kubuntu 9.04. Before starting the installation you should enter on Kubuntu’s official website and download it. Then burn the image with a burning software (I recommend PowerISO because is very good and easy to use) on a CD (don’t burn it on a CD-RW !!! ). The Kubuntu 9.04 CD will be  bootable and ready to use.

Kubuntu 9.04

Kubuntu Logo

I finally made up my mind!

The distribution of Linux that I choose to use is Kubuntu 9.04 which is a Desktop Environment, so for those whom start using Linux after using Windows will be easier because there are similarities between the 2 OSs.

A short description from the official website:

“Kubuntu is a free, user-friendly operating system based on the K Desktop Environment and on the award winning Ubuntu operating system. With a biannual release cycle and at least 18 months of free security updates for each release, it is the secure, stable computing environment you’ve been waiting for.”

In the beginning

Before I officially start this blog I want to present you a short movie of my previous Linux OS: Kubuntu 9.04. It had the KDE 4.2 with Kwin desktop effects. It worked almost perfect, with some minor errors, but now there is an updated version of Kubuntu 9.04 and I think the bugs are fixed. The package manager is very easy to use, maybe the easiest, and has almost everything you need.