[Atl42] Nizar Kerkeni: Ubuntu, the family album

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family album via Planet Ubuntu by nizarus on 4/23/10

A few days before the release of the new Ubuntu, here’s a guided tour
through the Ubuntu family album with some annotations telling my story
with the different versions.
Ubuntu Warty WARTHOG (4.10)


The first version of the Ubuntu distribution. For the history it was
during a discussion between Robert Collins and Mark Shuttleworth that
Mark has launched the name that will be adopted and adapted to any
future versions of Ubuntu. Thus each version will have a code name
composed of an adjective and an animal name.
Ubuntu Hoary HEDGEHOG (5.04)

Ubuntu Breezy BADGER (5.10)


March 2006 – The first time I heard about Ubuntu: One of my students
brings me a bag with two original CDs, an installation CD and a live
CD, and he tells me he got the CD free and they are sent home by mail
at no charge. I take the live CD, I go home, but I can not find an
equivalent to my very useful “Drakecenter� to configure the settings
for my PC. I give up and I return to my sweet Mandriva.
Ubuntu Dapper DRAKE (6.06)


Many first time for this version. The first version with a long-term
support. The first version that lags behind the initial schedule of
release (a release every six months). The first version that takes the
name of a bird :p All the following versions will follow in
alphabetical order.

November 2006 – The first time I install Ubuntu: I am in training in
France, I was given a PC and allowed to install my own OS. I take my
Mandriva DVD and begin the installation, but can not complete the
installation … the system does not detect the SATA disk of the PC. A
colleague hands me a CD written on “Ubuntu 6.06″ and asks me to test
it. I install the system and presto, SATA disk detected and I find
myself with my new GNOME desktop, all in brown and orange icons while.
My colleague tells me that tomorrow will bring me the CD of the new
version just released a few days ago and tells me that the new version
brings a huge number of improvements.
Ubuntu Edgy EFT (6.10)


November 2006 (continued): My colleague brought me back the CD, and
presto new installation within 24 hours. During the installation my
colleague introduced me to a spirit of this new distribution, its
history, its advantages over others, etc. The installation is complete,
the hard work starts: how to configure my machine and how to install my
applications without my famous “Drakecenter�? With an internet
connection available, my first (good) reaction was to ask my best
friend (at that time – I mentioned google) to help me and obviously I
found the website of the Francophone community. There a very big
surprise… the documentation is freely available, forum registration is
possible and it is free… (I say it was a surprise because at that time
subscribing into the official forum of Mandriva was not free) long life
to the free spirit, I am fascinated by this community and I joined it
directly. Since that time I have not left my Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Feisty FAWN (7.04)


April 2007 – Community: I’m getting my bearings in this new
distribution after years spent with Mandrake and Mandriva, and my
“Drakecenter� (yes I repeat: p) don’t miss me more. Thanks to the forum
and the documentation of the Francophone community all my questions (or
almost) are answered. I discovered the concept of community and of
course my first question was is are there a Tunisian community? Yes
there is one, and it is two months old, but with no apparent activity
(for now).
Ubuntu Gutsy GIBBON (7.10)


October 2007 – The community (bis): More and more e-mails circulating
on the mailing list of our community and IRC meetings are held from
time to time. Few days after the release of Ubuntu 7.10, ubuntu-tn
community participates in the biggest FOSS event in Tunisia “Software
Freedom Day – SFD�. Our community is within the landscape of FOSS
communities in Tunisia and became one of the main actors.
Ubuntu Hardy HERON (8.04)


The second version with a long term support, as the first LTS version
the code name uses a name of a bird. For me it is the version that has
the most beautiful wallpaper by default but not only that.

April 2008 – Purpose, approval of the community: Our community turns on
more and more and we set a common goal: become an approved local
community. The goal was reached July 22, 2008.
Ubuntu Intrepid IBEX (8.10)

Ubuntu Jaunty JACKALOPE (9.04)


The Jackalope, an imaginary animal, had to find it
Ubuntu Karmic KOALA (9.10)


Ubuntu in the clouds.

and the story history will continue with:
Ubuntu Lucid LYNX (10.04)

Ubuntu Maverick MEERKAT (10.10)


The Meerkat light and social.

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To review and use older versions of Ubuntu: The Ubuntu Museum

A free adaptation of the article “A Look At All Ubuntu Mascots (Code
Names)“.

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