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For this assignment, you will be creating a webpage in which you explain browsers and search engines, assessing them for their strengths and weaknesses.

Your assignment will have an introduction and conclusion as well as a main body. In the main body, you will discuss three web browsers and three search engines. For each one (all six), you will need to include a graphic, text and at least one link.

The easiest way to format this as a webpage is to use the WYSIWYG editor within the assignment page here. However, if you would prefer to use Wordpress, Google Sites or another method, talk to your teacher about that.

Below you will see a report on the Ubuntu operating system. It is there to serve as an example of what your assignment might look like including the use of graphics and links.

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What Is Ubuntu?

Mohammed Abubakar

Dec 5, 2021, 9:00 am EST | 5 min read

The phrase "What is ubuntu" over the Ubuntu desktop

In online discussions, you may have heard the term “Ubuntu” thrown around, often in the context of discussing alternatives to Windows. So what exactly is it, and why do people choose to use it?

What Is Ubuntu?

Ubuntu Desktop is a Linux distribution developed by Canonical, and it’s one of the most popular distributions, thanks to its ease of use. It’s also one of the top choices for people who are getting started with Linux. The server edition, which we won’t be focusing on here, is also operating in the majority of internet servers.

So what is a Linux distribution? It’s an operating system developed from the Linux kernel, UNIX-like system created by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Linux distributions are usually free and open source, and many are great alternatives to popular operating systems like Windows and macOS.

The Ubuntu Foundation was formed in 2004 by a South African-British developer and entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. He wanted to create a more user-friendly Linux distribution than Debian, which was very popular among Linux users at that time. It was notoriously difficult to install, however, and the Ubuntu Foundation worked to remedy that.

Ubuntu GNOME desktop

Since Debian was (and still is) open source, Shuttleworth took it as a base for his OS and named it Ubuntu. The word Ubuntu means “humanity to others” and “I am what I am because of who we all are.”

Why Do People Use Ubuntu?

Let’s look at all the possible reasons why Ubuntu might be worth giving a shot.

User Friendliness

As an operating system created to get the beginners on to the Linux train, Ubuntu does a great job in achieving the same. While it looks significantly different from Windows and macOS, it has a shallow learning curve.

Ubuntu uses GNOME, one of the most popular desktop environments (DEs) in the Linux world. Think of the DE as a painting on top of a canvas, the Linux kernel. GNOME is where you and your computer interact in an intuitive and visually appealing manner.

Show Applications in Ubuntu

However, GNOME is not the only desktop environment that you can get with Ubuntu. Ubuntu comes in many variants called “flavors” that ship with other desktop environments like KDE, LXQt, MATE, and Xfce. This gives newbies a lot of flexibility to try and experience different DEs and settle with the one they like the best, which makes Ubuntu a more flexible operating system.

Logos for all Ubuntu flavors

Generally, vanilla Ubuntu with GNOME would be sufficient for a beginner. If you have an old PC that struggles to run modern apps, however, you might want to try out Ubuntu MATE, Lubuntu, or Xubuntu. If you’re unable to decide which DE to choose, we have a guide to choosing between the different Ubuntu flavors.