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The Ultima Linux 8 has been
released
The Ultima Linux 8 is
the latest and greatest version yet, packing in everything you could possibly
need - be it a home desktop or an industrial-strength server. It packs in over
350 unique packages, including the famous KDE desktop, Enlightenment window
manager, Firefox and Thunderbird, Open Office.org, The GIMP, and all your other
favorite programs - all in a convenient two-disc set.
Ultima Linux 8,
our tenth release since November 2004, is the latest and greatest yet, featuring
the latest versions of all your favorite apps and an eye-catching new desktop
right out of the box.
To download The Ultima Linux with the deferent
type.
NOTE: The above download links require
BitTorrent. You will also need a
broadband Internet connection and a CD burner. If you aren't sure, we recommend
just ordering a CD – besides, it saves you the trouble of downloading and
burning the discs yourself :-)
About the Ultima Linux's history.
The idea of creating another Linux distribution was not
new to Ultima, but the process was, and for the very first version, 0.1, it
showed. The installation was a mess, and there was no easy way to custom install
the system. For the whole time it existed only around three installations were
ever done, and all were on his own machines; he had tried and tried, but
couldn't find a way of distributing it to the masses.
A few months later, he decided to try hacking the
system again. This time he managed to tweak Slackware's installation program to
fit his needs, and made things considerably easier to set up. He also discovered
mininova while searching for a BitTorrent
tracker he could host it on (since he figured it would be the fastest and
easiest way to distribute a large ISO image) and with it an easy way to promote
his work. Ultima Linux as we know it had been born.
Some feature of The Ultima Linux.
Your choice of kernels:
- High-performance, bleeding-edge 2.6.14.6, or
- Time-tested and stable 2.4.32, good for server
systems
(Soon to be) award-winning desktop:
- The latest cutting-edge X.org windowing system
- Your choice of desktops:
- Enlightenment (DR16), the hard-core
graphics-intensive window manager
- Fluxbox, the fast and lightweight minimalist
window manager
- Web browsers galore:
- Mozilla Firefox, the award-winning program
from the Mozilla Foundation
- Includes Flash and Java plug-ins
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- Complete office collection:
- OpenOffice.org 2.0.1, the complete
office suite alternative
- AbiWord, a lightweight but powerful word
processor
- KOffice, the official KDE office suite
Why is Ultima better?
Security:
- More secure by design – one administrator
to rule them all, one guy to mind them...
- The only Linux hackers are the good
kind; no one can get in unless you let them
Stability:
- No rebooting to install software!
- No rebooting to fix a crash (there aren't any)!
Affordability:
- Not just an operating system – Web browsers,
e-mail clients, office suites, development tools, and server systems all
included on a single CD
- Comes with just about everything you'll ever need
from a computer
Compatibility:
- Runs on anything from a 486 with 8MB RAM to the
latest high-end five-thousand-dollar gaming system
- And it runs fast, too!
Configurability:
- Install as much or as little as you want
- Flexible system can do whatever you need it to
- Nothing's forced on you – if you don't want it,
just take it off!
- Any Web browser you'd like, or none at all –
up to you
And don't forget the eye candy:
- Your choice of Enlightenment, Fluxbox, Window Maker,
XFce, or KDE
- Thousands of beautiful themes available at the click
of a mouse
Most importantly, credibility:
- Based on Slackware, the most stable and reliable
system created
- The developers themselves use Ultima Linux every day
- And if you need any more proof, see
for yourself!
There is so many option to prove that the Ultima is
better.
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