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Thank you for your interest in Edubuntu 9.04 - the <emphasis>Jaunty Jackalope</emphasis> - released in April 2009.

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"Free software" doesn't mean that you shouldn't have to pay for it (although Edubuntu is committed to being free of charge as well); it means that you should be able to use the software in any way you wish: the code that makes up free software is available for anyone to download, change, fix, and use in any way. Alongside ideological benefits, this freedom also has technical advantages: when programs are developed, the hard work of others can be used and built upon. With non-free software, this cannot happen and when programs are developed, they have to start from scratch. For this reason the development of free software is fast, efficient and exciting!

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There are many different operating systems based on Linux: Debian, SuSE, Gentoo, RedHat, and Mandriva are examples. Edubuntu is yet another contender in what is already a highly competitive world. So what makes Edubuntu different?

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Edubuntu aims to create a distribution that provides an up-to-date and coherent Linux system for educational desktop and server computing. Edubuntu includes a number of carefully selected packages from the Debian distribution, which Ubuntu is based on, and retains its powerful package management system which allows easy installation and clean removal of programs. Unlike most distributions that ship with a large amount of software that may or may not be of use, Edubuntu's list of packages is reduced to a number of important applications of high quality and educational importance.

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By focusing on quality, Edubuntu produces a robust and feature-rich computing environment that is suitable for use in both home and educational environments. The project takes the time required to focus on finer details and is able to release a version featuring the latest and greatest of today's software once every 6 months. Edubuntu is available in downloads for the i386 (386/486/PentiumII/III/IV and Athlon/Duron/Sempron processors) and AMD64 (Athlon64, Opteron, and new 64-bit Intel processors).

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The desktop is what you see after you log in to your computer and what you use to manage and run applications. The default desktop environment for Edubuntu is <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/">GNOME</ulink>, a leading UNIX and Linux desktop suite and development platform.

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Another leading UNIX and Linux desktop is <ulink url="http://www.kde.org">KDE</ulink>. The <ulink url="http://www.kubuntu.org">Kubuntu</ulink> project offers Edubuntu users an alternative choice to the default GNOME desktop environment. Thanks to the efforts of the Kubuntu team, Edubuntu users are now able to install and use the KDE desktop easily on their system. To get a working install of Kubuntu on an Edubuntu install, install the <application>edubuntu-desktop-kde</application> package. Once <application>edubuntu-desktop-kde</application> is installed, one can choose to use either a Gnome or KDE desktop environment.

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The Edubuntu version numbering scheme is based on the date we release a version of the distribution. The version number comes from the year and month of the release rather than reflecting the actual version of the software. Our first release (Breezy Badger) was in October 2005 so its version was 5.10. This version (Jaunty Jackalope) was released in April 2009 so its version number is 9.04.

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Edubuntu is maintained by a quickly growing community. The project is sponsored by <ulink url="http://www.canonical.com">Canonical Ltd.</ulink>, a holding company founded by Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical employs the core Edubuntu developers and offers support and consulting services for Edubuntu.

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The <emphasis><acronym>GNU</acronym> Project</emphasis>, pronounced “guh-noo”, was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX style operating system which is comprised of free software: the <acronym>GNU</acronym> system. Variants of the <acronym>GNU</acronym> operating system, which use the Linux kernel, are now widely used.