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# Sinhalese translation for ubuntu-docs
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# Copyright (c) 2008 Rosetta Contributors and Canonical Ltd 2008
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# This file is distributed under the same license as the ubuntu-docs package.
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# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, 2008.
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"Project-Id-Version: ubuntu-docs\n"
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"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
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"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-09-11 09:12+0100\n"
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"PO-Revision-Date: 2009-10-20 01:16+0000\n"
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"Last-Translator: chamara wimalasena <wimalasena@gmail.com>\n"
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"Language-Team: Sinhalese <si@li.org>\n"
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"X-Launchpad-Export-Date: 2010-09-18 10:50+0000\n"
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"X-Generator: Launchpad (build Unknown)\n"
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-C.omf:6(creator) about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-C.omf:7(maintainer)
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msgid "ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com (Ubuntu Documentation Project)"
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msgstr "ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com (Ubuntu ප්රලේඛන ව්යාපෘතිය)"
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-C.omf:8(title)
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-C.omf:9(date)
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-C.omf:11(description)
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"An introduction to the background and philosophy of the Ubuntu operating "
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#. When image changes, this message will be marked fuzzy or untranslated for you.
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#. It doesn't matter what you translate it to: it's not used at all.
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:24(None)
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"@@image: '../../libs/img/ubuntuheader.png'; "
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"md5=810f693efec0f2a89a3af4aad9bdc50e"
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msgid "Ubuntu - Linux for Human Beings!"
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msgstr "උබුන්ටු - මිනිසුන් සඳහා ලිනුක්ස්!"
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msgid "Credits and License"
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:4(para)
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"This document is maintained by the Ubuntu documentation team "
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"(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam). For a list of contributors, see "
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"the <ulink url=\"../../libs/C/contributors.xml\">contributors page</ulink>"
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"This document is made available under the Creative Commons ShareAlike 2.5 "
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"You are free to modify, extend, and improve the Ubuntu documentation source "
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"code under the terms of this license. All derivative works must be released "
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"This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but "
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"WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY "
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"or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AS DESCRIBED IN THE DISCLAIMER."
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"A copy of the license is available here: <ulink url=\"/usr/share/ubuntu-"
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"docs/libs/C/ccbysa.xml\">Creative Commons ShareAlike License</ulink>."
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:15(ulink)
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msgid "Ubuntu Documentation Project"
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#: about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:15(holder)
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msgid "Canonical Ltd. and members of the <placeholder-1/>"
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msgid "The Ubuntu Documentation Project"
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"You are using Ubuntu 10.10 - the <emphasis>Maverick Meerkat</emphasis> - "
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"released in October 2010 and supported until April 2012."
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"This section is an introduction to Ubuntu. It explains the Ubuntu philosophy "
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"and roots, gives information about how to contribute to Ubuntu, and shows "
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"how to get help with Ubuntu."
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msgstr "උබුන්ටු ලාංඡනය"
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"Ubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "
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"\"enterprise edition\"; we make our very best work available to everyone on "
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"the same Free terms."
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"Ubuntu includes the very best in translations and accessibility "
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"infrastructure that the free software community has to offer, to make Ubuntu "
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"usable for as many people as possible."
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"Ubuntu is released regularly and predictably; a new release is made every "
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"six months. You can use the current stable release or the current "
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"development release. Each release is supported for at least 18 months."
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"Ubuntu is entirely committed to the principles of open source software "
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"development; we encourage people to use open source software, improve it and "
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"Ubuntu is an entirely open source operating system built around the "
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"<emphasis>Linux</emphasis> kernel. The Ubuntu community is built around the "
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"ideals enshrined in the <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/philosophy\">Ubuntu Philosophy</ulink>: "
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"that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should "
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"be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, "
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"and that people should have the freedom to customize and alter their "
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"software in whatever way they see fit. For those reasons: <placeholder-1/>"
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"Find out more at <ulink url=\"http://www.ubuntu.com\">the Ubuntu "
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"තවත් ෙතාරතුරැ ෙමහිදී ලබා ගන්න <ulink url=\"http://www.ubuntu.com\">the "
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"Ubuntu website</ulink>."
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msgid "About the Name"
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"Ubuntu is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people's allegiances "
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"and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa "
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"languages. Ubuntu is seen as a traditional African concept, is regarded as "
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"one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa and is "
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"connected to the idea of an African Renaissance."
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"A rough translation of the principle of Ubuntu is \"humanity towards "
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"others\". Another translation could be: \"the belief in a universal bond of "
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"sharing that connects all humanity\"."
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msgid "Archbishop Desmond Tutu"
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"\"A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, "
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"does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a "
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"proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a "
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"greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, "
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"when others are tortured or oppressed.\""
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"As a platform based on Free software, the Ubuntu operating system brings the "
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"spirit of ubuntu to the software world."
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msgid "Free Software"
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"The Ubuntu project is entirely committed to the principles of free software "
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"development; people are encouraged to use free software, improve it, and "
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"\"Free software\" doesn't mean that you shouldn't have to pay for it "
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"(although Ubuntu is committed to being free of charge as well). It means "
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"that you should be able to use the software in any way you wish: the code "
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"that makes up free software is available for anyone to download, change, "
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"fix, and use in any way. Alongside ideological benefits, this freedom also "
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"has technical advantages: when programs are developed, the hard work of "
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"others can be used and built upon. With non-free software, this cannot "
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"happen and when programs are developed, they have to start from scratch. For "
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"this reason the development of free software is fast, efficient and exciting!"
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"You can find out more about free software and the ideological and technical "
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"philosophy behind it at the <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/\">GNU website</ulink>."
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msgid "The Difference"
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"There are many different operating systems based on Linux: Debian, SuSE, "
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"Gentoo, Red Hat, and Mandriva are examples. Ubuntu is yet another contender "
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"in what is already a highly competitive world. So what makes Ubuntu "
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"<ulink url=\"http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/debian\"> Based on "
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"Debian</ulink>, one of the most widely acclaimed, technologically advanced, "
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"and well-supported distributions, Ubuntu aims to create a distribution that "
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"provides an up-to-date and coherent Linux system for desktop and server "
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"computing. Ubuntu includes a number of carefully selected packages from the "
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"Debian distribution and retains its powerful package management system which "
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"allows easy installation and clean removal of programs. Unlike most "
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"distributions that ship with a large amount of software that may or may not "
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"be of use, Ubuntu's list of packages is reduced to a number of important "
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"applications of high quality."
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"By focusing on quality, Ubuntu produces a robust and feature-rich computing "
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"environment that is suitable for use in both home and commercial "
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"environments. The project takes the time required to focus on finer details "
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"and is able to release a version featuring the latest and greatest of "
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"today's software once every 6 months. Ubuntu is available in 32-bit and 64-"
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"bit flavors, and will run on most modern computers. It is also available for "
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"the Sun UltraSPARC and Amazon EC2 architectures."
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"The desktop is what you see after you log in to your computer and what you "
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"use to manage and run applications. The default desktop environment for "
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"Ubuntu is <ulink url=\"http://www.gnome.org/\">GNOME</ulink>, a leading UNIX "
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"and Linux desktop suite and development platform."
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"You can optionally install the <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.kde.org/\">KDE</ulink> and <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.xfce.org/\">Xfce</ulink> desktop environments, which have "
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"their own distinctive look and feel. KDE and Xfce are made available in "
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"Ubuntu by the <ulink url=\"http://www.kubuntu.org\">Kubuntu</ulink> and "
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"<ulink url=\"http://www.xubuntu.org\">Xubuntu</ulink> projects respectively. "
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"You can even install a KDE-only or Xfce-only version of Ubuntu if you wish."
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msgid "Version and Release Numbers"
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"The Ubuntu version numbering scheme is based on the date we release a "
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"version of the distribution. The version number comes from the year and "
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"month of the release rather than reflecting the actual version of the "
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"Our first release (Warty Warthog) was in October 2004 so its version was "
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"4.10. This version (Maverick Meerkat) was released in October 2010, so its "
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"version number is 10.10."
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msgid "Backing and Support"
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"Ubuntu is maintained by a quickly growing community. The project is "
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"sponsored by <ulink url=\"http://www.canonical.com\">Canonical Ltd.</ulink>, "
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"a holding company founded by Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical employs the core "
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"Ubuntu developers and offers support and consulting services for Ubuntu."
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"Canonical Ltd. also sponsors a number of other Open Source software "
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"projects, about which more information can be found on the <ulink "
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"url=\"http://www.canonical.com\">Canonical website</ulink>."
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msgid "How can I upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu?"
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"A new version of Ubuntu is released every 6 months; the Update Manager "
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"should inform you when a new version is available for download. To check for "
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"Open Software Sources "
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"m><guimenuitem>Software Sources</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) and select the "
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"<guilabel>Updates</guilabel> tab."
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"Under <guilabel>Release upgrade</guilabel>, make sure that <guilabel>Normal "
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"releases</guilabel> is selected and click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>."
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"Open the Update Manager "
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"m><guimenuitem>Update Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice>), click "
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"<guibutton>Check</guibutton> and enter your password if prompted. Wait for "
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"the list of available updates to be downloaded."
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"If a new version of Ubuntu is available, a box at the top of the window will "
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"appear saying that a new distribution release is available."
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"To upgrade to the latest release, save all of your open documents and click "
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"the <guibutton>Upgrade</guibutton> button in the Update Manager."
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"Upgrades usually take a while to complete. Typically, around 700MB of "
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"packages must be downloaded and installed, although the actual figure will "
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"You can only upgrade to the latest Ubuntu release if you are running the "
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"second most recent release. If you have an older release, you must upgrade "
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"to the next release after that, and so on until you are running the most "
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"recent version. For example, users of version 7.10 would first have to "
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"upgrade to version 8.04 before upgrading to version 8.10. An exception to "
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"this rule is with LTS (Long Term Support) releases. You can upgrade directly "
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"from the previous LTS release to the current release."
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msgid "Upgrading to a development release"
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"If you would like to install and test the latest development version of "
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"Ubuntu before it is released, press "
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"<keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>, type "
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"<userinput>update-manager -c -d</userinput> into the box and click "
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"<guibutton>Run</guibutton>. If a development release is available, an "
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"<guibutton>Update</guibutton> button will appear in the Update Manager. "
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"Click it to upgrade to the development version."
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"Development releases often suffer from package breakages and other problems. "
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"Only install a development release if you are prepared to attempt to fix "
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"these problems for yourself."
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msgid "What is Linux?"
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"The <ulink url=\"http://www.kernel.org\">Linux kernel</ulink> is the heart "
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"of the Ubuntu operating system. A kernel is an important part of any "
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"operating system, providing the communication bridge between hardware and "
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"Linux was brought to life in 1991 by a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds. "
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"At the time, it would run only on i386 systems, and was essentially an "
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"independently-created clone of the UNIX kernel, intended to take advantage "
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"of the then-new i386 architecture."
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"Nowadays, thanks to a substantial amount of development effort by people all "
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"around the world, Linux runs on virtually every modern computer architecture."
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"The Linux kernel has gained an ideological importance as well as a technical "
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"one. There is an entire community of people who believe in the ideals of "
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"free software and spend their time helping to make open source technology as "
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"People in this community gave rise to initiatives such as Ubuntu, standards "
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"committees that shape the development of the Internet, organizations like "
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"the Mozilla Foundation, responsible for creating Mozilla Firefox, and "
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"countless other software projects from which you've almost certainly "
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"benefited in the past."
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"The spirit of open source, commonly attributed to Linux, is influencing "
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"software developers and users everywhere to drive communities with common "
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"The <emphasis>GNU Project</emphasis> was launched in January 1984 by Richard "
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"Stallman, to develop a complete UNIX-style operating system which is "
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"comprised of free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating "
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"system, which use the Linux kernel, are now widely used."
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"The GNU project is closely linked to the philosophy of free software, which "
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"is central to the projects that derive from it, such as Ubuntu. The concept "
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