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<emphasis>Speed</emphasis>. With <phrase>Xubuntu</phrase> you will instantly feel the speed of the http://www.xfce.org/ Desktop Environment, which has been built with low system requirements in mind. Don't worry if your hardware is not the latest and greatest - your computer will most likely feel quite fast with <phrase>Xubuntu</phrase>.

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<emphasis>Elegance</emphasis>. <phrase>Xubuntu</phrase> comes with a modern, clean Look&amp;Feel. Of course, the Desktop is completely customizable - you may choose from among many sets of icons, window borders, color sets, and so on.

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Technically, <phrase>Xubuntu</phrase> tries to avoid dependencies on Gnome and KDE libraries by using only <emphasis>GTK+ 2</emphasis> applications wherever possible.

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The "X" in Xubuntu stands for the Xfce graphical desktop environment, but the word "Ubuntu" represents both the technical and philosophical core of the operating system. "Ubuntu" is a South African ethical ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. The word comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages. Ubuntu (pronounced "oo-BOON-too") is seen as a traditional African concept, is regarded as one of the founding principles of the new republic of South Africa and is connected to the idea of an African Renaissance.

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A rough translation of the principle of Ubuntu is "humanity towards others". Another translation could be: "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity".

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As a part of the Ubuntu family of Linux-based distributions, the Xubuntu operating system brings the spirit of ubuntu to the software world.

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"Free software" doesn't mean that you shouldn't have to pay for it (although Xubuntu 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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Xubuntu is part of the Ubuntu family of Linux distributions, and is based on Debian, one of the most widely acclaimed, technologically advanced, and well-supported distributions, Xubuntu aims to create a distribution that provides an up-to-date and coherent Linux system for desktop and server computing. Xubuntu includes a number of carefully selected packages from the Debian distribution 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, Xubuntu's list of packages is reduced to a number of important applications of high quality.

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By focusing on quality, Xubuntu produces a robust and feature-rich computing environment that is suitable for use in both home, commercial, 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. Xubuntu is available in flavours for the i386 (386/486/Pentium(II/III/IV) and Athlon/Duron/Sempron processors), AMD64 (Athlon64, Opteron, and new 64-bit Intel processors). A community-supported PowerPC (iBook/Powerbook, G4 and G5) architecture architecture is also available.

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As mentioned above, the default desktop environment for Xubuntu is <ulink url="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce</ulink>, one of the top three Unix and Linux desktop suite and development platforms. In the words of Olivier Fourdan, the creator of the Xfce desktop environment, "Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for various *NIX systems. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications fast, while conserving system resources."