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Another leading UNIX and Linux desktop is <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/">GNOME</ulink>. Gnome is the default desktop environment of the <ulink url="http://www.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu</ulink> project. Xubuntu users are able to easily install and use the Gnome desktop on their system. To get a working install of Ubuntu on a Xubuntu system, install the <application>ubuntu-desktop</application> package. Once ubuntu-desktop is installed, you can choose to use either an Xfce or Gnome desktop environment.

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A third 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 Ubuntu users an alternative choice to the Xfce or Gnome desktop environments. Thanks to the efforts of the Kubuntu team, users can also install and use the KDE desktop on their system. To get a working installation of Kubuntu, just install the <application>kubuntu-desktop</application> package. Once kubuntu-desktop is installed, you can also choose to use the KDE desktop environment when logging in to your computer.

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Version and Release Numbers

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The Xubuntu 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. The first official release of Xubuntu (Dapper Drake) was in June of 2006 so its version was 6.06. This version of Xubuntu (Gutsy Gibbon) was released in October 2007 so its version number is 7.10.

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Backing and Support

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Xubuntu is developed and supported 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 Ubuntu developers and offers support and consulting services for Ubuntu. More information about Canonical's support offerings can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.canonical.com">Canonical website</ulink>.

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Although Canonical does not provide professional consulting services support for Xubuntu at this time, Xubuntu user support is available through the Xubuntu community. Information regarding community support can be found at the <ulink url="http://www.xubuntu.org/help">Help &amp; Support</ulink> page of the Xubuntu website.

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What is Linux?

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The <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org">Linux kernel</ulink>, pronounced 'linnuks' is the heart of the Xubuntu operating system. A kernel is an important part of any operating system, providing the communication bridge between hardware and software.

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Linux was brought to life in 1991 by a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds. At the time, it would run only on i386 systems, and was essentially an independently created clone of the UNIX kernel, intended to take advantage of the then-new i386 architecture.