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Upgrading to a development release
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If you would like to install and test the latest development version of Ubuntu before it is released, press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>, type <userinput>update-manager -c -d</userinput> into the box and click <guibutton>Run</guibutton>. If a development release is available, an <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button will appear in the Update Manager. Click it to upgrade to the development version.
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Located in
about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:242(para)
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Development releases often suffer from package breakages and other problems. Only install a development release if you are prepared to attempt to fix these problems for yourself.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:253(para)
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The <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org">Linux kernel</ulink> is the heart of the Ubuntu operating system. A kernel is an important part of any operating system, providing the communication bridge between hardware and software.
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about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:264(para)
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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.
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Located in
about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:269(para)
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Nowadays, thanks to a substantial amount of development effort by people all around the world, Linux runs on virtually every modern computer architecture.
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Located in
about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:275(para)
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People in this community gave rise to initiatives such as Ubuntu, standards committees that shape the development of the Internet, organizations like the Mozilla Foundation, responsible for creating Mozilla Firefox, and countless other software projects from which you've almost certainly benefited in the past.
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Located in
about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:284(para)
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The <emphasis>GNU Project</emphasis> was launched in January 1984 by Richard Stallman, to develop a complete UNIX-style operating system which is comprised of free software: the GNU system. Variants of the GNU operating system, which use the Linux kernel, are now widely used.
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Located in
about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu.xml:297(para)
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