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Upgrading to a development release
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about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:229(title)
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If you would like to install and test the latest development version of Xubuntu before it is released, press <keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>, type <userinput>gksudo update-manager -c -d</userinput> into the box and click <guibutton>Run</guibutton>. This will allow you to upgrade to the current development release.
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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:230(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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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:240(para)
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What is Linux?
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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:250(title)
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The <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org">Linux kernel</ulink> 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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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:251(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-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:256(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 architecture.
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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:262(para)
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The Linux kernel has gained an ideological importance as well as a technical one. There is an entire community of people who believe in the ideals of free software and spend their time helping to make open source technology as good as it can be.
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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:266(para)
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People in this community gave rise to initiatives such as Xubuntu, 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 have certainly benefited in the past.
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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:271(para)
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The spirit of open source, commonly attributed to Linux, is influencing software developers and users everywhere to drive communities with common goals.
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Located in
about-xubuntu/C/about-xubuntu.xml:277(para)
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