It is semantics and very political/ controversial. Ubuntu is Linux without the GNU. However it is no different from Debian in many respects which calls itself GNU/Linux. The folks at GNU and FSF like the term GNU/Linux and many will point it out that we should not call it Linux. I call it what the developers call it. In this case it is just Ubuntu. If you use it as a name Linux is not included, so it becomes just Ubuntu 10.04. You could say that Ubuntu is a Linux distribution, but never that Debian is a Linux distribution or you risk offending the thought police. It would be a GNU/Linux distribution. It does not matter in the end. It is just a name. Welcome to our world where people can divide over what to call something. If you want you can call it GNU/Linux, just remember that Linux and GNU/Linux are hot button topics for some people.
If you want to be accurate Ubuntu is an operating system. Linux is the kernel. GNU libraries are used to get Ubuntu running. The GNU folks would like to get some respect, but unfortunately chose a dumb name than many people won't use. GNU/Linux is just not marketable or even likeable as a term. It reeks of political correctness at the expense of usability. I only pointed this out because it is unusual to refer to Ubuntu even as Ubuntu Linux and the Ubuntu GNU/Linux is more than a mouthful. When you start adding 10.04 and Lucid Lynx it can be a bit much. :) I hope that you are now watching your avis and mpegs. Roy On 21 May 2010 00:15, siddharth chandra <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 3:11 AM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Install the ubuntu-restricted-extras. Just search for restricted in >> Synaptic or Software Centre or type sudo apt-get install >> ubuntu-restricted-extras in a terminal window. >> >> BTW, Ubuntu is not GNU/Linux. Debian is, but Ubuntu is just Ubuntu or >> Ubuntu Linux. Just keeping the record straight. ;) > > I thought Ubuntu is a Gnu/Linux system. Although when I googled about it, I > couldn't find any link that says that it isn't one. Please share with us any > link that says it is not a Gnu/Linux system. > I found this link http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html. It doesn't say > anything about ubuntu, but makes me wonder if Ubuntu is a gnu/linux system. > >> >> Roy >> >> On 20 May 2010 12:31, Vyshakh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Also, you may try VLC player, Sm or M player >> > >> > On 5/20/10, LinuxUserHyd <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> .avi, .dat files are not opened Ubuntu Gnu/linux distro. How to open. >> >> please anybody help >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> >> Group. >> >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> >> [email protected] >> >> For more options, visit our group at >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> > Group. >> > To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit our group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
