[Linux] Getting Linux on CD

Last update on August 20, 2009 12:15 PM by jak58
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[Linux] Getting Linux on CD





If you do not have a broadband Internet connection to download Linux, you can get Linux on CD or DVD by mail.

Ubuntu and Kubuntu and Edubuntu


Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian, with excellent GUI and it is easy to use. The Ubuntu distribution is based on the Gnome window manager. Distribution Kubuntu has KDE instead of Gnome. About Edubuntu is also a distribution based on Ubuntu, specially reworked version for use at school and education more generally of Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu CD of Kubuntu and Edubuntu are available worldwide free of charge upon request.
  • You can request 1, 5, 60 or 400 CDs without problem. You will receive them by mail.
  • Versions are available for PC 32-bit and 64 bit.
  • The Ubuntu CD serves as both a LiveCD and installation CD.


(The LiveCD can boot Linux directly without installing, useful for testing without touching the hard disk, see the system used to retrieve a HS / data).

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