Ubuntu 8.04 DVD

Platform: Linux

Canonical, 2008, DVD-ROM

Main Features

Award-winning Linux operating system with complete set of open source applications for desktops, laptops, and servers
Office productivity suite, Web browser, and email for your everyday needs
Instant messaging, image editing, and various tools for accessing and managing your multimedia files
Free security updates delivered via the Internet for 18 months on the desktop and server
Comprehensive DVD with desktop and server installation, alternate installation (e.g., OEM install), plus all of the supported add-on software and translations for dozens of languages

Product Details

Title: Ubuntu 8.04 DVD
Sales Rank: 50 in Software
Publisher: Canonical
Platform: Linux, DVD-ROM
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches, 0.15 pounds

Customer Reviews

Ubuntu 8.04 DVD: My DELL laptop does not have an operating system, when i installed Ubuntu all of the sound cards, pads and internet worked automatically!!! it's amazing!!! i spent hours with XP and i still had problems. More reviews

Like it: Ubuntu is a great OS. I assemble computers from old parts as a hobby, and Ubuntu is a dream come true as the last step to getting them working again. Also cool is that the 64 bit and 32 bit versions are both included, if 64 bit doesn't work, 32 bit is right on the other side. It is also much easier to install than windows. No hoops to jump through...… More reviews

Great software, and the price is right: I decided to make the plunge a week ago and installed Ubuntu 8.04 on a second hard drive to see how it would work. The next computer I buy will use Ubuntu (or some other version of Linux). Except for those with specialized needs, there is no longer any reason to support an expensive legacy system like Windows.
I installed Ubuntu on a four-year… More reviews

Ubuntu has a bright future: I have been a Microsoft OS user for many years. But Microsoft (Windows, Vista) is over priced, bloated, and crashes way too often. Ubuntu and other Linux OS's will hopefully start very soon in gaining their rightful place as a good open source OS. I feel this operating system is a very good start and worth taking a serious look. More reviews

About fifteen years behind: I tried this operating system, and it's prone to crashes and makes even the simplest of tasks, like keeping a spreadsheet updated or converting .bmp to jpg, real chores. It reminds me a lot of Windows in the early 1990s, quite temperamental. I'd go back to DOS before I'd try this again.… More reviews