Ubuntu

Welcome to the Vivid Vervet edition of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, a free and open source distribution of Linux derived from the highly acclaimed and award-winning Debian GNU/Linux OS.

This edition uses the Unity desktop environment and includes a great number for improvements over previous releases of the world’s most popular free operating system. It will be supported with security patches and software updates until October 2015.

Distributed as 32-bit/64-bit Live DVDs

Ubuntu 15.04 is currently distributed as Live DVD ISO images of approximately 1 GB in size each, suitable for deployment on DVD discs or USB thumb drives of 2GB or higher capacity. Both 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (amd64) instruction set architectures are supported at this time.

Offers standard boot options

At the moment, the distribution's Live DVD boot menu is unchanged from previous Ubuntu releases, instructed to start the live system in ten second from the moment the user boots the ISO image from the BIOS of a PC.

Press any key on your keyboard during the 10-second timeout to access the main menu, which allows you to try the operating system without installing it, directly start the installer, check the media for errors (only if using a DVD disc), run a memory test, as well as to boot an existing OS.

Powered by Unity

The default functionality of the Ubuntu Live DVD is to allow users to choose between running the live environment, which is powered by the controversial and powerful Unity graphical interface, and firing up the installer script and install the distro on your personal computer.

Default applications

Default applications include the Mozilla Firefox web browser, Nautilus file manager, Totem video player, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, Rhythmbox music player, Transmission torrent downloader, Cheese webcam viewer, Gedit text editor, Empathy instant messenger, Deja Dup backup utility, and the entire LibreOffice office suite.