''Ubuntu User'' is a paper magazine that was launched by ''Linux New Media AG'' in May 2009.
The publication is aimed at users of the
Ubuntu
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operating system
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and focuses on reviews, community news, how to articles and troubleshooting tips. It also includes a ''Discovery Guide'' aimed at beginners.
Background
''Ubuntu User'' is published quarterly. The paper magazine is supported by a website that includes a selection of articles from the magazine available to the public as
PDFs, Ubuntu news and free
computer wallpaper
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downloads.
Issue number one consisted of 100 pages (including covers) and in its North American edition had a cover price of US$15.99 and
Cdn$
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17.99.
[Linux New Media AG: ''Ubuntu User Issue 1'' May 2009. ] Each issue also includes an Ubuntu
live CD
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in the form of a
DVD
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that new users can use to try out Ubuntu or to install it.
Linux New Media is headquartered in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
, Germany and has offices of its US subsidiary, ''Linux New Media USA, LLC'', in
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Waka ...
. The company also publishes ''
Linux Magazine
''Linux Magazine'' is an international magazine for Linux software enthusiasts and professionals. It is published by the former Linux New Media division of the German media company Medialinx AG.
The magazine was first published in German in 199 ...
'', ''
LinuxUser
''LinuxUser'' is a German computer magazine for Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. ...
'', ''
EasyLinux'' in German, and ''
Linux Community''.
Reception
In announcing the launch of the magazine, the company said:
DistroWatch
DistroWatch is a website which provides news, distribution pages hit rankings, and other general information about various Linux distributions as well as other free software/ open source Unix-like operating systems. It now contains information ...
questioned the wisdom of launching a new paper magazine at this point in history:
See also
*''
Full Circle Magazine
''Full Circle'' is a free distribution Portable Document Format magazine that was founded by Ronnie Tucker in April 2007. It is released on the last Friday of every month in PDF, EPUB ebook format and also on the Issuu electronic publishing pla ...
''
References
External links
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Computer magazines published in Germany
Linux magazines
Magazines established in 2009
Magazines published in Munich
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Quarterly magazines published in Germany