Today we will not discuss the development of Ubuntu or its variants but will go back to the first version of Ubuntu – Ubuntu 4.10. 2k students probably rarely know about the world’s first Ubuntu 4.10 “Warty Warthog” version.
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The first version of Ubuntu was released on October 20, 2004. Since then, it’s not only been the favorite distro of Linux beginners, but professionals have also enjoyed it the most. So now we will start to learn the story of this legend.
Review Ubuntu 4.10 “Warty Warthog”
Before I start, have you ever thought, What does Ubuntu mean? And why is Ubuntu called Ubuntu yet?
The story behind the name Ubuntu
Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning “humanity towards others”. Since the name always reflects its creative ideas and vision, Ubuntu aims to do the same. Another interesting fact is that the founder of Canonical, the maker of Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, is both South African. She must love her homeland so she wants to bring the name of her hometown to the world.
Version number and naming scheme
From the outset, Ubuntu was one of those Linux distributions that named all versions based on predefined schemes. It makes it easier to identify the release and name it.
For example, decide on the version number using the year and month of release. Codenames are based on adjectives and animals that share the same first letter. Therefore, the first version of Ubuntu was named Ubuntu 4.10 Warty Warthog.
Before that, it was decided that Ubuntu would follow the alphabetical naming scheme. Starting with Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger, followed by Ubuntu 6.04 Dapper Drake, Canonical decided to choose alphabetical codenames.
System Requirements for Ubuntu 4.10
With such low system requirements, you can emulate about 10 virtual machines running Ubuntu 4.10 to play around.
- Intel x86, amd64, or PPC.
- 32MB RAM.
- 110MB of memory.
Install Ubuntu
Finding a sixteen year old ISO file is not difficult, all thanks to Ubuntu having stored all the ISO files since the first release.
The coolest thing I’ve discovered is that you can get Ubuntu installation CDs delivered to your home for free. This feature is called Shiplt. It was Shiplt who played an essential role in popularizing Ubuntu as a popular choice among young people in its early days.
Although they don’t offer Shiplt anymore, you can easily download the ISO file from Ubuntu’s website. The Ubuntu 4.10 image file comes in two formats: Installation CD for Intel x86, amd64, and PowerPC, Intel x86 Live CD.
If you also want to download and try Ubuntu 4.10 right now, check out the full list of available ISO files. here.
Installation is quite simple, fast and smooth with limited installation options. However, Ubuntu 4.10 does not have the Ubiquity installer, which makes installing Ubuntu much simpler than other versions.
Features of Warthy Warthog
Debian is one of the oldest, most powerful and most stable Linux distributions, but it is still difficult for users to configure. Therefore, Ubuntu was developed from Debian to provide the most user-friendly Linux operating system. This is why Ubuntu is a must-have choice for Linux newbies.
Another feature that makes Ubuntu 4.10’s interface so appealing is Gnome. At the time, Ubuntu was the first Linux distribution equipped with Gnome 2.8.
Then, even now, Ubuntu keeps pace with GNOME development and releases new versions of Ubuntu with the latest GNOME. Ubuntu even developed its own environment, Unity, but it is no longer the default DE (Desktop Environment).
Gnome 2.8 looks like a lightweight (also known as scaled down) version of Xfce. I still prefer using Gnome over giving up because it has Activities and it’s more intuitive than Xfce.
Applications contain software with different subcategories, for example: Accessories, Games, Graphics, Internet, Multimedia and OpenOffice. Almost all software such as GIMP or Rythmbox continues to be integrated into current Ubuntu, except for the OpenOffice suite which has been replaced by LibreOffice.
The system contains major software such as disks, search for files, and desktop preferences. Of course, it has evolved better in the current version of Gnome 3.36. And don’t forget the power of the tweak tool.
Other key features of Ubuntu 4.10:
- Firefox Web Browser 0.9
- GNOME 2.8
- GIMP 2.0.2
- Rythmombox 0.8.5
- Evolution 2.0 and OpenOffice 1.1.2
- Security updates with 18-month support
- XFree86 4.3 support system improvement
Finally, we have a couple of themes that look good. You can even install themes from external sources.
The first version of Ubuntu changed the size of the Linux distribution. Ordinary users can now also install Linux based on the GUI.
What about you, what was the first version of Ubuntu that you tried and experienced? You can also check out other Ubuntu articles here.
