issue166:critique1
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- | Rudra Saraswat appears to be keeping busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has not only put out new releases of Ubuntu Unity and UbuntuEd, but on 16 November, 2020, he released the first version of a new distribution, | + | **Rudra Saraswat appears to be keeping busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has not only put out new releases of Ubuntu Unity and UbuntuEd, but on 16 November, 2020, he released the first version of a new distribution, |
Ubuntu Web is aimed directly at the same market niche as Chrome OS, the operating system that ships on Chromebooks. Like Chrome OS, Ubuntu Web is a web-focused Linux distribution that uses its browser in conjunction with cloud services to get work done. | Ubuntu Web is aimed directly at the same market niche as Chrome OS, the operating system that ships on Chromebooks. Like Chrome OS, Ubuntu Web is a web-focused Linux distribution that uses its browser in conjunction with cloud services to get work done. | ||
- | Chromebooks have been selling well during the pandemic, with over 30 million shipped in 2020, driven mostly by the need to get laptops into the hands of school kids studying at home during the pandemic. | + | Chromebooks have been selling well during the pandemic, with over 30 million shipped in 2020, driven mostly by the need to get laptops into the hands of school kids studying at home during the pandemic.** |
- | Background | + | Rudra Saraswat semble bien s' |
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+ | Ubuntu Web cible directement la même niche commerciale que Chrome OS, le système d’exploitation livré sur les Chromebooks. Comme Chrome OS, Ubuntu Web est une distribution Linux axée sur le Web qui se sert, pour le travail, de son navigateur conjointement avec des services dans le nuage. | ||
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+ | Les Chromebooks se vendent très bien pendant la pandémie : | ||
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+ | **Background | ||
Right now, there is not a lot of competition in the same market niche occupied by Chrome OS, but is there actually a need for a competitor? Saraswat noted that what sets Ubuntu Web apart from Chrome OS is that it uses open source software, and that it is privacy focused. Chrome OS is Linux-based, | Right now, there is not a lot of competition in the same market niche occupied by Chrome OS, but is there actually a need for a competitor? Saraswat noted that what sets Ubuntu Web apart from Chrome OS is that it uses open source software, and that it is privacy focused. Chrome OS is Linux-based, | ||
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Chromebook users store their files on the cloud, using Google Drive, and get their word processing, spreadsheet and slide show presentation software online from Google Docs. It all means that Chromebook users are fairly dependent on Google for services. | Chromebook users store their files on the cloud, using Google Drive, and get their word processing, spreadsheet and slide show presentation software online from Google Docs. It all means that Chromebook users are fairly dependent on Google for services. | ||
- | Saraswat announced his intention to start a web-focused distro based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on 22 July, 2020, and four months later the first release, 20.04.1, came out. So far, the distro does not have its own website, just two hosted locations for downloads. | + | Saraswat announced his intention to start a web-focused distro based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on 22 July, 2020, and four months later the first release, 20.04.1, came out. So far, the distro does not have its own website, just two hosted locations for downloads.** |
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+ | En ce moment, il n’y a pas beaucoup de concurrence dans la même niche de marché occupée par Chrome OS, mais est-ce qu'un vrai besoin d'un compétiteur existe ? Saraswat a remarqué que ce qui distingue Ubuntu Web de Chrome OS est qu’il utilise des logiciels Open Source et se concentre sur la protection de la vie privée. Chrome OS est basé sur Linux, mais se sert du navigateur Chrome de Google comme outil principal. Chrome est basé sur le projet Open Source du navigateur Chromium, mais il s’agit d’un logiciel propriétaire, | ||
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+ | Les utilisateurs stockent leurs fichiers dans le nuage, en utilisant Google Drive, et obtiennent leurs logiciels de traitement de texte, tableur et présentation en ligne de Google Docs. Tout cela signifie que les utilisateurs de Chromebook sont assez dépendants de Google pour les services. | ||
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+ | Saraswat a annoncé son intention de démarrer une distrib. centrée sur le Web et basée sur Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, le 22 juillet 2020 et la première publication, | ||
- | Getting Ubuntu Web | + | **Getting Ubuntu Web |
I downloaded Ubuntu Web using bit torrent. The file is 2.6 GB, which is the same size as the regular Ubuntu 20.04.1 download. The folder comes with the .iso file and an MD5 checksum, which I ran to make sure I had a good download. | I downloaded Ubuntu Web using bit torrent. The file is 2.6 GB, which is the same size as the regular Ubuntu 20.04.1 download. The folder comes with the .iso file and an MD5 checksum, which I ran to make sure I had a good download. | ||
- | I used UNetbootin to write the .iso to a 4 GB USB drive, and tested it out in a series of live sessions done over several days, running on my ten year old System76 Pangolin Performance laptop. It has 4 GB of RAM and an Intel Core i5-2410M dual core/four thread 2.30GHz CPU. | + | I used UNetbootin to write the .iso to a 4 GB USB drive, and tested it out in a series of live sessions done over several days, running on my ten year old System76 Pangolin Performance laptop. It has 4 GB of RAM and an Intel Core i5-2410M dual core/four thread 2.30GHz CPU.** |
- | Testing | + | Obtenir Ubuntu Web |
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+ | J’ai téléchargé Ubuntu Web avec bit torrent. Le fichier fait 2,6 Go, la même taille que le téléchargement standard d’Ubuntu 20.04.1. Le dossier contient le fichier.iso et un checksum MD5, que j’ai exécuté pour m’assurer que le téléchargement était sans problème. | ||
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+ | J’ai utilisé UNetbootin pour écrire le .iso sur une clé USB de 4 Go et je l’ai testé au cours d’une série de sessions Live pendant plusieurs jours, sur mon portable, un System76 Pangolin Performance, | ||
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+ | **Testing | ||
Ubuntu Web booted up from the USB just fine and ran well on my old hardware. As all Ubuntu flavors now do, it performed an automatic integrity check, which found one error. I rewrote the .iso file and the second time there were no errors, illustrating why it does pay to let the check run, at least the first time. | Ubuntu Web booted up from the USB just fine and ran well on my old hardware. As all Ubuntu flavors now do, it performed an automatic integrity check, which found one error. I rewrote the .iso file and the second time there were no errors, illustrating why it does pay to let the check run, at least the first time. | ||
- | With a good USB write this time, it booted to the Ubuntu Web desktop, presenting a rather Mac-like interface, with a bottom dock and an attractive starry night sky over a dark sand dune wallpaper. As with Saraswat’s other operating systems, there are lots of wallpaper choices, and if you don’t like this one, Ubuntu Web has 36 others. By default, Ubuntu Web uses the Adapta GTK theme and the Papirus icon theme. | + | With a good USB write this time, it booted to the Ubuntu Web desktop, presenting a rather Mac-like interface, with a bottom dock and an attractive starry night sky over a dark sand dune wallpaper. As with Saraswat’s other operating systems, there are lots of wallpaper choices, and if you don’t like this one, Ubuntu Web has 36 others. By default, Ubuntu Web uses the Adapta GTK theme and the Papirus icon theme.** |
- | Since the aim is to provide free software, the default browser supplied is Firefox. It can be opened from the icon on the dock or the main menu, and works just like you would expect it would. The only discrepancies noted were in video playback. YouTube and Dtube worked fine, but most other on-line video was broken due to missing codecs, including in the Totem video player. | + | Les tests |
- | The dock provides | + | Ubuntu Web a démarré à partir de l’USB sans aucun problème et s’exécutait bien sur mon vieux matériel. Comme le font toutes les saveurs d’Ubuntu maintenant, la distrib. a fait une vérification d’intégrité automatique, qui a trouvé une erreur. J’ai refait le fichier .iso et, la deuxième fois, il n’y avait aucune erreur, démontrant pourquoi ça vaut le coup de laisser faire la vérification, |
- | Another dock icon takes you to the Open Web Store, a place to find extra web apps. The offerings are few right now, but are expected to grow. So far, it offers YouTube, Google Drive and Opendesktop, | + | Avec une bonne clé USB cette fois-ci, il a démarré vers le bureau d’Ubuntu Web, affichant une interface assez similaire à celle d’un Mac, avec un dock en bas et un fond d’écran attrayant (un ciel étoilé au-dessus d’une dune de sable sombre). Comme c’est le cas pour d’autres systèmes d’exploitation de Saraswat, |
- | Another icon takes you to Anbox, a compatibility layer system that allows for the running of Android apps. This is also a work in progress | + | **Since the aim is to provide free software, the default browser supplied |
- | The main menu is accessed from the logo button at the bottom left of the dock. This brings up an Ubuntu-like menu with two pages of applications: | + | The dock provides a number |
- | There is no obvious way to do word processing, spreadsheets or slide shows, other than Google Docs, which kind of defeats the purpose of not using Chrome OS. Perhaps these will come in the future, as on-line alternatives to Google Docs can be found. There is also no obvious way of editing videos, audio files or photos, either on-line or off. | + | Puisque l’objectif est de fournir des logiciels libres, le navigateur livré par défaut est Firefox. On peut l’ouvrir à partir de l’icône sur le dock ou du menu principal et il fonctionne comme attendu. Les seules incohérences que j’ai remarquées étaient dans le playback de vidéos. YouTube et Dtube fonctionnaient très bien, mais la plupart des autres vidéos en ligne plantaient à cause de codecs manquants, y compris dans le lecteur de vidéo Totem. |
- | Some applications are installed that are not shown on the menu. These include Gnome Text Editor (gedit), Gnome Videos (Totem), and the Gnome Image Viewer (Eye Of Gnome). These can be opened only from Nautilus by clicking on an associated file, like a .txt file for gedit, or from the command-line. Yes, it is also good to know that there is a terminal window available at ctrl+alt+t. | + | Le dock fournit un nombre « d’applis Web » par défaut. Comme dans un smartphone, ce sont des instances de Firefox qui ouvrent une page Web précise sans navigateur Chrome ou une zone URL. Une appli Web est installée pour le service vidéo pair-à-pair Dtube. Des applis Web pour le webmail, une calculatrice, |
- | There is no software store like Gnome Software or Synaptic | + | **Another dock icon takes you to the Open Web Store, a place to find extra web apps. The offerings |
- | I did try installing some applications and they install and run fine, although they don’t show up in the menus which seem to be restricted to the installed applications. They can be quickly called up from the command-line, | + | Another icon takes you to Anbox, a compatibility layer system that allows for the running of Android apps. This is also a work in progress and may not work right in live sessions but should be operational when installed.** |
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+ | Une autre icône du dock vous amène à l’Open Web Store, un endroit où vous trouverez des applis Web supplémentaires. Il n’y a pas grand-chose d’offert actuellement, | ||
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+ | Une autre icône vous amène à Anbox, un système de couches de compatibilité qui permet l' | ||
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+ | **The main menu is accessed from the logo button at the bottom left of the dock. This brings up an Ubuntu-like menu with two pages of applications: | ||
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+ | There is no obvious way to do word processing, spreadsheets or slide shows, other than Google Docs, which kind of defeats the purpose of not using Chrome OS. Perhaps these will come in the future, as on-line alternatives to Google Docs can be found. There is also no obvious way of editing videos, audio files or photos, either on-line or off.** | ||
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+ | On accède au menu principal à partir du bouton du logo en bas à gauche du dock. Cela affiche un menu du type Ubuntu avec deux pages d’applications : | ||
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+ | Il n’y a pas de moyen évident de faire du traitement de texte, des tableurs ou des présentations autre que Google Docs, ce qui, en quelque sorte, va à l’encontre de l’objectif visé, c’est-à-dire ne pas utiliser Chrome OS. Au fur et à mesure que des alternatives en ligne à Google Docs pourront être trouvées, celles-ci seront sans doute présentes ultérieurement. Il n’y a pas non plus une façon évidente d’éditer des vidéos, des fichiers audio ou des photos, que ce soit en ligne ou hors ligne. | ||
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+ | **Some applications are installed that are not shown on the menu. These include Gnome Text Editor (gedit), Gnome Videos (Totem), and the Gnome Image Viewer (Eye Of Gnome). These can be opened only from Nautilus by clicking on an associated file, like a .txt file for gedit, or from the command-line. Yes, it is also good to know that there is a terminal window available at ctrl+alt+t. | ||
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+ | There is no software store like Gnome Software or Synaptic to install applications, | ||
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+ | Quelques applications qui sont installées ne paraissent pas sur le menu, notamment Gnome Text Editor (gedit), Gnome Videos (Totem) et la visionneuse d’images Gnome (Eye of Gnome). On ne peut les ouvrir qu’à partir de Nautilus en cliquant sur un fichier associé, comme un fichier .txt pour gedit, ou à partir de la ligne de commande. Oui, il est réconfortant de savoir qu’une fenêtre de terminal est disponible à Ctrl+Alt+t. | ||
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+ | Il n’y a pas de magasin de logiciels comme Gnome Software ou Synaptic pour l’installation d’applications, | ||
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+ | **I did try installing some applications and they install and run fine, although they don’t show up in the menus which seem to be restricted to the installed applications. They can be quickly called up from the command-line, | ||
Between the broken video codecs, the lack of apps, and lack of available services like word processing, Ubuntu Web 20.04.1 is really “beta” level software, ready for user testing, but not really for everyday use quite yet. Hopefully future versions will address these deficiencies and make it work better. | Between the broken video codecs, the lack of apps, and lack of available services like word processing, Ubuntu Web 20.04.1 is really “beta” level software, ready for user testing, but not really for everyday use quite yet. Hopefully future versions will address these deficiencies and make it work better. | ||
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Which users? | Which users? | ||
- | While running my tests on Ubuntu Web, my constant thought was, “which users would want this?” | + | While running my tests on Ubuntu Web, my constant thought was, “which users would want this?”** |
- | Obviously most Linux desktop users are used to fully functioning distros where you can edit a video, or create a spreadsheet or a slide show. Ubuntu Web is not going to appeal to that average Linux user, who will probably view it as a crippled operating system. | + | J’ai essayé d’installer quelques applications ; celles-ci s’installent et s’exécutent sans problème, bien qu’elles ne s’affichent pas dans les menus, qui semblent fermés aux applications installées par l' |
- | Since Ubuntu Web is intended to compete with Chrome OS, I think you have to look at who is using Chromebooks. Right now that seems to be primarily three groups of people... | + | Entre les codecs vidéo cassés, le manque d’applis et celui de services disponibles comme le traitement de texte, |
- | The recent Chromebook growth is obviously in students who are supplied with Chromebooks by their schools, supported by the school IT department. Chromebooks are attractive for this role because they are inexpensive, | + | Quels utilisateurs ? |
- | The second group of Chromebook users are employees. Chromebooks, provided by their company, are especially useful for traveling employees. The same reasons for their popularity in schools apply here, too. It is possible that some small schools or businesses might have some old laptops that could be repurposed for these roles, by erasing their drives and installing Ubuntu Web instead. | + | Pendant mes essais d’Ubuntu Web, je me demandais constamment, « quels utilisateurs voudraient ceci ? » |
- | The third user case for Chromebooks is for people with low technical skills. Chromebooks have proven almost the ideal computer | + | **Obviously most Linux desktop users are used to fully functioning distros where you can edit a video, or create a spreadsheet or a slide show. Ubuntu Web is not going to appeal to that average Linux user, who will probably view it as a crippled operating system. |
- | Conclusions | + | Since Ubuntu Web is intended to compete with Chrome OS, I think you have to look at who is using Chromebooks. Right now that seems to be primarily three groups of people...** |
- | Ubuntu Web is an interesting project, but definitely not a mainstream | + | Il est évident que la plupart des utilisateurs de Linux desktop ont l’habitude des distrib. ayant toutes les fonctionnalités, où vous pouvez éditer une vidéo ou créer un tableur ou une présentation. Ubuntu Web ne tentera pas cet utilisateur Linux moyen, qui le verra sans doute comme un système d’exploitation boîteux. |
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- | I don’t foresee many existing Linux users switching from their current favorite, fully-functioning distro to Ubuntu Web, but it may have some niche user cases that make sense for school or work use, or for that relative with low computer skills who just needs a simple, safe computer for basic on-line use. | + | |
+ | Puisque l’objectif d’Ubuntu Web est de concurrencer Chrome OS, je pense que vous devez regarder les personnes qui utilisent des Chromebooks. Actuellement, | ||
+ | **The recent Chromebook growth is obviously in students who are supplied with Chromebooks by their schools, supported by the school IT department. Chromebooks are attractive for this role because they are inexpensive, | ||
+ | The second group of Chromebook users are employees. Chromebooks, | ||
+ | La croissance récente du Chromebook est évidemment grâce aux étudiants qui reçoivent des Chromebooks offerts par leur école et pris en charge par le département informatique de l’école. Les Chromebooks sont attrayants pour ce rôle parce qu’ils sont peu chers, surtout quand ils sont achetés en lot ; c’est facile de leur fournir de l’assistance, | ||
+ | Le deuxième groupe d’utilisateurs du Chromebook sont des employés. Les Chromebooks, | ||
+ | **The third user case for Chromebooks is for people with low technical skills. Chromebooks have proven almost the ideal computer to give your grandmother so she can surf the quilting websites, use email and Facebook. Their high degree of security and malware resistance make them ideal for this level of user: they are hard to mess up. I think an excellent use for Ubuntu Web might be for users like this. If a tech-savvy relative had an old laptop then it could have its drive blanked, Ubuntu Web installed and given to grandma, safe in the knowledge that the potential risks are minimal.** | ||
+ | Le troisième groupe d’utilisateurs de Chromebooks est celui de gens qui n’ont pas beaucoup de compétences techniques. Il s’est avéré que le Chromebook est presque l’ordinateur idéal à offrir à votre grand-mère pour qu’elle puisse surfer sur les sites Web de courtepointes, | ||
+ | **Conclusions | ||
+ | Ubuntu Web is an interesting project, but definitely not a mainstream Linux distro. Version 20.04.1 is not quite ready for prime time, but hopefully it will gain enough feedback to make the next version even better. | ||
+ | I don’t foresee many existing Linux users switching from their current favorite, fully-functioning distro to Ubuntu Web, but it may have some niche user cases that make sense for school or work use, or for that relative with low computer skills who just needs a simple, safe computer for basic on-line use. | ||
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+ | Ubuntu Web est un projet intéressant, | ||
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+ | Je ne pense pas que beaucoup d’utilisateurs Linux existants remplacent leur distrib. favorite actuelle, pleine de fonctionnalités, | ||
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