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Welcome back to Ask the New Guy! If you have a simple question, and the words “rolling release model” sound like they refer to a new Kia electric vehicle, contact me at copil.yanez@gmail.com. Today’s question is: Q: I’ve been hearing a lot about the new version of Ubuntu, and want to give it a try. How hard is it to get started? A: You’re probably talking about Ubuntu 13.04, codenamed Raring Ringtail. Which is a terrible codename, by the way. There isn’t a self-respecting undercover police force in the world that would be fooled by that name. Seriously, Ubuntu, if you guys want to be counted among the elite fake spies (James Bond, Emma Peel, Johnny English), you need a better name. And British parents, apparently. But I digress. Which is, like, eighty-percent of these things anyway, so I think we’re on track.

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Aujourd'hui, la question est :

Q J'entends beaucoup parler au sujet de la nouvelle version d'Ubuntu et j'aimerais l'essayer. Vais-je galérer au départ ?

R Vous parlez sans doute d'Ubuntu 13.04, nom de code Raring Ringtail. Au demeurant, c'est un affreux nom de code. Il n'y a aucune police secrète de par le monde qui se respecte qui prendrait ce nom au sérieux. Vraiment, Ubuntu, si vous voulez faire partie de l'élite des faux espions (James Bond, Emma Peel, Johnny English), vous devez avoir un meilleur nom. Et des parents britanniques, apparemment.

Mais je m'égare. Comme dans, voyons, quatre-vingt pour cent de ces trucs de toute façon, alors je trouve que nous progressons bien.

Ubuntu 13.04 was just released, and continues the evolution toward a faster, better, stronger operating system. It’s like the Iron Man of operating systems. Note to Mark Shuttleworth: I would pay good money to see the Ubuntu logo on the Mark 42 start-up screen. There’s plenty of talk about this version feeling peppier on older hardware and running faster and lighter in daily operation. This all makes sense to those of you who’ve been using Ubuntu forever, and have it installed on everything including your electric toothbrush (in which case, may I suggest the Gingivitis Lens?). But, for a lot of people, this will be their first point of contact with Linux. The introduction of a new version of Ubuntu is a perfect opportunity to remind new users how easy it is to get started in the glamorous world of Linux! And by glamorous, I mean exactly the opposite of glamorous. Unless Mark takes my suggestion from the third paragraph. I’m just saying, can you imagine the marketing benefit if Robert Downey, Jr. was heard to say, “Jarvis, hand to God, I will replace you with a Roomba if you don’t run the Ubuntu Software Updater before every mission!”

Ubuntu 13.04 vient de sortir et poursuit l'évolution vers un système d'exploitation plus rapide, meilleur et plus fort. C'est comme l'Iron Man des systèmes d'exploitation. Nota à Mark Shuttleworth : Je paierais cher pour voir le logo d'Ubuntu sur l'écran d'accueil du Mark 42 [Ndt : CF le film Iron Man 3].

J'ai entendu pas mal de choses sur cette version qui, paraît-il, donne le sentiment d'être plus réactif sur du vieux matériel et est plus rapide et légère au quotidien. Tout cela est très compréhensible pour ceux qui utilisent Ubuntu depuis toujours et l'ont installé sur tout, y compris leur brosse à dents électrique (dans ce cas, permettez-moi de suggérer la Loupe gingivite); Mais, pour beaucoup de monde, ce sera leur première rencontre avec Linux.

La sortie d'une nouvelle version d'Ubuntu est l'occasion rêvée de rappeler aux nouveaux utilisateurs la facilité avec laquelle on peut commencer dans le monde très glamour de Linux ! Et, quand je dis très glamour, je veut dire le contraire de glamour. À moins que Mark prend acte de ma suggestion dans le troisième paragraphe. Je dis simplement, pouvez-vous imaginer les avantages si l'on entendait Robert Downey, Jr. dire : « Jarvis, main de Dieu, vous serez remplacé par un Roomba [Ndt : aspirateur robot petit et rond] si vous ne lancez pas le Gestionnaire de mises à jour Ubuntu avant chaque mission !»

Let’s take a look at the installation process on an older machine, and see if, (a) it’s easy and, (b) it results in any improvement. I have an old Vaio that runs like a tired dog on a hot day. I tried installing an earlier version of Ubuntu a while back. It did run faster than the original OS but it was still sluggish and, in the end, I opted for Lubuntu, a lighter, slimmer version of Ubuntu specifically formulated to work better on older laptops like mine. With Raring Ringtail out in the wild, let’s use the Vaio as a testbed. Here are the specs: Vaio running 12.10 Lubuntu 2GB RAM Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz From startup, it took 25 seconds to get a login screen and another 60 seconds to open a browser window. Experienced users are probably laughing right about now because they like to tweak their machines to minimize startup times. AND THEY’LL SPEND WEEKS DOING IT! Oh, hai, have you met my good friend Irony? Seriously, my startup time isn’t bad, right? Less than 90 seconds from a cold start to surfing my Bronie fan sites. I can live with that.

Examinons la procédure d'installation sur une assez vieille machine pour voir si, a) c'est facile et, b)les résultats montrent une amélioration quelconque.

J'ai un vieux Vaio qui tourne comme une toupie en bout de course. J'ai essayé d'installer une version antérieure d'Ubuntu il y a quelques temps. En fait, l'ordi était plus rapide que sous le système d'exploitation original, mais c'était encore mou et, en fin de compte, j'ai choisi Lubuntu, une version plus mince et plus légère d'Ubuntu conçue expressément pour mieux fonctionner sur des assez vieux portables comme le mien.

Maintenant que Raring Ringtail est dans la nature, utilisons le Vaio comme un banc d'essai : Voici ses spécifications : Vaio sous Lubuntu 12.10 2 Go de RAM Intel Core Due à 1.83 GHz

À partir du démarrage, il a fallu 25 secondes pour avoir un écran d'accueil et encore 60 secondes pour ouvrir une fenêtre du navigateur. Les utilisateurs avancés sont sans doute morts de rire parce qu'ils aiment bidonner leurs machines afin de minimiser le temps de démarrage. ET ILS Y TRAVAILLENT PENDANT DES SEMAINES ! Tiens, connaissez-vous ma bonne amie Ironie ?

Sérieusement, le temps du démarrage n'est pas mal, n'est-ce pas ? Commencer par un démarrage à froid et se retrouver en train de surfer sur les sites des fans de Mon petit poney en moins de 90 secondes. Je peux m'en accommoder.

Okay, let’s put the laptop aside for a moment and take our new users through the process of finding, downloading and burning Ubuntu 13.04 to a DVD. That may sound daunting but it’s really easy. If that seems too intimidating, though, there are other options. You can buy a DVD with the latest version of Ubuntu from the Ubuntu Store at http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17. It’ll run you £5.04, which is, like, a million dollars or something. If you don’t want to wait for the DVD, you can take a trip to your local bookstore where you’ll find Ubuntu and Linux magazines with bundled DVDs and articles aimed at new users. The latter option has some advantages. First, it gets you outdoors (that’s the thing people spent their time immersed in before World of Warcraft came along). Second, the bundled DVD usually includes a bunch of different Linux flavors that you can try—without installing anything until you find one you really like. The Ubuntu version you burn yourself also gives you this “LiveCD” option. Skip ahead if you already have an Ubuntu DVD. Otherwise, let’s get started. I did all the following from my Ubuntu desktop. But you can do this from a PC or Mac if that’s how you roll.

Bon, abandonnons le portable pendant quelques instants et détaillons pour les nouveaux utilisateurs la procédure pour trouver, télécharger et graver Ubuntu 13.04 sur un DVD. Cela peut paraître compliqué, mais, en fait, c'est facile. Cependant, si cela vous semble trop intimidant, il y a d'autres possibilités. Vous pouvez acheter un DVD avec la dernière version d'Ubuntu dessus à l'Ubuntu Store (http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17). Il vous coûtera 6,02 euro, ce qui est

The first thing you need is the newest ISO image which is. . .who cares? It’s some kind of packaged program that blah, blah, blah. Listen, do you need to know how those 3D glasses work in order to watch Tony Stark flying toward your face? No. You just perch them on your nose and look toward the screen. Go here http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop, and click on UBUNTU 13.04. But it says Choose Your Flavor? Flavor, shmavor, just click already. If you’re feeling generous, you can contribute to the Ubuntu Project. Otherwise, just click on Not Now, Take Me To The Download. Choose where to put the file and go get yourself a beer. You’ve earned it. If you’re feeling frisky and know about torrents, you can download the same file here http://www.ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads, choose the Ubuntu 13.04 Desktop (32-bit). In my case, the download took about 10 minutes. Once you have a file labeled ubuntu-13.04-desktop-i386.iso on your computer, put a blank DVD in your optical drive, right click on the iso file and select Write to Disk (that’s in Ubuntu, other OSs will have a similar way of writing the file to DVD). Once you click Burn, go get yourself another beer. You’ve earned this one, too.

How long did burning the DVD take? I dunno, five minutes? I was too drunk from all my celebratory alcohol to do a very good job of timing the process. Once I sobered up and found my pants, I put the shiny new DVD into the Vaio’s drive and rebooted. The process should be pretty automatic from this point forward, but if you have trouble with your computer not booting from the DVD, the documentation here might help https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD. On my Vaio, it took about 5 minutes to get to a Welcome screen where I could choose between trying Ubuntu 13.04 without making any changes to my laptop or installing it. I chose to completely overwrite my previous install. After a few questions, about 20 minutes and another beer, I had a new version of Ubuntu running on my old laptop. That’s it. Seriously! I’ve had farts that were more complicated

Time to test things out. I restarted and found it took about 40 seconds to get to a login screen and another 35 seconds to open a browser window. That’s a net savings of 10 seconds off my old time, and makes me wonder how much faster a newer version of Lubuntu might be. It also makes me wonder if I’ve become a nerd who cares about ten-second startup savings. Spoiler Alert: the nerd ship sailed when I wrote a strongly worded letter to the Astronomical Union about Pluto’s demotion. Look, ten seconds might not seem like a lot and, frankly, except for people who have no impulse control and need to check the Reese Witherspoon mugshot on TMZ, like, NOW, 10 seconds isn’t much. The real advantage is how fast the Vaio runs now compared to the previous install. The change was noticeable from the moment I clicked on Firefox and watched it pop open with almost no hesitation. LibreOffice did the same. And running multiple programs at once didn’t feel like trying to pass a kidney stone. Everything just felt snappier. It was like waking from one of those dreams where you’re trying to run through molasses with a 300lb naked zombie throwing Superman Underoos at you. No? Not a shared experience?

The point is, installing Ubuntu is really, really simple these days. Any simpler and Mark Shuttleworth would have to come to your home and personally do the install for you. If you’ve got an older machine you’ve been hoping to resurrect, you might be surprised just how speedy it can be without sacrificing power. For a few million dollars (or whatever the hell £5.04 converts to), you can have the most up-to-date operating system in existence. For many of you, the cost will be next to nothing. Raring Ringtail is a good place to start for anyone waiting to jump into the Ubuntu end of the pool. I’ll be there waiting for you, I’m the one with the chartreuse floaties and the Vitamin D deficiency. Yeah, um, Tony Stark couldn’t make it but he sends his regards. He did send Jarvis, though. No, Jarvis, you can’t get in the pool, you’re still plugged into the–No, STOP, you’re going to–BZZT!