Am I really running Ubuntu?

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If people ask me what distribution of Linux I run on my laptop I tell Ubuntu but in all honesty that’s not entirely true and I’ll explain that later.
I have been using Ubuntu for a couple of years, mostly because when I was looking for a distribution for my laptop it was Ubuntu which just worked out of the box, unlike Fedora or Suse. Many years have passed since that decision and things have changed with Ubuntu. The default software provided by Ubuntu has changed drastically and with the upcoming Ubuntu Lucid Lynx it will be changing even more. I didn’t like the changes the made in the past and I don’t like the changes they are making for Lucid Lynx. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate all things they change, new kernels, upstart are just a few things that I agree with. What I don’t agree with is what I like to call the dumbing down of applications and bloating of applications.
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How to compile a kernel for Ubuntu Jaunty – Revised

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As of Ubuntu Jaunty’s kernel 2.6.28-15.49 the kernel developers have made changes to the kernel source. The changes have such a big impact on how to compile a kernel for Ubuntu Jaunty that I had to revise my previous article. Lots ot the text in this article will look extremely similar to my previous article, but there are some big changes. If you already got the kernel source using git you will have to read my article on how to update the kernel sources to the latest version at my article Ubuntu Jaunty kernel sources changes.
Lets get started with creating our own custom kernel for Ubuntu Jaunty from scratch.
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