Glossary:
Ubuntu Desktop is a desktop operating system that’s known for being fast, secure, and free. It installs a metapackage that contains all the packages that make up the desktop environment which uses GNOME 3 by default. This provides a graphical user interface for the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
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The Desktop Environment is a collection of programs on top of an operating system that makes up the graphical user interface. It includes components like the windows manager, panels, menus, system tray, icons, and widgets. It also determines what the system looks like and how to interact with it.
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GNOME 3 is a very popular desktop environment that has a simple, easy to use, and reliable user experience. It provides a unique user interface that’s designed to focus on tasks and remove distractions. It also features a clean icon-less desktop, powerful search, tasks overview, and desktop extensions.
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Ubuntu-Drivers is a program that’s used to show and install third-party driver packages that are available for the hardware on the computer. It shows which devices need drivers and what packages are needed. It also installs the latest versions by default but it can install a specific version.
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The Repository is a storage location for binary packages that are located on remote servers. It needs to be present in the source list for the computer to install or update its containing packages. This helps provide a high level of security while making it easy to install programs in Linux distributions.
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The Binary Package is an archive file that contains the files and directories needed to make its containing program work properly. It gets stored in the repository that contains all the programs for a specific Linux distribution. It also requires the Linux package manager to access, extract, and install it.
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The Inference is the process of using the trained model to make predictions about unseen data. It can make a prediction by performing the forward pass without including the backward pass to compute the error and update the weights. It can also be optimized to improve the throughput, response time, and power and memory consumption before being used in the real world.
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The Variable is the container that’s used to store different types of values. It can assign or update a value by placing an equals sign between the specified variable name and value without a space around it. It can also reference the stored value by placing a dollar sign in front of the existing variable name.
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The Environment Variable is a variable that’s automatically created and maintained by the computer. It helps the system know where to install files, find programs, and check for user and system settings. It can also be used by graphical and command-line programs from anywhere on the computer.
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The MakeFile is a text file that’s made up of shell commands unless specified otherwise. It contains all the instructions that are used to build a program for a specific computer from source code. It also gets created by running the configure script on the same computer that the program is going to run on.
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