[xubuntu-users] how do you pronounce xubuntu?

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Sun, 3 May 2009 22:33:23 +1000
Andrew Barnett <andrewjbarnett at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been pronouncing it as ZooBuntu.
> 
> At least I don't pronounce it like Paul Thurrott from Windows Weekly
> with Leo Laporte, he pronounced it X-buntu
> 
> My 2c for the day.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Andrew
> 
> 
> 
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 22:49:08 +0800
> > From: Frank Tao <solotim.cn at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] how do you pronounce xubuntu?
> > To: xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: <20090502224908.2f991991 at frank-laptop>
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> >
> > I prefer ZooBuntu.
> > On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:51:37 +0100
> > Marko Oreskovic <markoresko at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Pasi Lallinaho wrote:
> >> > Matthew Young wrote:
> >> >> how do you pronounce xubuntu?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=387144
> >> >
> >> > The *ksu-buntu* version suits my mouth best. I totally think that
> >> > ..
> >> >
> >> > I'd like people to use the *ksu-buntu* or *zoo-buntu* forms.
> >>
> >> Hah, I always used ksu-buntu, at least on local-level :)
> >>
> >> If it is English default zoo-buntu,
> >> that`s ok with me :)
> >>

Okay, once again, this seems to be a popular subject. The pronunciation
of Xubuntu is exactly the same as Ubuntu with a "z" in front of it. The
correct pronunciation of Xubuntu is "zoo-BOON-too" with the leading "x"
pronounced as a "z". This follows the same rules as "xylophone", a
musical instrument which is never pronounced "ksylofone", but rather,
always "zylofone". 

For more information about this, please see the official documentation
at https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/about-ubuntu/C/about-ubuntu-name.html .

Thank you for your interest in getting this pronunciation correct.


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