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The purpose of this study to support the lecture with an alternative legal software, free lectures and support activities on campus, especially in the Laboratory of Information Engineering STMIK Sinar Nusantara. The analysis shows that the STMIK Sinar Nusantara Surakarta not fully utilize the software that supports open source and not many human resources that meet the IT business based in STMIK Sinar Nusantara open source. In business it is intended for the implementation of cost savings this kind of technology, using open source software (Linux). To that end, the author makes a software supporting opensource based Laboratory Informatics legal and ready to use. Data collection methods include field studies and literature. This study uses a survey as a method of questionnaires distributed to respondents as a way to gather information about their experience in using open source software based. And for planning the use of software that runs on Linux, giving any alternative open source software that can be used and function is similar to the official software that is being used today. Author gives equal weight to 4 variables (free, userfriendly, stable and feature completeness) to conduct elections open source software that will be used. Keyword : STMIK Sinar Nusantara, software, open source, Linux, Ubuntu I. PENDAHULUAN Sistem operasi menjadikan hubungan antara komputer dan penggunanya demikian mudah. Penerapan Undang-undang Hak atas Kekayaan Intelektual (UU HaKI) pada 29 Juli 2003 dapat dijadikan sebagai inisiatif untuk mencari alternatif sistem operasi. Dalam keterbatasan terutama dana membuat masyarakat harus lebih kreatif memilih sistem operasi yang akan digunakan. Faktor teknis seperti kestabilan, pemanfaatan sumber daya komputasi yang efisien, bebas, dan ketersediaan teknologi maju yang masih dalam tahapan riset, dan lain-lainnya merupakan faktor penarik pemanfaatan GNU/Linux di