desktoplinux.com — Several sources within Dell have told DesktopLinux.com that Dell's desktop Linux pick is going to be Ubuntu, and that Ubuntu 7.04 will be available preinstalled on three Dell desktop and notebook lines by the end of May.
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chandonApr 30, 2007
Great, and I would have gone with OpenBSD running in a VM on top of Plan 9 from Bell Labs. Luckily, Dell looks like they're choosing a popular OS with both community and commercial support instead of listening to us.
darkdragonMay 1, 2007
"But the ultimate OS is the one that allows users to do what they want, and in a fashion and at a price that they find affordable."I Believe that is the definition of 'Linux'"Oh, and Mac just like Linux users, get far FAR fewer choices for hardware and software (more software for Linux) then Windows users."As more users continue to switch to Linux, more companies will support it."Oh but let us not forget how easy it is to wipe out the installation with some simple command line calls"' deltree /y c:*.* ' (it deletes the backslash =[)=P"It is actually very easy in about 99% of the cases to repair a Windows installation, even if they have to have a local shop do it for them for a fee!"And an Ubuntu user can pop in a CD and repair the OS, and if it was properly configured (as it should have been from the easy to install CD) he wont even lose data."Windows works for most users, and for business, it is the only solution that is even remotely cost effective."Linux is very easy to adopt, because in the latest Ubuntu releases, the UI is very windows-like and easy to pick up."I have Linux on two VMware installations. I have used Linux since Mandrake 7.0 was released. I have used Ubuntu, Mandrake, Fedora, and a handful of others. They are NOT user friendly,"Obviously you haven't picked up a new Ubuntu release..."Is everyone supposed to think like a Linux geek? Please! "Linux works just like Windows for most basic usages like Web Browsing and Email, but since every one is trained on Windows, please, go find that lady at the front desk, or equivalent example and ask her what services are being managed by svchost or hell, what is a kernel and what does it do? Before you retort, 'well Windows users don't need to know that' neither do Ubuntu users."You all ever stop to think how much Windows is used in the corporate world? Can you even remotely imagine the cost of transitioning into a new OS, one that so very few are trained on?"See above..."That is the other big gripe I have with Linux. All you Linux lovers want everything for free. Will you burn down some Starbucks and overturn cars in the streets when Linux starts to cost you money?"Free exists in two fashions... Free as in Beer, which everyone seems to think Linux is all about (and yes, to a degree they are right, it is nice). But more importantly Free as in speech, which represents the Open Source nature, which allows them to change the source should they need it. They can learn and grow from it should they choose.Linux is about choice, not corruption.
blackeagleMay 1, 2007
one more thing i would never ever want
uzusanMay 1, 2007
What i want to know is will this be available to US dell customers only? (I live in the UK and would love to buy a dell laptop with ubuntu installed).
endersgameMay 1, 2007
HerrEisenheim, you are wrong. This is good for Linux, its the first time Linux can tap into a market it was never able to tap into before, and it happens to be a very large market: the people that don't know how to install Linux.Lots of Linux users already preach Linux, I personally don't because I know lots of my friends would have problems getting everything to work and hate it immediately, hell thats why I don't use it myself. But once something like this is available, I WILL preach Linux just like all my Mac using friends preach Mac and get a couple people here and there to switch. And just like I have gotten ALL my friends to switch to Firefox. This may not seem like an amazing feat to most of you because most of you are nerds. I am somewhat of a nerd but all my friends were the high school athletes and cheerleaders and hellbent partiers...you know...quite often the dumber people. And most of them are glad they switched, some of them don't care, but the ones that did like it are telling their friends about Firefox. Anyways you get the f**king picture by now, and its a vicious cycle from there on out. The more people that are interested in Linux, the more support it gets and more user friendly it becomes.
h0dg3sMay 1, 2007
"If people want to reinstall, that's not hard. Installing the OS beforehand is a huge advantage for those people who don't want to deal with re-installing an OS."Or those who are too dumb to install it.
lengauMay 9, 2007
@omarciddo - I meant enabled by default. I just tried a Feisty LiveCD the other day, and I got Compiz working on it without any tricks (3 clicks, I think). I love the Intel graphics drivers.
hwn67Jul 27, 2007
The good news continues! Dell is expanding its linux offerings in the next couple of months:<a class="user" href="http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/dell_expands_linux_offerings/">http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/dell_expands_linux_offerings/</a>