[ale] Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware

[Scott Castaline]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Dow_Hurst wrote:
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>> I'm thinking about a new laptop so looked first at the Dell Ubuntu
>> line.  Just a heads up that the M1330 is the only laptop at the
>> moment with Nvidia graphics available.  The 1525 doesn't have that as
>> an option.  That can change overnight as they add or mix models in
>> the program. Dow
>>     
>
> I have been extremely pleased with my new MacBook Pro. ;)
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> From: Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> Sent: Jul 23, 2008 10:23
>>> AM To: ale at ale.org Subject: Re: [ale] Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on
>>> new hardware
>>>
>>> Dell started offering Ubuntu last year.  It follows that they would
>>> move to a later version when it became available.
>>>
>>> They also offer RHEL on the PowerEdge lines for commercial use and
>>> have for several years.
>>>
>>> More importantly the horror that was Dell Linux support 3 years ago
>>>  seems to have been replaced by people that actually know what
>>> Linux is. Back then it seemed like they had tried to force train
>>> Windoze admins to be Linux admins and in addition to being bad at
>>> it they were surly about it.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: ale-bounces at ale.org
>>> [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Paul Cartwright Sent:
>>> Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:41 AM To: ale at ale.org Subject: Re: [ale]
>>> Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware
>>>
>>> On Wed July 23 2008, krwatson at cc.gatech.edu wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Dell offers Ubuntu 8.04 on new hardware
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> http://www.techspot.com/news/30928-dell-offers-ubuntu-804-on-new-hardwar
>>>  e.h
>>>       
>>>> tml
>>>>         
>>> just got my latest Linux magazine, complete with DVD. The DVD for
>>> this issue ( drum roll..) IS:
>>>
>>> Ubuntu 8.04 sixpack. includes: Ubuntu Live Kubuntu Live Xubuntu
>>> Live Mythbuntu Live Edubuntu Ubuntu Studio
>>>
>>>
>>> just thought I'd mention it:)
>>>
>>> -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 Registered Ubuntu
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Which one do you have? Have you installed Linux on it? Which distro? 
Dual boot? Go ahead and answer any other questions that I forgot to ask! 
;-)