[ Ubuntu-BD ] Dell picks Ubuntu for Linux PCs

[Russell John]

Dell is trying a second time to sell personal computers with Linux
preinstalled, this time using the up-and-coming Ubuntu version of the
open-source operating system.

At the end of May, the No. 2 PC maker will begin selling some
consumer-focused laptop and desktop models with Ubuntu's new "Feisty
Fawn" version of Linux installed, Dell spokesman Kent Cook said. The
company announced the Linux move on Tuesday on its IdeaStorm site,
launched in February to gather feedback directly from customers about
what they want.

"Today, we are excited to tell you that Dell will begin offering
Canonical's latest version, Ubuntu 7.04, as an option on select Dell
consumer models in the U.S. in the coming weeks," the company said in
its announcement.

Dell also announced that it has improved its Linux forum and has given
it prominent placement on its Dell Forums Web page.


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