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phoronix
07-18-2008, 02:00 PM
Phoronix: Dell Now Shipping Ubuntu 8.04 LTS System

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS had shipped back in April, but up until now owners of Dell PCs would have had to install this "Hardy Heron" update manually if they were interested in benefiting from the Linux 2.6.24 kernel, GNOME 2.22, and the other improvements within this desktop Linux distribution. Today, however, Dell has announced that they have begun shipping select desktops and notebooks with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. The first Dell consumer products with an option for Ubuntu 8.04 are the XPS M1330N, Inspiron 1525N, and Inspiron 530N...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=NjU5OQ

Xanikseo
07-18-2008, 05:23 PM
Does anybody know if this is 8.04 or 8.04.1?

aaaantoine
07-18-2008, 11:33 PM
As of this time of writing, Dell dropped the 14" Inspiron from their Ubuntu lineup.