Tag archive: Fawn

Now that computer maker Dell has bowed to the wishes of its customers—or, at least some of its vocal customers—and has begun offering Ubuntu Linux on consumer PCs, some computer users might be thinking it's time to start getting up to speed with running Linux as a desktop operating system. But Linux has—pretty justifiably—a reputation for being comprehensible to distinctly nerdy end of the computing spectrum.… Read More

They’re here. After a month of speculation and buzz, Dell’s Linux-equipped desktop PCs were ready for the market on Thursday. Sporting the Ubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” operating system, three new systems are available to order starting at 4.p.m. from Dell’s Web site: the Inspiron E1505n, Dimension E520n, and XPS 410n. Dell claims the absence of licensing costs for an operating system on the newest machines will… Read More

Computer maker Dell recently announced it would offer selected consumer PCs with Linux as a pre-installed operating system option, but that it hadn't yet settled on which distribution, or “flavor,” of Linux it would support. Now, the company has made its decision: Dell will begin offering the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux distribution within a few weeks. Dell has so far declined to discuss system configurations, so pricing remains… Read More