Comments on: lack of availability of linux on laptops in the UK http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/ Describing our migration to open source software and UK business issues in label printing. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alan Lord http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1744 Alan Lord Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:56:02 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1744 Dell have just (today) announced the IMMEDIATE (well tomorrow) availability of two machines with pre-installed Ubuntu for the UK, France and Germany! Here's my news article: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2007/08/07/dell-and-ubuntu-come-to-europe/ Alan Dell have just (today) announced the IMMEDIATE (well tomorrow) availability of two machines with pre-installed Ubuntu for the UK, France and Germany!

Here’s my news article: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2007/08/07/dell-and-ubuntu-come-to-europe/

Alan

]]> By: Limulus http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1362 Limulus Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:44:19 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1362 I did a little searching and found http://efficientpc.co.uk/ BTW, Dell will be selling Ubuntu-based computers outside the US in the not-too-distant future: http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/07/06/20256.aspx I did a little searching and found http://efficientpc.co.uk/

BTW, Dell will be selling Ubuntu-based computers outside the US in the not-too-distant future:
http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/07/06/20256.aspx

]]> By: Kevin http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1111 Kevin Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:45:10 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1111 There is another, even UK based, company selling Linux pre-installed on laptops: http://www.xephi.co.uk/ There is another, even UK based, company selling Linux pre-installed on laptops:
http://www.xephi.co.uk/

]]> By: Tig http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1109 Tig Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:31:47 +0000 http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/blog/2007/07/15/lack-of-availability-of-linux-on-laptops-in-the-uk/#comment-1109 I know it is not preinstalled but I have found that Dell latitude D4X0 line laptops work well with Ubuntu out of the box. The D400 just works perfectly first time, not done a D410 yet, but have done a D420 I have a D420 and everything works perfectly, the only thing that was fiddly was the fingerprint scanner but that is not very good anyway. I can't remember if I had to download the i815 package to fix the widescreen resolution but it certainly was a no brainer to get working. The other advantage of using D4X0 machines is the Intel graphics so you get free drivers :) and they work well with Beryl and Compiz, the only effect they cannot do is the water effect. On the D420 the only item listed in my "restricted drivers manager" is the Intel pro wireless driver which was installed by Ubuntu without any prompting. Hope any of this helps :) I know it is not preinstalled but I have found that Dell latitude D4X0 line laptops work well with Ubuntu out of the box.

The D400 just works perfectly first time, not done a D410 yet, but have done a D420

I have a D420 and everything works perfectly, the only thing that was fiddly was the fingerprint scanner but that is not very good anyway. I can’t remember if I had to download the i815 package to fix the widescreen resolution but it certainly was a no brainer to get working.

The other advantage of using D4X0 machines is the Intel graphics so you get free drivers :) and they work well with Beryl and Compiz, the only effect they cannot do is the water effect.

On the D420 the only item listed in my “restricted drivers manager” is the Intel pro wireless driver which was installed by Ubuntu without any prompting.

Hope any of this helps :)

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