Ubuntu chosen for Dell's Linux-loaded computers
08:06, 5 May 2007
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Dell has chosen Ubuntu to be the version for Dell's Linux-loaded laptops and desktops. The announcement comes after weeks of speculation regarding which distribution Dell would choose after the company confirmed plans to begin selling pre-loaded Linux machines. Ubuntu is a free Linux-based operating system for IBM Clone PCs. It contains the Firefox web browser, presentation, document and spreadsheet software (OpenOffice), instant messaging, and email program, and more. And since Ubuntu is an operating system, that means you can access your other applications, including Microsoft products, as well. Part of the Ubuntu promise is that it "will always be free of charge, including enterprise releases and security updates." Ubuntu comes with full commercial support from Canonical and hundreds of companies around the world. Ubuntu CDs contain only free software applications.
