Dell no longer shipping PC w/ Ubuntu

[alienprdkt]

Just thought Ubuntu Users would like to know:

Just got off the phone with Dell about a link I have found:

http://webapps.ubuntu.com/certificat...e/201006-6080/

Turns out they are no longer shipping any PCs with Ubuntu only crappy winblows 7. grrr'

Thought it was upon asking that they would install Ubuntu on there systems, not any more.

[gbrainin]

This rumor has been persistent since Dell started shipping Ubuntu systems in 2007.

The phone droids are idiots. Ubuntu systems are still available on the Dell website, albeit as difficult to locate as ever.

[alienprdkt]

I thought the same then I asked a Live chat agent, here's my chat log:

Time Details
01/12/2011 01:34:42PM Session Started with Agent (Noel Cuyos)
01/12/2011 01:34:50PM Agent (Noel Cuyos): "Welcome to Dell US Chat! My name is Noel and I will be your online Dell product advisor today. I can be reached at us_dhs_chat_reply@dell.com or via phone at 1-****-****-**** ext-2160085. How can I help you today?"
01/12/2011 01:35:06PM Joseph Mituzas: "Yes I was just here:"
01/12/2011 01:35:37PM Joseph Mituzas: "http://webapps.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201006-****/ and it specifies: The Dell Inspiron One **** desktop has been awarded the status of Certified on Ubuntu PC (x86).

Please note:

1) A special image of Ubuntu is available via the computer manuf"
&nbsp acturer designed for this specific computer. It takes advantage of hardware features for these systems and may include proprietary software and codecs. Please contact the computer manufacturer for access to that specific Ubuntu operating system version.
01/12/2011 01:36:06PM Joseph Mituzas: "is this item still available? and can I get it with Ubuntu?"
01/12/2011 01:36:18PM Agent (Noel Cuyos): "I'm glad that you chatted in, I'd be happy to assist you."
01/12/2011 01:36:25PM Agent (Noel Cuyos): "Kindly give me a minute or two to check that for you please."
01/12/2011 01:36:38PM Joseph Mituzas: "thanks..."
01/12/2011 01:39:15PM Joseph Mituzas: "brb..."
01/12/2011 01:42:26PM Joseph Mituzas: "back"
01/12/2011 01:42:32PM Agent (Noel Cuyos): "Thanks for patiently waiting. Sorry but as of now, we are only rolling out systems with Windows 7 installed. Check this link please."
01/12/2011 01:42:41PM Agent (Noel Cuyos) sends page: "http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/inspiron-one?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn"
01/12/2011 01:43:19PM Joseph Mituzas: "grrr' thanks."
01/12/2011 01:43:34PM Agent (Noel Cuyos): "Sorry."
01/12/2011 01:43:46PM Joseph Mituzas: "it alright thanks for checking."
01/12/2011 01:43:54PM Agent (Noel Cuyos): "Welcome."
01/12/2011 01:43:54PM Joseph Mituzas: "have a good day."
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If you still think that Dell ships with Ubuntu show me the link on there site, they don't have one any longer... They use to, I bought one! But not any longer.

[cascade9]

Dell sucks, dell phone droids dont know anything.

You can get systems from dell without windows7.....you can even get systems witha linux distro installed.

Dell PowerEgde R900 comes with Red Hat or SUSE (and citrix).

There may be others, but dells search function is as bad as ever, so there might be others..there might even be a ubutnu option hidign somethwere in the business section.

BTW, thats where to find the linux systems, in 'small and medium business'. I'm 99.5% convinced that dell putting ubuntu onto any systems at all was for leverage over the windows 7 price (the other 0.5% is they might have done it 'just in case' linux in general took off).

[0N3]

Microsoft threatened to pull the plug on Dell if it kept shipping PC's with Linux on them I read in some blog b4 but cant find the link.

[alienprdkt]

I will be sure to ask our Dell Rep. next time I have him on the phone also to verify what's going on with this, and report back.

I am on the phone with them at least a couple times a month.

[mildenhall]

http://www.dell.co.uk/ubuntu

[gbrainin]

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=us&l=en&cs=19

[djk44883]

You can still orer a latitude 2110 with linux - http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-2110/fs

1) look for n-Series systems
2) go to dell.com and select 'For Small and Medium Business' and shop from there

[alienprdkt]

You can still orer a latitude 2110 with linux - http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-2110/fs

1) look for n-Series systems
2) go to dell.com and select 'For Small and Medium Business' and shop from there

Thanks that is what I was hoping to get