Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops

Re:Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops by Freak_NL on Sunday October 22, 2023 @03:54PM (#37978505)

Dell is definitely weird about this; I had the same experience. Perfectly satisfied with my laptop (an XPS 13 with Ubuntu on it bought a few years ago), but Dell's online store is just bonkers.

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Re:Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops by mcbutterbunz on Sunday October 22, 2023 @04:09PM (#37978644)

I Googled XPS 13 and go to configure it but can’t find an option to choose Ubuntu, only downgrade to Windows 11 Home. It is weird.

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Re:Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops by hdjjhhvvhga on Sunday October 22, 2023 @04:14PM (#37978676)

I see nothing weird here, Microsoft has been punishing OEM manufacturers for bundling Linux (or, more precisely, for not bundling a MS system on the computers they are selling) since at least 1983.[0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows

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Re:Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops by frei on Sunday October 22, 2023 @05:20PM (#37979197)

I had to search "developer edition"

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-plus-dev...

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Re:Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops by pja on Sunday October 22, 2023 @05:34PM (#37979285)

IIRC with the current XPS range only the "pro" variants offer you the choice of a Linux install.

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Re:Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops by mattl on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:00PM (#37980453)

Used to be dell.com/linux

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