[LUNI] FW: [Chicago] can I buy a ubuntu dell from a local store?

[nbi at wideopenwest.com]

Yes, that Dell price difference was reported in a recent issue of Linux 
Journal.

It may not be necessary to completely wipe Windows off the system. In 
fact you may regret having done so later on when you need to run legacy 
apps only available for 'Doze.

For starters I would make it a dual boot system by shrinking the ntfs 
partitions (for preinstalled Windows there's often 2, one of which is 
for disaster recovery) and partitioning the resulting free space for 
Linux. It's usually safe to put GRUB in the mbr so after having done 
that you'll have a convenient dual boot system. As a finishing touch I 
would add fuse support and ntfs-3g for NTFS R/W access from linux.

My recommendation for distro would be Debian as I consider linux in a 
multi-boot scenario as "mission critical" and would want the most solid 
and dependable distro available. Others would probably fit the bill too, 
but Debian always ranks at the top of distro polls for good reason.


Mike Scott wrote:
> I seem to remember reading that it's cheaper to buy a Dell with Windows
> and then blow it away and install Linux.
> Apparently, Dell doesn't offer the same deals on Linux boxen that it
> does on 'dozers'.  Though I hate to pay the "Microsoft Tax" on any
> hardware, that might be the quickest way to get running, and cheaper in
> the long run.
>
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [LUNI] FW: [Chicago] can I buy a ubuntu dell from a local
>> store?
>> From: sean lynch <sean-lynch at sean-lynch.com>
>> Date: Tue, March 11, 2008 1:09 pm
>> To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
>> <luni at luni.org>
>>
>> Dell specific Ubuntu iso's are linked to here for various models:
>> http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_7.10
>>
>> You must still choose hardware as in Trev's e-mail.
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