Summary:Dell is continuing to support Linux developers with new Linux-powered laptops.
In 2007, Dell became the first major computer OEM to sell pre-installed Linux on their computers. Today, Dell continues to support desktop Linux. In its latest move, Dell will be bringing Ubuntu 14.04 to its top-of-the-line Precision M3800 workstation laptop and the latest model of the Dell XPS 13 .
In 2007, Dell became the first major computer OEM to sell pre-installed Linux on their computers. Today, Dell continues to support desktop Linux. In its latest move, Dell will be bringing Ubuntu 14.04 to its top-of-the-line Precision M3800 workstation laptop and the latest model of the Dell XPS 13 .
Both systems will be running Ubuntu 14.04 SP1. This is the long-term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu. It will be supported by Ubuntu's parent company Canonical for five years after its release: April 2019.
According to Barton George, Dell's Director of Developer Programs, in a blog posting, programmers had been asking for a bigger, better officially supported Ubuntu Linux developer laptop and that's the Precision M3800 . This came about from a combination of the efforts of Dell software engineer Jared Dominguez and enthusiastic user support.
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