Computer Networking

Sunday, October 21, 2007

DELL IS GOING TO OFFER PCs WITH UBUNTU 7.10

The Ubuntu version 7.10 is the latest release of Linux OS distribution and Dell is going to offer laptop and desktop computers with this latest version. This week Linux introduced The Ubuntu 7.10 and replaced the older 7.04 version. Consumers were introduced by the first Linux-based Dell notebooks and dekstops in this year . These computers was shiped with Ubuntu 7.04 pre-installed. But according to DellLinuxWiki , Ubuntu 7.04 -based Dell computers users will be offered an automatic upgrade to 7.10 via Update Manager. These upgrades will be free of charge. As well as the shipping date for Ubuntu 7.10-powered Dell PCs is unknown yet, since the company "needs to take the time to qualify the final code on its systems for optimal interoperability". The latest Ubuntu version, codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon",These are hardware management improvements, better support for display systems, improved Windows compatibility, enhanced user interface which now includes "simple 3D screen effects", the new feature called Desktop search, and automatic installation of popular Firefox browser plug-ins.