Yesterday afternoon on the
Direct2Dell blog it was announced that Dell is now shipping
Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" on their pre-installed notebook/desktop Linux systems. Ubuntu 7.10 is available on the "Dellbuntu" notebooks and desktops today, while parts of Europe will see Gutsy Gibbon on the Inspiron 530 later this week. In addition, these Dell Ubuntu PCs have gained DVD playback support out of the box through the use of LinDVD (along with all of the other features found in Ubuntu 7.10).
This latest Dell announcement can be found in
this blog posting (which also has a video interview with
Mark Shuttleworth and Dell's chief Linux engineer). Mark Shuttleworth has also provided additional commentary on
his blog. This product refresh is coming just seven months after
Dell professed their love for Ubuntu and then began shipping
Ubuntu 7.04.
