I'm pretty shocked Dell didn't load it up with a bunch of "utility" programs and etc. I'm assuming they thought the audience who would want a laptop with linux on it would automatically remove any bloat from the factory anyway (or just reload it).
I put Ubuntu 10.10 on an old build years ago. It had a 450MHz AMD K6-3, 768MB RAM, and an AGP graphics card of some description. It actually worked very well. It wasn't a speed king by any stretch, but it was 100% usable. Nothing broke or lagged out too badly. I know Arch would've been a much better choice, but I was kind of a Linux n00b at the time.
idk I personally think unity was one of the best DE's ever made. it had the sleekness and design that could compete with windows and MacOS, while being it's own thing.
It feels weird having nostalgia for an OS I barely used at the time, but, that UX of that era of Ubuntu was my first taste of Linux. I used that version of Ubuntu because I was desperate, that laptop had faulty hardware and constantly bluescreened on Windows 7. The wireless card was bad. It eventually got fixed after 3 visits from a Dell certified technician who stripped the screws and put the chassis back together incorrectly and didn't even fix the problem the first time, or the second time. It was a Dell Studio of some kind. The rubberized parts of it are sticky and awful. But yeah, I used a similar looking version of Ubuntu on it as a side install in addition to Windows 7 and neither of them worked well with waking from sleep. It runs decently with Linux but, somehow, only the Arch Based Garuda managed to work with waking from sleep reliably, but, since I wasn't using it regularly enough, the package manager couldn't update it. Oh well.
The 6420 with Nvidia, I tried with Ubuntu and Mint years ago and the proprietary drivers cooked the CPU and GPU enough to just shut down the computer after a few minutes. The free drivers did function minimally and not do the same thing, thermally, but that machine works just fine with Windows 10 for its only function to record the security camera, lol.
I think OEMs should continue to ship Linux because there are some people out there who don’t want the extra expense of a Windows license. Remember what happened that one time in the 90’s?
They probably ordered their XPS with Ubuntu to save money, as you wouldn’t have to pay the fee for a Windows license if you ordered your machine with Ubuntu. HP did a similar thing with some of their business machines where you could configure it with FreeDOS as the preloaded OS.
I'm pretty shocked Dell didn't load it up with a bunch of "utility" programs and etc. I'm assuming they thought the audience who would want a laptop with linux on it would automatically remove any bloat from the factory anyway (or just reload it).
Ubuntu on Dells: causing computer-illiterate college students to flunk out since 2009.
hahahaha the lights were on bu nobody was home in her head
I put Ubuntu 10.10 on an old build years ago. It had a 450MHz AMD K6-3, 768MB RAM, and an AGP graphics card of some description.
It actually worked very well. It wasn't a speed king by any stretch, but it was 100% usable. Nothing broke or lagged out too badly.
I know Arch would've been a much better choice, but I was kind of a Linux n00b at the time.
idk I personally think unity was one of the best DE's ever made. it had the sleekness and design that could compete with windows and MacOS, while being it's own thing.
It feels weird having nostalgia for an OS I barely used at the time, but, that UX of that era of Ubuntu was my first taste of Linux. I used that version of Ubuntu because I was desperate, that laptop had faulty hardware and constantly bluescreened on Windows 7. The wireless card was bad. It eventually got fixed after 3 visits from a Dell certified technician who stripped the screws and put the chassis back together incorrectly and didn't even fix the problem the first time, or the second time. It was a Dell Studio of some kind. The rubberized parts of it are sticky and awful. But yeah, I used a similar looking version of Ubuntu on it as a side install in addition to Windows 7 and neither of them worked well with waking from sleep. It runs decently with Linux but, somehow, only the Arch Based Garuda managed to work with waking from sleep reliably, but, since I wasn't using it regularly enough, the package manager couldn't update it. Oh well.
I just discobered your channel and have been watching a bunch of your videos, nice videos 😊
The 6420 with Nvidia, I tried with Ubuntu and Mint years ago and the proprietary drivers cooked the CPU and GPU enough to just shut down the computer after a few minutes. The free drivers did function minimally and not do the same thing, thermally, but that machine works just fine with Windows 10 for its only function to record the security camera, lol.
It wouldn't be a "rolling release" it just isn't LTS
I think OEMs should continue to ship Linux because there are some people out there who don’t want the extra expense of a Windows license. Remember what happened that one time in the 90’s?
i wonder how much it will get better (or get worse) if you install modern version of ubuntu
Knew a guy whos work bought him an XPS that came with Ubuntu but i dont ever remeber him using it.
They probably ordered their XPS with Ubuntu to save money, as you wouldn’t have to pay the fee for a Windows license if you ordered your machine with Ubuntu. HP did a similar thing with some of their business machines where you could configure it with FreeDOS as the preloaded OS.
oh hey i have a 6430, i like how nice it feels despite its age.
my hubby has that as his game dev laptop n he likes it
You should put macOS on it
Yooo, Im early