Re: [PLUG] Dell Linux boxes

["Gavin W. Burris" <bug@sas.upenn.edu>]

The Dell nSeries is a great Linux desktop option.  Please note that
newer revisions of the OptiPlex require a more up-to-date version of
Linux, like EL6:  RHEL / CentOS / Scientific Linux 6

With EL5 distros, the newer Intel audio will not work, and the newer
Intel video will lock the system randomly.

Cheers.

On 07/12/2011 10:45 AM, Austin Murphy wrote:
> At least through the HiEd portal you can still get OptiPlex "n-series"
> models with FreeDOS.  
> 
> Austin
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Julien Mills <julienfmills@yahoo.com
> <mailto:julienfmills@yahoo.com>> wrote:
> 
>     So after procrastinating forever I finally ordered one of the only
>     Dell desktops that comes with Linux, an XPS 7100.  A few days later
>     I get an email with the following:
> 
> 
>     Unfortunately we’re unable to process your Dell Order
>     *2002766769578*as the product you have ordered is no longer available.
> 
> 
>     Maybe it's for the best.
> 
> 
>     Dang, I'm ready to go to System76.  A while back Dell used to sell
>     boxes for Linux which came with FreeDOS or ForDOS, as far as I can
>     tell they don't even do that anymore.
> 
> 
> 
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Gavin W. Burris
Senior Systems Programmer
Information Security and Unix Systems
School of Arts and Sciences
University of Pennsylvania
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