Re: [PLUG] Dell Linux boxes

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Gavin W. Burris <bug@sas.upenn.edu> wrote:

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
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>
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> 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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