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$599 Dell laptop with Ubuntu

By On May 25, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Yep. A pretty dang good deal. Dell laptop with Ubuntu for sale. I think this is a wonderful deal for non-profits. There is little reason left now for NGOs to be shackled to Microsoft products.

Hat tip to Justin.

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Wubi installs Ubuntu to a file

By On May 9, 2007 · 2 Comments

Wubi sounds pretty damn cool. No longer do you have to repartition your PC hard drive to install Linux. Dowload a Windows exe file to guide you through an Ubuntu install.

Is this running Ubuntu within a virtual environment or something similar?

No. This is a real installation, the only difference is that Ubuntu [...]

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Barrier to try Linux Lowered Significantly

By On January 29, 2007 · 2 Comments

Ubuntu and Debian Linux both have EXE files you can download to your Windows computer to install Linux quickly and easily. It appears that this install creates an image file and doesn’t attempt to repartition your hard drive. It also allows you to dual boot your operating system. VERY good news for beginners. [...]

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