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Dell Releases Ubuntu 7.10-Powered PCs
sjvn writes "The official word will be out any minute now, but in the meantime DesktopLinux has learned that Dell will be releasing Ubuntu 7.10 on a laptop and desktop with immediate availability. And, as an extra added bonus, they're tossing in legal DVD-playback capability. In a word: Neat."
Post this in the firefox forums, but make sure you're running the latest version (the latest patch). It's a bug I encountered on one other site with popup menus not working. You can also order by phone.
--Sam
Firefox 1.5.x has been EOL for a long time now. Upgrading Firefox to 2.0.0.11 will probably fix your problem.
I wish they had at least a 15" display on these things. I hate to squint.
Looks like Ubuntu 7.04 on 15" laptops, for now.
In Soviet Russia, I ruled you
So I went through and customized the same model with Windows Vista and with Ubuntu, to the same configuration (better LCD and larger battery, but otherwise stock). The Ubuntu model was roughly $854, and the Windows Model was roughly $824 (I might be off by a few bucks). But why is the Ubuntu model more than the Vista model? grrr.
Because there's no downside?
I mean, honestly, you're making it sound like this is unbelievably hard work. We're talking about downloading a program that installs without any trouble at all, and "just works" when upgrading. It's going to take him all of one minute to go through the upgrade process, if that, plus whatever time it takes to download. Twice in two months? Most people spend more effort switching on their computers in the morning.
And, honestly, upgrading to FF3 as soon as it is released is probably unwise anyway. I know I'm not going to. I'd prefer to wait a week or two to see the kinks ironed out.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.