Dell has launched an experimental project called Sputnik to produce a Linux laptop that is tailored to meet the needs of software developers. The first stage of the project is a six-month exploratory effort that will pair Dell’s XPS13 Ultrabook with Ubuntu 12.04.

Through its Project Sputnik, Dell has been working on a prototype open source laptop aimed at developers, based on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 “Precise Pangolin” and Dell’s XPS 13 hardware.

Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS (long-term support) is being built with the latest Linux kernel and OpenStack IT and is currently undergoing integration and quality assurance testing with Dell’s version of OpenStack.

Canonical and Dell have announced the launch of a retail programme in which Dell machines with Ubuntu pre-loaded on them will be sold in Chinese retail stores

Canonical and Dell are teaming up to sell computers with Ubuntu preinstalled at stores in China. The program, which could help improve the mainstream visibility of the Linux-based operating system, will span 220 retail locations.

You probably didn’t notice, but a mini-war has been brewing on the Linux desktop. While Apple, Google, Microsoft and others earn billions claiming ground in the mobile computing gold rush, lesser-known open-source organizations like Canonical, Banshee, and Gnome are fighting over sums as small as $3,000 and which desktop UI will win out on Ubuntu.

Canonical today announced the availability of Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) running on Dell PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 servers in an integrated solution enabling Dell’s U.S.-based customers to easily deploy Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

Dell has released two servers for the U.S. market that have been customized to run Ubuntu-based cloud services, the company announced Wednesday.

Mark Shuttleworth has been wining and dining tin man Michael Dell over his plans to put the Ubuntu Linux operating system onto the cloud. Dubbed the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC), it will be available from Dell this week as the Dell Canonical UEC Solution

Today I installed Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat (10.10) Amd64 on a Dell Latitude E4310. The laptop itself is very nice, brushed metal type exterior.

Dell technical support was wrong when they first told her that “Ubuntu Light is the software for setting up themes on the system.” Ah, no, it’s not. Dell is now shipping Ubuntu Light as an instant-on operating system on some of its Dell laptops.

You’re in luck today, as Ubuntu Developers put together a handy-dandy video of the Ubuntu 10.10 interface running on their very own Dell Latitude XT2′s dual-digitizer touchscreen.

Dell is rumoured to have plans to preload Canonical’s Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition on netbooks.

A new report pegs the new Canonical distro of Ubuntu Light for netbooks to begin appearing on shipping Dell netbooks within the next month. Dell is considered the most likely to be the first vendor to launch netbooks featuring the OS, as it currently sells more PCs with Ubuntu than any other manufacturer.

I decided to purchase a Dell Vostro 3300 recently. I took the decision based on the cost, spec and the fact that it is Ubuntu certified (list of certified hardware for each release). I was interested on checking out 10.4 so I looked at what was available with Dell.

As it now stands the page has remained in that form but is one of just a few examples of how Dell is increasingly pushing Ubuntu Linux on its PCs.

Know this: Ubuntu is still for sale on Dell’s website. In fact, a new desktop is available via Dell’s Ubuntu sales site, loaded with Ubuntu 10.04.

“It’s nice that Dell is expanding their offerings, but this is still a slap since it’s not likely they would drop MS Windows from their website while they reorganize,” said Montreal consultant Gerhard Mack. “Also, I wonder if they will quit playing games and offer Linux and Windows on identical hardware so we can finally [...]

Back in February, I covered Gripe Line reader Cal’s complaint that Dell seemed to have stopped carrying Ubuntu machines. At the time, I spoke to Anne Camden at Dell, who assured me that the company would be refreshing its Ubuntu line “in several weeks.”

Dell has announced the release of its proprietary OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 6.3 for Ubuntu 9.10 or later. OMSA is a web browser or command line driven system administration tool for servers.

Thus I highly recommend that you upgrade to the ubuntu 9.10 netbook remix ( karmic koala ) and do a clean install on your netbook ( backup files if you have ). Follow the instructions on the ubuntu site…

Over the past few days there have been some rumors that Dell is dropping Ubuntu-based systems. Seeing as Dell was one of the first OEM to start offering laptops and desktops with Ubuntu pre-installed and that is the largest outfit by far to do so, it would have been quite a blow for the community.

Dell updated its Europe site with a “Windows or Ubuntu?” page. I can understand Dell wants to continue to market PCs with both operating systems, however the information posted on this page is fragmented, at best.

Dell updated its Europe site with a “Windows or Ubuntu?” page. I can understand Dell wants to continue to market PCs with both operating systems, however the information posted on this page is fragmented, at best.

You may recall how Dell dug itself into an almighty hole last month, after proclaiming that Ubuntu was safer than Windows, before swiftly changing its mind and declaring itself more neutral than Switzerland.

The latest panic in desktop-Linux-land was that Dell would no longer be selling Ubuntu pre-installed on laptops and netbooks. Alas, for those who love drama, it wasn’t true. In fact, Dell is expanding its Ubuntu desktop offerings.

Dell has decided to ditch most of their Ubuntu computer and laptops from its website; however, the company said they will still be selling them over the phone. “Dell has offered select consumer systems with Ubuntu pre-installed for more than two years, and is continuing to do so” a company spokesperson told PC Pro.

Jeeze, people, one guy has trouble ordering Ubuntu Linux on a Dell laptop over the weekend and it’s Ubuntugeddon. Chill. Ubuntu is still going to be offered by Dell.

Dell is working with Canonical to help customers float Ubuntu-powered open-source clouds while also cozying up to developers.

For the last few weeks I have been using Ubuntu rather than Windows and prefer it when I want to quickly view something, boots up much faster on my PC and netbook. But the downside was I could not get my Dell 1320c printer to work but I have now found a solution.