A couple configs of the Inspiron 3147 (this laptop) have been certified with Ubuntu:
http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201403-14888/ http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201403-14889/ --Jared On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 11:21:49AM -0600, Ken Funk wrote: >Thanks to all who have replied so far. > >Last night I looked at a Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 (http:// >www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-11-3147-laptop/pd?oc=fncwr1203sddr&l=en&s=dhs), >which is about the size I want, though I don't care much about the touchscreen. >I don't know if it falls in the Linux-friendly Dell professional line or, if it >does not, what the differences might be that would make Linux installation >difficult. Does anyone have experience with that system, or know enough about >it to make a judgement? > >Ken > >Kenneth H. Funk II, PhD >Associate Professor >School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering >Oregon State University >Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-6001 >1-541-737-2357 | fu...@engr.orst.edu | http://www.engr.orst.edu/~funkk > > >On 12/8/15 8:53 AM, Diego Martinez wrote: > > really good comment there. > > Diego > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Dave Woyciesjes <woycies...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > On 12/08/2015 09:39 AM, mlabow...@gmail.com wrote: > > I'd recommend buying a Chromebook and installing crouton for full > Linux > > access > > > Does crouton have bacon-bits as a dependency? > > > -- > --- Dave Woyciesjes > --- ICQ# 905818 > --- CompTIA A+ Certified IT Tech - http://certification.comptia.org/ > --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - http://www.ThinkHDI.com/ > Registered Linux user number 464583 > > "Computers have lots of memory but no imagination." > "The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back." > - from some guy on the internet. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-Desktops mailing list > Linux-Desktops@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-desktops > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > > > > -- > Diego A. Martinez, Ph.D. > > _______A------T_____ > ____T------------A__ > __G---------------C_ > __C------------G____ > _____G-----C________ > ______A--T__________ > ______T----A________ > ____G----------C____ > ___A--------------T_ > _____A------------T_ > _______T-------A____ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-Desktops mailing list > Linux-Desktops@dell.com > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-desktops > Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq > > >-- > >_______________________________________________ >Linux-Desktops mailing list >Linux-Desktops@dell.com >https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-desktops >Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq -- Jared Domínguez OS Architect Linux Engineering Dell | Client Software Group _______________________________________________ Linux-Desktops mailing list Linux-Desktops@dell.com https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-desktops Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
