Though not the exact model you cite, I have been using the very similar Dell Inspiron 7437 (http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-14-7437/pd, http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201307-13932/), dual booting (the OEM) Win8-64 and Ubuntu 14.04. It has worked flawlessly after a bit of wrangling on the initial set up. The biggest stumbling block was that Ubuntu did not recognize more than two source for pointer input, and an external mouse attached did not work as the touchpad and screen digitizer crowded it out. I resolved that by disabling the touch-screen in Linux, so its all good.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Ken Funk <fu...@engr.orst.edu> 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 97331-60011-541-737-2357 | 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>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/> >> http://certification.comptia.org/ >> --- HDI Certified Support Center Analyst - <http://www.ThinkHDI.com/> >> 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 > listLinux-Desktops@dell.comhttps://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 > -- Opinions herein are exclusively my own, unless you share them. Kevin Calman, codex24 at gmail dot com, Austin, TX, US
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