better way to upgrade

[Denver Gingerich]

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Ralph Pichie <thevillagegeek at gmail.com> wrote:
> Perhaps someone should tell Dell about 8.04 being released. I spoke to
> their staff the other day and they had no clue that there is anything
> but what they offer, which is still Gutsy. I'm thinking of buying the
> Inspiron 1525, but I'll have to do a dist-upgrade or a full install.
> Probably the latter, as there will be no issues with preserving data
> on a new machine, and it will let me do disk encryption with the
> alternate installer.
>
> FYI, the models that Dell ships with Ubuntu are NOT quite identical to
> what stores like Staples carry in stock. In store machines usually
> have a 'Dell' wifi card, which is made by Broadcom, so you'll end up
> doing the Windows driver and ndiswrapper dance. The Ubuntu systems
> have an Intel wireless setup. Don't expect the store staff to have a
> clue about that....

And Dell computers shipping with Ubuntu include LinDVD, which allows
you to legally watch DVDs on Ubuntu even if Bill C-61 passes as-is
with the anti-circumvention of technological measures clauses intact.
LinDVD cannot be easily acquired otherwise.

Denver