[ubuntu-uk] Dell Inspiron Mini 10v

[Barry Drake]

Bruno Girin wrote:
> How heavily customised? Does it come with non-standard software and
> drivers or is it just a case of having it heavily Dell branded?
Heavily branded, as you'd expect, but annoying things like no easy 
access to upgrades, repositories other than the pre-installed one and so 
on.  I know all these things are easy to overcome with a bit of script 
editing, but it's even easier to start over and re-install the whole 
system.  Other than the software sources gui app, the software is very 
standard, and the only specialised driver required is a Broadcom wifi 
driver that is there in the Ubuntu restricted repo.  I think you are 
right in thinking that Dell regard Linux as 'niche'.  It just seems a shame.

Barry

-- From Barry Drake (The Revd) Health and Healing advisor to the East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church.  See http://www.urc5.org.uk/index for information about the synod, and http://www.urc5.org.uk/?q=node/703 for the Synod Healing pages.

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