The world’s second-largest computer firm, Dell, will start selling desktop and laptop PCs with the Linux operating system pre-installed.
The US-based company made the announcement on Thursday morning.
Dell said it has decided to offer Linux on its computers in response to consumer demand.
A recent survey carried out by Dell revealed that 70 per cent of those questioned said they would use Linux.
“Dell has heard you and we will expand our Linux support beyond our existing servers and Precision workstation line,” the firm said in a statement.
“Our first step in this effort is offering Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems.
“We will provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed information on which systems we will offer, our testing and certification efforts, and the Linux distribution(s) that will be available.
“The countdown begins today.”
Currently the firm only sells desktop and laptop PCs running Microsoft Windows.
Linux, which runs on about 5 per cent of the world’s PCs, is a free open-source operating system based on Unix.
This means that its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely.
Linux is predominantly known for its use in servers.
The US-based company made the announcement on Thursday morning.
Dell said it has decided to offer Linux on its computers in response to consumer demand.
A recent survey carried out by Dell revealed that 70 per cent of those questioned said they would use Linux.
“Dell has heard you and we will expand our Linux support beyond our existing servers and Precision workstation line,” the firm said in a statement.
“Our first step in this effort is offering Linux pre-installed on select desktop and notebook systems.
“We will provide an update in the coming weeks that includes detailed information on which systems we will offer, our testing and certification efforts, and the Linux distribution(s) that will be available.
“The countdown begins today.”
Currently the firm only sells desktop and laptop PCs running Microsoft Windows.
Linux, which runs on about 5 per cent of the world’s PCs, is a free open-source operating system based on Unix.
This means that its underlying source code is available for anyone to use, modify, and redistribute freely.
Linux is predominantly known for its use in servers.
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