The Dell XPS 13 is the best-known developer-focused, high-end Linux laptop. Here's how it got there.

Today, the Dell XPS-13 with Ubuntu Linux is easily the most well-known Linux laptop. Many users, especially developers – including Linus Torvalds – love it. As Torvalds recently said, “Normally, I wouldn’t name names, but I’m making an exception for the XPS 13 just because I liked it so much that I also ended up buying one for my daughter when she went off to college.”

So, how did Dell – best known for good-quality, mass-produced PCs – end up building top-of-the-line Ubuntu Linux laptops? Well, Barton George, Dell Technologies’ Developer Community manager, shared the “Project Sputnik” story this week in a presentation at the popular Linux and open-source community show, All Things Open.

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    It also runs terribly. What we need is a more diverse ecosystem that is more than just ubuntu

    • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
      27·
      1 year ago

      …aaaand what is it going to be, other than Debian/Ubuntu based distros? Stable AND LTS only, NO rolling release options. Last I saw, Debian is harder than Ubuntu (source I used Ubuntu LTS for 6 years before adopting Debian 12 Stable upon release).

      I have a Linux/Windows computing guide made from a couple decades of experience, and simply see nothing beating Ubuntu and GNOME as far as UX polish goes. https://lemmy.ml/post/511377