Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Released Today. (Updated 7-18-2008)

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Dell is now shipping the latest version of Ubuntu. To purchase a system with Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) can go go www.dell.com/open. Thanks for being patient with us. Message Edited by DELL-Jesse_L on 07-18-2008 01:31 PM

jdeslip · Answer

Great new! (but you may want to change your link - it currently doesn't work).

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

jdeslip, oops! thanks for the heads up. It should work now.

mombodog · Answer

http://gizmodo.com/5026697/dell-linux-systems-now-shipping-with-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron

pepage · Answer

I have a 1505N with Fiesty and Ubuntu support/updates end in Oct. Since I have DSL slow speed, will I be able to purchase Dell's version of Ubuntu 8.04 on a CD?

nanog · Answer

Dell thanks for upgrading to hardy and special thanks for offering quadcore options for the 530n. I think I'll buy a few!

mike.123850 · Answer

Hi Jesse,

That's great news. However, for us who currently own an Ubuntu Dell (mine is a E1505N) can we be expecting a Dell made 8.04 ISO? If so, any estimations on when it will become available? Considering all the problems people had "upgrading" from 7.10 to 8.04 from the Ubuntu ISO, I really don't want to go that route if I don't have to.

Thanks for any information,

Mike

willfarr · Answer

I am glad to hear this. However, I just received my 1525N with 7.10. I should have waited a week. Oh, well. How can I obtain the Dell specific ISO or Live CD or DVD or whatever it should be called in order to make mine just like the ones now shipping? This is being asked all over the place and there seems to be no answer. I have wasted hours searching wikis and such. And being new to Ubuntu I faithfully upgraded according to the message in Gnome as soon as I booted up and now certain things don't work anymore. (Because of this kind of thing Linux is still not going to cut it with the masses, I fear).

So under the Dell website under the support tab there is nothing for ubuntu when one selects for the OS. Will this ever show ubuntu versions? It would make things a lot more accessible perhaps. Anyway, wherever the image that is going out the door with the 1525N please let me in on it! I have another 1525 Vista coming in soon that I would also like to install a working Hardy version onto. Thanks!

DELL-Jesse L · Answer

mike.123850,

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

I have not heard when the ISO image of Ubuntu 8.04 will be posted. I have sent an email out to try and find out some definite date. I will post back on this thread once I find out the time.

popwater · Answer

IF someone has recently purchased a 1525N with 8.04 it would be great if the iso image could be extracted and posted somewhere for access by the forum. I think there are a lot of broken 1525s out there that have purchased 7.10 and then faithfully upgraded as indicated by the message given in Gnome, whereupon having broken the thing, as has been described by a lot of folk now. Just a thought. Thanks... Message Edited by popwater on 07-27-2008 08:28 PM

Vikingfan · Answer

Hi

Resently aquired a Dell Vostro 1310, and wanna run Ubuntu on it. I have installed it, but still got trouble with some of the driver, and unstable network. I hope you can release your Ubuntu IOS so that we can download and use it to update the drivers (network, fingerprint, etc...)

Please let me know when it is ready for download.

Regards

Kim

pedalpower · Answer

I just received a Dell Inspiron 1525N with Ubuntu 8.04 installed, yesterday. I am new to Linux except for a Asus Eee 4G PC with Xandros which I used for a travel computer for the last six months. The Asus worked trouble free but was a pretty basic system which would boot up ready to use in 25 seconds and power down in 5 seconds which I loved.

I can't get my new 1525N with Ubuntu 8.04 to connect to the internet by wireless signal. It connected by ethernet cable just fine but the wireless won't connect. The wireless card is turned on and the light shows on the front panel that it is on but it won't connect. I am posting this message with my Asus by wireless connection. Anybody have any ideas?

Later - I'm now operating on the wireless signal. A tip led me to push Fn+F2 to turn the wireless card on even though it already appeared on. The Dell Setup Guide did not mention this and the F2 key is not labeled as the wireless on/off switch. Only the right-front side panel switch is discussed in the guide - and it was in the on position. :smileyhappy:

Message Edited by pedalpower on 08-03-2008 03:09 PM

Message Edited by pedalpower on 08-23-2008 05:30 PM

kevpan815 · Answer

Cool, now if they would only start selling some XPS Desktops with Open Source Linux Ubuntu 8.04, all of my dreams would come true (I know it is possible because I am currently running X64 Open Source Linux Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 3 on my brand new Dell XPS 630I, and I have previously used X64 Open Source Linux Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS on this machine as well).

pedalpower · Answer

I have a new Dell 1525N with Ubuntu 8.04.  I am new to Linux and Ubuntu and am trying to get Moneydance installed and am not having any luck.  I have downloaded the trial version with the Java installer, however, I'm not having any luck installing it.  I have never installed a program on a Linux OS before, so I really don't know what I am doing.  Does anyone have suggestions?  Thanks!

kevpan815 · Answer

pedalpower: You Need 2 Make Sure That You Use Either a .deb (debian) Installer File, and/or a .tar (tarbell) unzippable file installer package as the .rpm (red hat something or another) installer files only work with Linux Operating Systems such as Fedora 9.0, and/or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Edition, Just FYI.

pedalpower · Answer

kevpan815, I used the following version of Moneydance which has a ".tar" file extension and tried the double click extraction instruction but could not find an extracted file that would run the program. I could not figure out how to try the second method from the command line - having zero Linux experience.

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Linux (x86 processor, includes Java) After the download is finished, double-click the moneydance_linux_x86.tar.gz file and extract its contents or run "tar xzf moneydance_linux_x86.tar.gz" from the command line, in the same directory as the downloaded file. You can then run Moneydance by double-clicking the "Moneydance" icon in the newly created folder.

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Have I got the correct version for Ubuntu and what am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

Message Edited by pedalpower on 08-26-2008 04:23 PM

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