Today Dell announced that by the end of this month it will offer laptop and desktop system pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux. Dell has partnered with Canonical to make Ubuntu 7.04 available on select systems for customers desiring an alternative to the Windows operating system on Dell computers. Dell has previously sold enterprise system pre-installed with Red Hat Linux, but the move to sell systems with Ubuntu is in response to many requests from Dell’s customers.

This announcement on Dell’s blog features a video interview with Canonical’s CEO and Ubuntu’s founder Mark Shuttleworth.

Do you have questions about Ubuntu on Dell computers? Visit the Dell Linux Community Board.

Do you have question about Linux itself? Visit the LinuxQuestions.org Wiki.