One of the best Dell laptops is now Ubuntu 22.04 certified
It only took 10 years for Dell’s best laptop to get certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
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Developers are finally able to get Ubuntu 22.04 LTS pre-installed on theDell XPS 13 Plusflagship laptop.
Additionally,DellXPS 13 Plus owners are also now able to installUbuntu 22.04 LTSand receive the same optimizations for their hardware that will come pre-installed on the Developer Edition.
This ability to have Linux pre-installed is much more than a continuation of the 10-year partnership between Dell and Ubuntu maker Canonical that developers have seen for years. Dell is now officially certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - which, rather than a continuation of the status quo, marksthe next phase of the partnership that morphed out ofProject Sputnik, first announced back in 2012.
Ubuntu & Dell
Ubuntu certification goes beyond the ability for a machine to work with Canonical’s Linux software. Instead, the program means there is a guarantee that everything works as it should, and will be supported with UbuntuLTS (Long Term Support) updatesfor up to 10 years from the unboxing.
Ubuntu’s certification program tests all certified devices in hundreds of different ways to make sure that they all stay at the high operating standards. Additionally, the devices have particular drivers and software that give features and abilities that go beyond the standard builds.
A full list of features in therefreshedUbuntu 22.04 LTS can be foundhere. Some of the toolchains included are Python, PHP, Ruby, Perl, GCC, Go, Rust, andmore.
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Dell XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition
Dell’s flagship XPS 13-inch laptop is now twice as powerful as its predecessor. It features a clean and sleek touch function row, glass touchpad, edge-to-edge interfaces and a zero-lattice keyboard. The engine behind this powerhouse is the 12th GenIntelCore 28W processor. There is also a M.2 PCle Gen 4 NVMe Solid State Drive, up to 32GB, LPDDR5, 5200 Mhz, integrated and dual channel storage, and has Ubuntu Desktop preloaded.
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Former TechRadar Pro B2B Hardware Editor, Collin has been in journalism for years, with experience in small and large markets, including Gearadical, DailyBeast, FutureNet, and more.
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