Ubuntu 10.10 on the Dell Latitude E6420
Resources used/mentioned in this video:
-https://ubuntu.com/dell
-https://windowsreport.com/operating-system-market-share/#:~:text=2009%20%E2%80%93%20Absolute%20superiority%20of%20Windows%20We%E2%80%99ll%20start,detailed%20guide%20on%20Windows%20XP%20and%20its%20features.
-https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ubuntu_OEM_Installer_Overview
-https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=yfyvx&oscode=wn104&productcode=latitude-e6420
-https://i.dell.com/sites/content/shared-content/data-sheets/en/documents/latitude-e6420-spec-sheet.pdf
-https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2012/04/10/ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat-end-of-life-reached-on-april-10-2012/
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i wonder how much it will get better (or get worse) if you install modern version of ubuntu
It feels weird having nostalgia for an OS I barely used at the time, but, that UX of that era of Ubuntu was my first taste of Linux. I used that version of Ubuntu because I was desperate, that laptop had faulty hardware and constantly bluescreened on Windows 7. The wireless card was bad. It eventually got fixed after 3 visits from a Dell certified technician who stripped the screws and put the chassis back together incorrectly and didn't even fix the problem the first time, or the second time. It was a Dell Studio of some kind. The rubberized parts of it are sticky and awful. But yeah, I used a similar looking version of Ubuntu on it as a side install in addition to Windows 7 and neither of them worked well with waking from sleep. It runs decently with Linux but, somehow, only the Arch Based Garuda managed to work with waking from sleep reliably, but, since I wasn't using it regularly enough, the package manager couldn't update it. Oh well.
I think OEMs should continue to ship Linux because there are some people out there who don’t want the extra expense of a Windows license. Remember what happened that one time in the 90’s?
idk I personally think unity was one of the best DE's ever made. it had the sleekness and design that could compete with windows and MacOS, while being it's own thing.
The 6420 with Nvidia, I tried with Ubuntu and Mint years ago and the proprietary drivers cooked the CPU and GPU enough to just shut down the computer after a few minutes. The free drivers did function minimally and not do the same thing, thermally, but that machine works just fine with Windows 10 for its only function to record the security camera, lol.
It wouldn't be a "rolling release" it just isn't LTS
Ubuntu on Dells: causing computer-illiterate college students to flunk out since 2009.
I'm pretty shocked Dell didn't load it up with a bunch of "utility" programs and etc. I'm assuming they thought the audience who would want a laptop with linux on it would automatically remove any bloat from the factory anyway (or just reload it).
oh hey i have a 6430, i like how nice it feels despite its age.
Yooo, Im early
Knew a guy whos work bought him an XPS that came with Ubuntu but i dont ever remeber him using it.