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Give Us The Option Of Ubuntu On The XT2!

May 30, 2008

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Dell please don't make the Latitude XT2 a Windows only device. Please give us the option of Ubuntu on the XT2.

And remember to keep the price reasonable this time around.

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Dec 27, 2009 Comment Link

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Posted By: aikiwolfie
http://boycottnovell.com/videos/KDE_Plasma_Desktop_and_multitouch.ogg

Okay is that my imagination playing tricks on me or is that KDE running on a Dell Latitude XT!!! With full multi-touch as well!!! Is KDE running on Linux or Windows there? Just what is going on in this video?

I demand a stewards inquiry.

Nov 29, 2009 Comment Link

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Posted By: aikiwolfie
This is a lost cause. Dell are lagging behind just getting this to work with Windows 7 never mind anything else. Frankly I think it's more than likely Dell will never make an effort to make this work properly with Linux. Which is a shame. A lot of Linux users wanted this.

Nov 27, 2009 Comment Link

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Posted By: JackMcKnife
Any news about ubuntu karmic koala with xt2?
I can not wait much more time.... Is there any other multi-touch option for ubuntu karmic?

Jul 23, 2009 Comment Link

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Posted By: gyoza
AND Mandriva 2009.1 Spring support - it should not be too different

Jun 1, 2008 Comment Link

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Posted By: aikiwolfie
Actually now that I've done a little bit more research, N-trig seem to be the only player in the touch screen business that doesn't produce a Linux driver. Everybody else supports Linux right up to kernel version 2.6. Looking at their marketing material it's clear N-trig are a Microsoft-only shop. Their touch sensor was designed purely with Windows in mind. Why would Dell, a company that supports Linux, be involved with these people? Surely it stands to reason that if Dell are offering Linux on laptops then some of those customers buying Linux on Dell laptops just might have wanted the Latitude XT. In fact we know for certain they did. They told you over on D2D.

Jun 1, 2008 Comment Link

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Posted By: aikiwolfie
ezscreen seems to support just about every OS on the market.

Jun 1, 2008 Comment Link

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Posted By: aikiwolfie
I thought the following link might be helpful for the brave Dell engineer that decides to take this on. Install a touchscreen for Linux It's from IBM. Sorry.