Dell Launches Its New Ubuntu-Powered XPS 13 Developer Edition Laptop in US & EU

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Dell just launched its new XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop in the US and European markets and, as usual, they’re partnering with Canonical to deliver you the best Ubuntu Desktop experience.

For those of you who aren’t aware yet, the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop was designed as part of a project called Sputnik, which attempted to identify the needs of developers when running an open source operating system like Ubuntu, which is currently one of the most popular GNU/Linux distributions in the world. Therefore, Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop now ships with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus).

“Today the 6th generation XPS 13 developer edition makes its debut in both the US and Europe (Canada to follow). This Kaby Lake-based system comes with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS preloaded and features the Infinity Edge display,” said Barton George, Sr Principal Engineer, Office of the CTO, Dell. “As you may remember, these systems began life four years ago as Project Sputnik, an… (read more)

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