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Ubuntu Box Distro Hits Consumer Electronics Stores For $20, Still Free Online

Posted 07/10/08 at 01:10:17 PM  by Chris Moody

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Linux is moving a little bit more to center this week with Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 Linux distros becoming available at bestbuy.com and amazon.com for $20. It includes OpenOffice, FireFox, Evolution email, Rhythmbox media player, and MP3 support. While Wal-Mart has offered Linux based computers at their stores on low end PCs and laptops, this marks a first for boxed Linux Distros at consumer electronics stores like Best Buy.

ValuSoft is packaging the application and it includes printed documentation and 60 days of unlimited customer support.

ValuSoft advertising goes right for the consumer panic button with this line; “You're right in the middle of an important procedure when your computer freezes and crashes, erasing your data and costing you hours of extra work.” We’ll see how well that works on the masses.

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TAGS: ubuntu, linux, amazon, best buy
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avatarLinux

Submitted by johnh3 on Sat, 10/03/2009 - 6:42am

I have used Linux for about 3 years. Ubuntu is fine. But my personal favoritue is Pardus 2009.

I recommend everyone to give it a try. Version 2009.1 will be released soon to:

 http://www.pardus.org.tr/eng/

http://worldforum.pardus-linux.nl/index.php?topic=2982.0

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avatarI think it's great that

Submitted by borisdblade on Sun, 07/13/2008 - 5:49am

I think it's great that linux is being mainstreamed to a retailer again. It gets it out there in the public eye and can really make some new converts. Yes, at $20, it seems pricey when it's free online. But it's way cheaper than any windows or apple OS offered. And with people looking for cheaper and better (compiz takes aero apart!) with our economy still declining, Linux looks better in any light.

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avatarI think charging for linux

Submitted by xiqtem on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 1:51pm

I think charging for linux is wrong.  Open source should be open and gnu.  If you want to contribute money go ahead.  If you want contribute time, do it.  I personally have been using Mepis for a few years now.  I think it is better than Ubuntu.  For my hardware setup it found and recognized all of my hardware.  Ubuntu did not correctly set up my video.  I had to configure x manually.  Mepis boots a little quicker.  I like the KDE desktop that comes with Mepis.  I have run too many distos to mention, and Mepis is my fav.  I currently tripple boot Mepis, WinblozeXP, and Puppy.

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avatarI think this is great! The

Submitted by linuxcrazy on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 6:19pm

I think this is great! The problem? It's too expensive. I think a better price is $10-$15. When Ubuntu can be downloaded for free the only people that would buy it (average users) would go for Linspire or something like that. They would not be high-end users in most cases.

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avatarumm

Submitted by xveganx on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:18pm

best buy used to sell boxed versions of SUSE also.

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avatarWell, yeah...   I have a

Submitted by nduanetesh on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 6:09pm

Well, yeah...

 

I have a boxed copy of Mandrake Linux around here somewhere, and it's from...like...8 or 9 years ago, I think.  And I'm pretty sure I got it at a Best Buy.  This whole "selling boxed copies of Linux at retail" isn't really all that new.

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avatarHrm.  Despite the very

Submitted by nduanetesh on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:16pm

Hrm.  Despite the very FUD-esque ad copy on the box, Ubuntu is actually much more likely to randomly freeze on my laptop than XP.  That, and the lack of games support, are the reasons Ubuntu is not my main OS.

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avatarUbuntu

Submitted by dwr50 on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 1:04pm

It's not that Linux is hard to learn... it's that Windoz and Crapple are hard to un-learn.

Acer Aspire 5610z,Vista HP, No problems with Vista... so far, but I'm learning Linux, just in case.

Acer Aspire 5315-2153, $348 Walmart Special,Mandriva Linux 2008.1 Spring Edition

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avatarI cant think of a witty

Submitted by pellier on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 11:11am

I cant think of a witty comment for this

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avatarThey can't all be gems.

Submitted by Haipyng on Thu, 07/10/2008 - 12:14pm

They can't all be gems.

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