Lenovo, Novell partner to offer Linux on the ThinkPad

By Eric Bangeman | Published: August 06, 2007 - 10:18AM CT http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070806-lenovo-novell-partner-to-offer...

ThinkPad customers will soon have a new configuration option, as Lenovo and Novell have announced that the popular laptops will begin shipping with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED) preinstalled. Although the ThinkPad has been certified for Linux for some time, this marks the first time Lenovo will ship a laptop with Linux preinstalled—while providing both hardware and OS support. Novell will provide software updates directly to ThinkPad owners, however.

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