When I started this blog, I thought I would post some thoughtful information for people to use, I am still a Linux/Ubuntu Newbie, so this blog isn't so much tech support information, but general information. Today I did some updates via the update manager and when I rebooted, I found that it had modified my grub menu.lst, this probably wouldn't affect most people, but I have a dual boot machine (no support for my printer in Ubuntu and my wife needs native M$ apps for her schoolwork.) I want it to boot to XP by default and in the past few months, I have grown proficient at modifying the menu.lst to meet my needs. All of my "#commented out" kernels re-appeared due to an update today. (haven't discovered which one yet) - So anyone that hasn't done a command like the following lately:

sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup(date)

I suggest you do that before running the update to save you the headache of completely re-doing your menu.lst

NEWS: Dell offering Ubuntu

Dell announced that they will be offering Ubuntu pre-installed on desktops and laptops within the month. This announcement comes right on the heels of announcing they will resume offering XP.
eweek:Linux Vendors Welcome Dell's Prebundling Move
eweek:Dell to Preload Ubuntu Linux on Some Consumer Machines
I think it is because enough people feel that Feisty Fawn is ready "out of the box"