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Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF-Are ubuntu drivers available?

Asked by Frodo fan

I am considering buying a Dell Optiplex GX270 SFF if I know I can install ubuntu?

Are ubuntu drivers available somewhere, I see from the posts that Ubuntu is running on a Dell Optiplex GX270 ... what I have not been able to find is where I can find the drivers for this Dell computer. I assume I need Ubuntu drivers?

FYI--They are not available at the Dell website by choosing Red Hat (as I have previously seen recommended) only Windows OS are available under the Dell/Support/driver downloads page?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!!!

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Best Adam Buchbinder (adam-buchbinder) said : 		#1

Almost all of the hardware that you use with Ubuntu has drivers included with the operating system. There are exceptions, but they're pretty rare. I see that the Dell Optiplex GX270 appears on the Ubuntu Hardware Compatibility List:

http://www.ubuntuhcl.org/browse/product+dell-optiplex-gx270?id=41

Checking the spec sheet:

http://www.dell.com/downloads/us/products/optix/gx270_spec.pdf

it says that the internal hardware is the same regardless of the form factor chosen, so if it works on a full-size Optiplex GX270, it'll work on a small form-factor one.

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Frodo fan (ronvst) said : 		#2

Thanks Adam Buchbinder, that solved my question.