If you don't mind buying used, Bargain Hardware will ship you a PC (or workstation) to spec. with Debian or Ubuntu pre-installed.
I've used them a couple of times now, and have been very happy with the service. https://www.bargainhardware.co.uk Cheers, Chris. On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 12:31, Simon Reap via Hampshire < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Peter, > > I think your best bet is to get a barebones computer (Novatech?) and buy a > magazine with a cover DVD, then install from that. > > Good luck! > > Simon > > > ---- Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote ---- > > I have decided that I can modify my requirements. It seems that > getting a computer with Debian already installed is not possible. > There was a company in the USA that would do that, but they have > gone out of business. In any case, I now think it is not Debian > that provides what I want, but KDE: multiple desktops, focus > follows mouse and Konqueror. Ubuntu can be made usable. > > Aidan said: > > Here's some links that might be worth exploring (in no particular order) > > > > UK, Linux OEM > > https://starlabs.systems/# > > > > https://www.entroware.com/store/ > > > > https://junocomputers.com/uk/ > > > > Overseas, Linux OEM > > Thanks Aidan. I have been exploring those. As far as I can tell > from their web site, Starlabs only do laptops. > > Entroware: have something interesting, looks just like a monitor, > but incorporates a computer as well. It has a sufficient number > of USB ports. Web site says it is out of stock. I have sent an > enquiry about that. > > Juno Computers: have something that might do except the only > video output is HDMI 2.0. My monitor is D-Sub or VGA1. > > As for overseas, I'm not keen on trying to import directly, and > no telling how long it might take. > > Peter Alefounder. > > > -- > Please post to: [email protected] > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please post to: [email protected] > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > --------------------------------------------------------------
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