The information on this page only applies to the L321x and L322x versions of the XPS13

These instructions will not work with latest model of the XPS 13 (Model 9333).

The newest version of the XPS 13 can be purchased in some regions with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS pre-loaded by visiting Dell Sputnik.

If you are unable to purchase the XPS 13 pre-loaded with Ubuntu and would like to manually install 12.04 LTS and the required drivers, please visit this page for the driver support pack and instructions.

This image is derived from the Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise) Release:
* this image is not considered an official Ubuntu release
* this image is not officially supported
* this image is for demo purposes only
This image contains updates from the following PPAs:
* Sputnik Kernel PPA
* Sputnik Policykit PPA
The updated iso now includes support for the Cypress trackpad. Visit the Sputnik Kernel PPA for more details!

The image and sha256sum can be found here:
* Sputnik ISO
* Sputnik sha256sum

Official Ubuntu 12.04 images can be downloaded at:
* cdimage.ubuntu.com
The XPS13 does not have a dvd drive; please see the instructions below on how to create a bootable USB image:
* USB Installation Instructions

This image contains the following packages pre-installed:

== Standard Meta Packages ==
* ubuntu-desktop^
* standard^
== SCM ==
* git
* git-core
* bzr
* bzr-gtk
* bzr-git
* python-launchpadlib
== Utilities ==
* screen
* byobu
* tmux
* meld
* juju
* charm-tools
* charm-helper-sh
* euca2ools
* puppet
* chef
== Editors ==
* emacs
* vim
* vim-gnome
== Browsers ==
* firefox
== Common Build Tools & Utilities ==
* fakeroot
* build-essential
* crash
* kexec-tools
* kvm
* makedumpfile
* kernel-wedge
* fwts
* devscripts
* libncurses5
* libncurses5-dev
* libelf-dev
* asciidoc
* binutils-dev