John Hull, Dell's manager of Linux OS technologies, said on the company's Direct2Dell blog: "At this time, we are not including any support for proprietary audio or video codecs that are not already distributed with Ubuntu 7.04.
"These include MPEG 1/2/3/4, WMA, WMV, DVD, QuickTime etc. We are evaluating options for providing this support in the future."
Hull also recommended that Linux users buy a Dell printer that includes a PostScript engine to ensure that it works with Ubuntu.
Dell's decision to sell PCs and laptops running Linux came from customer suggestions posted on its IdeaStorm website.
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