Buy a Linux Computer

No restrictive software to remove;

Gnu/Linux booting out-of-the-box.

Get a Linux computer: no need to remove (and pay for) all the software you can’t trust! The following vendors sell machines preinstalled with software that’s free as in freedom. This is a hand-picked list with a focus on quality and simplicity.

• Purism sells top-of-range laptops with hardware and software selected specifically to guarantee user privacy and liberties. They are now also developing a Linux smartphone.
  Ships worldwide from the US
• ThinkPenguin, a remarkable vendor truly dedicated to software freedom, preinstalls and supports Ubuntu as well as a variety of other GNU/Linux distributions.
  Ships worldwide from the US

See also the following vendors, sorted loosely by geographical location:

• Dell sells several laptops marketed towards developers, preinstalled with Ubuntu.
  Available in North America and most countries of the European region
• LinuxCertified has a variety of laptops on offer, which they preinstall with the distribution of your choice.
  Ships worldwide from the US
• LAC Portland (previously Los Alamos Computers) specializes in high-end (ThinkPad) computers, with a variety of configurations and GNU/Linux distributions to choose from.
  Ships in the US
• Logic Supply focuses on fanless, compact and robust computers meant for industrial applications. Most can be preinstalled with Ubuntu.
  Ships worldwide from the US and the EU
• Puget Systems can install the Linux distribution of your choice on any of their highly-customized, high-end machines.
  Ships in the US
• JCCSS.ca builds custom computers according to your hardware and software specifications in Ottawa (ON).
  Ships worldwide from Canada
• Libiquity, much like Ministry of Freedom in the UK, sells reconditioned computers with a fully-free GNU/Linux distribution and libreboot bios/uefi replacement.
  Ships in the US
• CurrentBuild has no-frills, intelligently and responsibly assembled desktop PCs on offer, on which Linux comes preinstalled.
  Ships in the US
• JinuxPC sells desktop computers built to order according to the specifications of the customer, all preinstalled with Linux.
  Ships in the US
• Athena sells a single, very sleek desktop computer called Eos; it is shipped pre-installed with Elementary OS.
  Ships in the US
• JNCS, a custom computer assembler, preinstalls (and can commercially support) Ubuntu on all of its servers and some of their consumer PCs.
  Ships in the US
• SWTechnology sells high-end desktop machines, servers, as well as several laptops, preinstalled with Linux or even BSD.
  Ships in the US
• The Linux Laptop Company sells a range of retail laptops on which the manufacturer-installed OS is removed and your preferred Linux distribution is installed in place.
  Ships in the US
• The eRacks company sells a few linux laptops and desktops somewhere in its large computing hardware catalog.
  Ships worldwide from the US
• VolksPC sell a very compact, quad-core solid state desktop computer pre-installed with both Debian GNU/Linux and an Android distribution.
  Ships worldwide from the US

• Dell sells several laptops marketed towards developers, preinstalled with Ubuntu.
  Available in most countries of the European region and in North America
• Ministry of Freedom (Minifree) sells both new and reconditioned laptops, desktops and servers preinstalled not only with a fully-free GNU/Linux distribution, but also a libreboot BIOS/UEFI replacement.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• Entroware has a crisp, elegant line-up of Ubuntu laptops and desktops on offer.
  Ships in several EU countries from the UK
• Juno Computers have a simple lineup of computers shipped pre-installed with Elementary OS.
  Ships in the UK
• Star Labs Systems sells high-end laptops and a gaming desktop customized to the user’s specifications, on which a Linux distribution can be preinstalled as an option.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• Tuxedo Computers (also known as Linux-Onlineshop) sells Linux desktops and notebooks in many sizes, which can be customized according to the user’s needs.
  Ships in many countries from Germany
• ixsoft has built up a rather comprehensive 1990s-styled catalog of computers of all sizes preinstalled with Linux.
  Ships worldwide from Germany
• Cirrus7 focuses on neat, compact and silent desktop computers which they can preinstall with Ubuntu at no cost.
  Ships in the EU from Germany
• Vikings sells desktops and servers with a fully-free software and firmware stack, as well as recycled laptops with libreboot BIOS/UEFI replacement.
  Ships worldwide from Germany
• NovaCustom sells desktops and laptops that can be configured with the hardware and software of your choice.
  Ships in the EU from the Netherlands
• Linuxlaptop.be sells Linux-preinstalled laptops, desktops and tablets, available with a number of operating systems.
  Ships in the EU from Belgium
• A list of vendors that cater to French-speaking countries is provided on a localized version of this website, linuxpréinstallé.com
  Vendors shipping in French-speaking countries
• Slimbook sells a handful of beautiful laptops preinstalled with Ubuntu (or its derivatives), which can be customized with various internal components.
  Ships worldwide from Spain
• PCUbuntu.es also has a range of affordable computers on sale, all preinstalled with Ubuntu.
  Ships in Spain
• BitBin Computers sells several desktop and barebone computers pre-installed with GNU/Linux distributions.
  Ships worldwide from Spain
• Azken sells and supports very high-end workstations on which Linux can be preinstalled.
  Ships in Spain
• PcLagun, the webshop of the Reciclanet non-profit organization, has a range of laptop and desktop reconditioned computers preinstalled with Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
  Ships in Spain
• Libretrend sells a compact desktop computer with a focus on software freedom (Libreboot bios/uefi included) and repairability.
  Ships worldwide from Portugal
• Obsidian-PC have laptops of all sizes and capacities on sale, on which Ubuntu or Elementary OS can be pre-installed on demand.
  Ships in the EU from Portugal
• Technoethical has a range of second-hand laptops and mobile phones on sale, all preinstalled with fully-free firmware and software.
  Ships worldwide from Romania

• LinuxNow, an Australian vendor, sells a great number of laptop and desktop computers, which come preinstalled with a Linux distribution at the choice of the customer.
  Ships within Australia
• Pine64 sells a very low-cost laptop for adventurous tinkerers and experimenters.
  Ships worldwide from China