Today, the Dell XPS-13 with Ubuntu Linux is easily the most well-known Linux laptop. Many users, especially developers – including Linus Torvalds – love it. As Torvalds recently said, "Normally, I wouldn't name names, but I'm making an exception for the XPS 13 just because I liked it so much that I also ended up buying one for my daughter when she went off to college."
So, how did Dell – best known for good-quality, mass-produced PCs – end up building top-of-the-line Ubuntu Linux laptops? Well, Barton George, Dell Technologies' Developer Community manager, shared the "Project Sputnik" story this week in a presentation at the popular Linux and open-source community show, All Things Open.
As much as people don't like Ubuntu, for users who aren't enthusiasts they don't want a million different options to choose from
If we keep changing the standard it'll drive people away and leave behind support
Or you could just recommend Linux mint. It is so much more usable
Recommend yes, preinstall maybe not. Anyway as others have said if Ubuntu runs any distro should