[Discuss] Ubuntu Install Question

[iklimov87 at gmail.com (Ivan Klimov)]

Eric,

Greatly appreciate it !

I will refer to the guide once will have some time to go through the
process.

Best regards,
Ivan

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:39 PM Eric Luther <luther84 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I found this comprehensive and up to date walkthrough of the steps needed
> which includes pictures.
>
> https://askubuntu.com/a/1031994
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:34 PM Ivan Klimov <iklimov87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Eric and Greg,
>>
>> Many thanks for your reply.
>>
>> I went to Microcenter and grabbed $1000 machine with 6 cores (12 threads)
>> 16 Gb RAM SSD -- awesome specs for the money.
>> If someone shops for a laptop, it is good time now.
>>
>> Now, I need to install Linux. The machine has 1 TB + 256 SSD (with Win10).
>> Any recommendations on how to prepare for Ubuntu install ? How to divide
>> HD/SSD, etc.?  I would like to make it dual-boot.
>>
>> FYI.
>> I clarified with my colleague and compatibility problem was with the
>> motherboard - not the chip itself. Let's hope that this machine will not
>> have the same issue.
>>
>> Best,
>> Ivan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 8:47 AM Greg Rundlett (freephile) <
>> greg at freephile.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:58 PM Ivan Klimov <iklimov87 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dear Linux Group,
>> >>
>> >> Background:
>> >> Friend of mine upgraded PC with new motherboard and RAM some time ago
>> and
>> >> could not install Ubuntu due to some conflicts with hardware.
>> >>
>> >> I am just about to buy a laptop with the following spec. Do you see any
>> >> problems/conflicts  installing Ubuntu on this machine as dual boot ?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > You could compare details of your hardware with the official "certified"
>> > hardware for Ubuntu desktops listed at
>> > https://certification.ubuntu.com/certification/
>> >
>> >
>> >> Is
>> >> there a way to check it beforehand ?
>> >>
>> >
>> > If you can put a LIVE CD into the product, you can boot it without
>> > installing Ubuntu.  However, I'll assume you don't have physical access
>> to
>> > the machine (ie. buying online).
>> >
>> > HTH. Some others on the list have more experience with installations, so
>> > perhaps they'll offer advice too.
>> >
>> > Greg Rundlett
>> > https://eQuality-Tech.com <https://equality-tech.com/>
>> > https://freephile.org
>> >
>> >
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