Every Dell I have ever bought runs Linux. Last year when I told the
Dell rep I was going to put Linux on the box he offered to send me a
recovery disk free of charge. Dell has proven to be Linux friendly.
On 2014-12-22 14:17, Michael Havens wrote:
> HP no longer supports Linux? That stinks.
>
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Keith Smith
> <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>
>> Interesting!! Thanks!!
>>
>> On 2014-12-22 11:20, Todd Millecam wrote:
>>
>> Mint supports secure boot, so you don't even need to go to legacy
>> boot
>> mode (which really only matters if you want a single partition
>> larger
>> than 2TB).
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Keith Smith
>> <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>>
>> I bought the same laptop Joe just bought.
>>
>> First I think you need to go into the bios and turn off secure boot
>> which will automatically set "legacy" boot mode or maybe you will
>> need to make that chance. Some please verify I have this correct.
>>
>> Then set your boot order to ODD as your first choice so the laptop
>> will boot from the DVD.
>>
>> Follow the instructions. It will automatically wipe your drive.
>>
>> I installed Mint 17 KDE without an issue.
>>
>> As far as I know all Dells will run Linux. HP on the other hand
>> is much less Linux friendly from what I have experienced.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>> On 2014-12-22 01:24, Wayne Davis wrote:
>> BE CAREFUL friend!
>>
>> Installing Linux on a new unfamiliar laptop machine MAY be a recipe
>> for heartache. NOT ALL hardware is compatible, and DELL in
>> particular. You may find that certain features will not/cannot
>> work.
>>
>> I HIGHLY recommend you use a program like Acronis to backup your
>> entire drive (all partitiions) and boot record JUST IN CASE.
>>
>> Use the LIVE version of whatever OS you choose FIRST and try out
>> everything. USB - both 2 and 3 ports, HDMI, DVD, Wifi, Bluetooth,
>> Audio... EVERYTHING B E F O R E you commit and wipe the
>> drive.
>>
>> --------------snip
>>
>> On 12/22/2014 12:05 AM, joe@actionline.com wrote:
>> I just bot a Dell Laptop and want to install Linux Mint.
>>
>> I guess Mint 17.1 is the latest stable, correct?
>>
>> Should I install 32-bit or 64-bit?
>>
>> What are the pros and cons?
>>
>> Also, since it has win-8.1 out of the box (ugh!) what will be the
>> safest, surest, quickest way to wipe the HD clean and install Mint?
>>
>> How do I access the bios and what change(s) or settings will I need
>> to make?
>>
>> (Sorry I missed the install-fest.)
>>
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