Does this Ultrabook support Linux Ubuntu?
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Of course you can install/dual boot Ubuntu -- but be careful. I find the easiest way to play with Ubuntu (or any other Linux flavor) is to use the Universal USB Installer and run your chosen OS off a flash drive. If, however, you want to install to your physical drive(s), here is an excellent video detailing the procedure: http://youtu.be/taBm_7fHWIg (Note: the HP Envy 14-k120us does not come with a CD/DVD/BD drive. You will have to connect an external optical drive if you want to burn and boot from a DVD,)
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I'm also looking at this laptop myself. I've been wondering if it will run fine with Linux, and from the input here things are looking good! I'm looking to run Debian, probably the testing branch as it has a little more up-to-date kernel and software, but I'm also considering Arch. That distro is always on the bleeding edge so the most recent software should (hopefully) pick up every piece of hardware on this machine.
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I don't know anything about Ubuntu, I just know it works with my Android machine fine. Maybe somebody else will be able to help you.
1984854
no, use motherboard MSI z87-gd65 already install but that kind of ultrabook should be but first check inside system match or different ... try it
1798865
I'm not too sure if it's compatible with all Linux distros. What I can say is that I run an unRaid server and the card works fine. I have an ASRock H77M-ITX LGA1155 board and the bios detects it on boot.
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Absolutely! Ubuntu 13.10 and 14.04 both work out of the box, in fact after experimenting with both I didn't even do an install, I just switched over the hard drive from my older W510 with Ubuntu 13.10, and powered it on. One of the reasons I always buy ThinkPads is excellent Linux support. See also thinkwiki.org ... I am currently using that same Ubuntu install converted to RAID-1 and dual hard drives, another feature limited to ThinkPads.
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Not unless you attach an external USB DVD drive. As all ultrabooks, it is too thin to house an internal DVD drive
1246158
No. It doesn't support anything, not even Windows. It has proven to be of very unwanted obstacles during installation. Windows doesn't have native drivers for it.
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Not quite, you'd need to install memory, hard drive (sold separately) and then the operation system. For me, Ubuntu Desktop v12 worked just fine.
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I have run Ubuntu, Mint, and Debian on two of these laptops. Driver support is good. Depending on which manufacturer's NIC you have, you might have to install non-free drivers for wireless.
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Not sure about Linux Ubuntu or multi-platforms but I do use this for everyday use and gaming.
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Not official answer here... but it should be. I'm planning on throwing Linux on it.
1892931
You can boot most any linux install from them, yes. I'm here for another for just that purpose. Even a little 512MB will run some distros, but this is adequate for a full-on portable linux operating system with all the bells and whistles. Check out Pendrivelinux dot com.
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I've been using it since February without any complaints, but it would be even better if it would be possible to use linux instead of Windows 8.1. Unfortunatly Asus does not provide any support to linux.
907732
Yes. One of the cool things about Asus is everything they make has linux drivers.
920273
This is not an answer to the question, in this case a statement. First I was extremely interested in the comment and it was quite helpful. However, does the machine function with single boot to a Linux distribution of some flavor?
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Yes. You might have to format the drive though. It should be fast enough to run Linux without any issues.