I am looking to get a new workstation with a intel i5 or i7 skylake . Can I use ubuntu on this without problems . I don't really want to mess about installing kernels. I am not that much of an expert . Please help .
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Ubuntu 14.10 is not supported for a long time and this question is off-topic here. You'd better tried to ask it at ubuntuforums.– Pilot6Feb 9, 2016 at 14:59
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2Possible duplicate of How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements? Intel processors and Ubuntu go together like ice cream and ice cream cones.– karelFeb 9, 2016 at 15:27
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1You will probably want to run 16.04 to get the best experience with Skylake.– dobeyFeb 9, 2016 at 15:54
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I have installed Ubuntu Desktop 14.0.4.3 LTS on my new HP Envy machine which has quad core i7(skylake) working fine without any issues. Please give it a try.
This is my laptop configuration on which i have installed Ubuntu Desktop 14.04.3 LTS alongside Windows 10. I had just upgrade to Kernel 4.2.5 as wifi(Intel AC 3165) was not supported. And also get nvidia graphics driver from ppa. Everything else is OOTB Ubuntu installation. Working fine.
Product specifications Operating system Windows 10 Pro 64
Processor and graphics 6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700HQ Quad Core Processor + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 4GB Discrete Graphics
Display 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD WLED-backlit IPS Display (1920x1080)
Memory 16GB DDR3L System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard drive 512 GB SSD Eluktronics
Office software Office Software Trial
Primary battery 6-cell 62WHr Lithium-ion Battery
Keyboard Backlit Keyboard
Personalization HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Dual Digital Microphone
Networking Intel 802.11ac WLAN and Bluetooth(R) [1x1] Battery life Up to 5 hours and 30 minutes
Audio Bang & Olufsen with 2 speakers and 1 subwoofer
Pointing device HP Imagepad with multi-touch gesture support
Memory slots 2 user-accessible
Network interface Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Expansion slots 1 multi-format SD media card reader
External I/O Ports 2 USB 3.0 (1 HP USB Boost); 2 USB 2.0; 1 HDMI; 1 RJ-45; 1 headphone/microphone combo
Power supply 120 W AC power adapter
Energy efficiency ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered Dimensions (W X D X H) 14.94 x 9.87 x 1.1 in
Weight 5.06 lb
Warranty 1-year limited hardware warranty, toll-free support
Software included McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial offer (Internet access required. First 30 days included. Subscription required for live updates afterwards.)
Model number 15t-q400
