I have got a question for all the #tech people out there with experience regarding #hp and #Linux
#Windows11 is being rolled out and I probably will have to set up my Laptop again. Never used #Linux on a PC, so how about:
Do #Linux distributions support HP omen 17 (2019) ?
If so, which one would you recommend for chiefly MS Office use (64-bit Excel a must) ?
How difficult is a set-up for a non-IT pro who has always worked with Windows (but installed systems)?
@HistoPol
This colour thing is interesting.
Is this the thing? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1404516/screen-turns-yellow-even-using-the-live-option-ubuntu-22-04
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Yes, exactly, but with no green but white instead (even worse contrast).
I read the link now:
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I managed to solve the problem, I had to set the monitor calibration in Settings/Color and set sRGB as default for both monitors."
Will not work for me as I cannot see a think w/ white on yellow. The power-down button was puré luck.
Also, this us a laptop monitor, no #display buttons, etc.
IMO sth. would…
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…need to be reset in the BIOS, though what, no idea whatsoever.
@HistoPol
OK. You still have your windows working as it was?
With liveUSB nothing should happen but good practice always says to make backups.
There are several LTS (long term support) that slightly overlap in years you can upgrade from one to the next.
You can try another distribution like #linuxmint Or #fedora .
This is what default Ubuntu looks like:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ubuntu+desktop&t=fpas&iax=images&ia=images
Default fedora:
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=fedora+desktop&t=fpas&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
Default mint:
https://linuxmint.com/screenshots.php
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Thanks will look at this tomorrow.
No, the PC had (!) already not been working anymore b/c some smart-ass HP support technician thought it necessary to update the BIOS as a 1st step in finding about why the replaced battery did not work longer than only 45 min. Now, the PC doesn’t find a bookable OS on the 2 upgrade SSD’s anymore, that had been working nicely for several years. What he should…
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…have done, is to check and reset the max #BatteryCapacity, a manager from a specialist battery company informed me recently. The content on the upgrade SSDs is still unchanged, though.
@HistoPol
Because you are only testing maybe use an older distribution for #Ubuntu LTS?
OR
Sudo warning: https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/watch-out-you-might-get-hacked-when-copy-pasting-commands-from-webpages/
The answer says to enable Wayland. But does not say where to put those commands: Ctrl+Alt+T will open a terminal (command prompt-ish). The first line will open a hacker-like text editor. Do the edit and a menu in the bottom tells you how to save and close. “^” is ctrl key. Nano (the text editor) is made for computers without mice.
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