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April 23rd, 2025 17:25
Inspiron 3030 running Ubuntu 24.04 ?
Basic question: Has anyone installed -- or tried installing -- Ubuntu 24.04 (or any other Ubuntu) on an Inspiron 3030? If so, a rundown of the installation experience would be appreciated.
My intent is to use the whole drive, no double-boot. Running from a live USB, Ubuntu works perfectly, I can't find any problems. I'd be especially interested in hearing about any adjustments made to the BIOS either before or after installing.
I specifically bought a Dell because they have a good reputation for working with Linux. The Dell support pages for Linux users are great, though the info can be a little old. (The Inspiron 3030 was certified for Ubuntu 22.04, but I haven't got information on 24.04.)
Any insights here would be appreciated. Thanks.
mocc
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May 20th, 2025 01:25
I'll respond to my own question. May be useful to someone.
I did install desktop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" on my Inspiron 3030. Not a dual-boot, used the full disk, wiping out Windows-11. No surprises on the installation. Went without a hitch -- actually the smoothest of several Ubuntu installs I've done.
Have been using the system for a week and transferred many MBs of files from previous install. Audio and video seem to work fine. Printer was immediately discovered and works well. Computer's Suspend and Wake functions work without problem. Have done several routine updates. Ubuntu's Firmware Updater even flashed the BIOS successfully. At this point I've encountered no problems. I'm happy with the install and with 24.04 in general.
After some research, the only change I made in BIOS/UEFI before installing was disabling "Raid On," and enabling "AHCI/NVMe" (BE WARNED that making this change incorrectly could brick your system -- it's not hard to do correctly, but check the process). I decided to install with Secure Boot left in its default "enabled" condition despite using no proprietary drivers. There are a lot of hot opinions online about whether Secure Boot is useful/beneficial/necessary (in fact, one of Dell's "old" support pages on installing Ubuntu, says to turn it off). My final call was: leave it on, but do your own research.
Before installing I made sure that BIOS firmware was up to it's latest version (using the Win-11 updater), which was 1.14.0 at that time. Immediately after installing, Dell issued a new update to 1.16.0, which Ubuntu found and installed.
I am no expert. Just relating what seemed to work for me.
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April 25th, 2025 04:53
You can go to the Canonical site and check if Canonical has tested and supports your model. Go here https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131655/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-dell-pc
for more information about Ubuntu support,