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XPS 15: how I set up dual boot, GPU switching and multitouch gestures on Ubuntu
- darreld 10y agoGreat timing for this as I just removed my XPS 15 from the box not 30 minutes or so ago. I still haven't decided if I'll dual-boot Linux or use VMWare.
- jaimex2 10y agoFew things I would do differently, granted I've never struggled to the level the author has latest Linux Mint and a new XPS 15. 1. Always wipe the disk/trash all partitions and install Windows 10 fresh after you rip out the keys. OEMs ship crapware city with some nasty nasty things sometimes. You will also get back a decent amount of extra GBs from recovery partitons. 2. Linux distros all come with Gparted, use it for resizing. 3. The nVidia drivers are ready to go in additional drivers, don't know why he was installing ppas ( picked wrong release? ) As a golden rule if you have brand spanking new hardware and things are not working, upgrading your kernel to bleeding latest will usually solve things. ( 60% of the time it works evertime! But no seriously, you may need to roll up your sleeves and compile RCs with custom patches ) 4. OSX like gestures work out of the box very nicely on Cinnamon. It's a shame he couldn't get it going, might be worth spending a little more effort on getting it running. Forcing it or xorg to reconfigure might work if something screwed up with the driver switching?