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Ubuntu 16.04
Boot from the Ubuntu Install Flash Drive
- The rear left USB port appeared to be the most reliable. This is probably not true.
- If it does not boot to the flash drive, then press F2 rapidly at boot time to go to the BIOS
- Navigate to General->Boot Sequence while the USB flash drive is plugged in
- Move the flash drive to the top
- Apply and then Exit
- It should boot to the flash drive
- Below are general information about creating the boot install flash drive and installing Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Certification
Search
First selected Dell Laptop. Then the following search parameters
- 5378
- Laptops
- Pre-installed by manufacture
- 16.04 LTS
- Dell
Results
Canonical works closely with OEMs to certify Ubuntu on a range of their hardware. The following are all certified. More and more devices are being added with each release, so don't forget to check this page regularly. Showing results for "5378": Dell Inspiron 13-5378 Laptop
Create Boot Ubuntu Installation of USB On Windows
References
- started here UEFI bootable USB Drive
Download Ubuntu
- Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
- File name: ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
Get Rufus for Windows
- UEFI - In section 4 "Installing Ubuntu for Single Boot with a Radom Boot Mode" follow the link in step 1 to "LiveUSB"
- LiveCD Go to section 2 "How-To LIVECD ubuntu" to step 1 under "To create a LiveUSB". Follow the "Installation/FromUSBStick" link.
- Installation From USB Stick In section 7 "Creating a bootable Ubuntu USB flash drive from Windows". I clicked on the link in the "Ubuntu's official recommendation" and got to the following Tutorial.
- Tutorial to Create a bootable USB stick on Windows.
- Rufus rufus-2.18p.exe was downloaded on my Dell laptop. Put it in ...\epp\bin
Running Rufus
- Followed instructions at Create a USB stick on Windows tutorial
- Started Rufus
- Inserted USB stick - it ended up as unreadable in E: device 7.8 GB
- Picked MBR partion sched for UFI
- Clicked on the CD icon next to "Create a bootable dis using", ISO Image pulldown. and found the ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64 iso
- Clicked "Start"
- A down load of xxx was requested and oked - see screen dump
- ISO image detected box and I left as default "Write in ISO image mode (Recommended"
- It found something wrong on the USB drive and fixed it before I could read it.
Install Ubuntu
References
- Dell: How to Install Ubuntu on Windows 10 for dual boot
- Dell: Reset or reinstall Windows 10 on Dell
- Lifewire: Windows And Ubuntu Dual Boot Guide
Steps
- UEFI goto "Accessing the UEFI settings from Windows 8"
- hold down shift and keep holding
- reboot
- "Choose and option " blue screen
- select "Use a device"
- selectd "UEFI: Removable Device"
- select "Install Ubuntu"
Didn't work for me
Created a Bootable Install USB on Mac
Reference
Steps
- Plug in USB dongle
- Open Mac terminal window
diskutil list ... /dev/disk4 (external, physical): #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER 0: FDisk_partition_scheme *7.8 GB disk4 1: Windows_FAT_32 KINGSTON 7.7 GB disk4s1 sudo umount /dev/disk4s1 umount(/Volumes/KINGSTON): Resource busy -- try 'diskutil unmount' diskutil umount /dev/disk4s1 Volume KINGSTON on disk4s1 unmounted sudo dd if=ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso of=/dev/rdisk4s1 bs=1m 1514+1 records in 1514+1 records out 1587609600 bytes transferred in 749.040110 secs (2119525 bytes/sec) diskutil eject /dev/disk4s1 Disk /dev/disk4s1 ejected
The 1m and rdisk4s1 in the dd command improve speed.