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Ubuntu 11.04 Hardware/Component Compatibility

Asked by Cuziwanaknow

I am considering using Ubuntu 11.04. However, after reviewing the hardware and component lists supposedly supported by Ubuntu 11.04, my concern is that the "stuff" on my computer may, or may not, work with 11.04. So, I am wondering if I can still install 11.04 even though the hardware/components in my computer are not listed? I could go further by listing stuff here but didn't want to get into the technical stuff just yet. Thanks.

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#1

Yes, you can install Ubuntu on a computer that is not known to support it. Ubuntu will run on most computers. Of course, it might not work. But it usually does. If it doesn't, it's often possible to work around the problem and get it to work.

What I recommend you do is to try it out on the live CD before installing it, to see if it works. There are some cases where the live CD works and the installed system doesn't, but usually, testing out with the live CD is a good way to see if it works. The live CD will be considerably slower than an installed system (though you can reduce the amount by which it is slower by using a live USB stick rather than a live CD). Just boot from the CD/DVD/USB and select Try Ubuntu rather than Install Ubuntu (see http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download). If there are specific things you're concerned may not work, you can test many of them out on the live CD (though sometimes it's more difficult to get graphics acceleration on a live CD than on an installed system). For example, you could make sure that you can connect to the Internet, browse the web, install and run the applications you need to use (you can use the Software Center for this), and so forth.

Please note that changes made inside a live CD system don't survive reboot. So if you created a document and saved it on your live CD desktop, it would be lost when your rebooted. You can save work to the hard disk though.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Be sure to MD5 test the ISO you download:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

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Cuziwanaknow (mykelturn) said : 		#3

Thanks for the response. Not sure just exactly what I'll do but will give it (whatever). I already have Windows XP on one hard drive. I have a spare hard drive and a USB 32g thumb drive. I am wondering how to go about installing Ubuntu on a separate drive and not having to partition anything. I would like to see exact, step-by-step, for the novice, instructions. But, some of the instructions I've seen apparently assume I already know what to do. I'm not squeamish about installing. I just want to make sure I do it right! Thanks.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

You can choose the drive to install to, just like you do in Windows.

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Cuziwanaknow (mykelturn) said : 		#5

Okay. Thanks to all that responded. I think I can proceed with Ubuntu - whatever version I may use.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

i suggest you the latest release the 11.04 (20 11 month april 04 so : 11.04 )

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