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Can I install Ubuntu 11.10 on my Acer Aspire 5516

Asked by Alex Webster

I want to know if I can install Ubuntu 11.10 on my Acer Aspire 5516 computer. Here are the specs of the computer. http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/notebook/0000/Acer/Aspire5516/Aspire5516sp2.shtml

My system has 250gb of hdd and 4 gb of ram.

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José Antonio Rey (jose) said : 		#1

You can boot from the LiveCD to test all the features.

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Vibhav Pant (vibhavp) said : 		#2

the specs seem all right, but if you are in doubt , use a live cd

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Murali Krishna (husband-of-deepu) said : 		#3

boot from a live cd or usb device and check whether all the components are working or not mainly the wifi, bluetooth, trackpad, audio and display card. if they are recognized in live mode, consider that you can have a smooth install of ubuntu 11.10. If some drivers are missing, select the additional drivers option from system settings and check for the availability of any proprietary drivers.

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Alex Webster (alexwebster93) said : 		#4

I have done all of this and it freezes on me all the time.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#5

Since long proprietary driver doesn't support Xpress 1200, it may run with radeon.
http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Hardware

Run this in a terminal to verify unity support:
usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test -p
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DemystifyingUnityGraphicsHardwareRequirements

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