<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Bruce,<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 at 19:01, bruce <<a href="mailto:badouglas@gmail.com" target="_blank">badouglas@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">hp 17z-cp300 amd ryzen 5 7530 although could do the intel i5 if it would make a diff</div></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Thank you. I am in the UK. I looked for an exact match for that and failed. I did, however, find this page:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/search.aspx?q=hp%20%2017z" target="_blank">https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/search.aspx?q=hp%20%2017z</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Note: Just seen Robert's reply and he makes some very good points as does Mark.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I
only get to see old hardware. A friend and I refurbish low end
computers and pass them on to people but I've only ever installed Linux
in person. Are you near a Linux User Group? There might be someone there who regularly installs Ubuntu Linux and be able to deal with any problems that arise.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">I Googled for "ubuntu hp 17 laptop". I found a post that basically said that you're on your own when it comes to getting Ubuntu Linux on HP hardware</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Some HP laptops are certified for Ubuntu. See here:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops?q=HP+17&limit=20&category=Laptop&vendor=HP&release=20.04+LTS" target="_blank">https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops?q=HP+17&limit=20&category=Laptop&vendor=HP&release=20.04+LTS</a></div><div class="gmail_quote">Knowing the make and model of a computer can be helpful when Googling "Install Ubuntu Linux on <make> <model>". YMMV, however, if you are dealing with a new computer.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">But, the "Ubuntu Certified Laptops" page might be of use to you. See <a href="https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops" target="_blank">https://ubuntu.com/certified/laptops</a> - it only seems to list Dell / HP / Lenovo.<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">HTH,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Ian</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>-- ACCU - Professionalism in programming - <a href="http://www.accu.org" target="_blank">http://www.accu.org</a><br></div>-- My writing - <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ianbruntlett/</a><br><div>-- Free Software page - <a href="https://github.com/ian-bruntlett/TECH-Manuals/blob/main/tm-free-software.md" target="_blank">https://github.com/ian-bruntlett/TECH-Manuals/blob/main/tm-free-software.md</a><br></div><br> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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