On Fri, 25 Dec 2015, Dwijesh Gajadur wrote: > Hi everyone..I am going to get a new Dell XPS 15 laptop. I want to know if > I will be able to install and use Debian on it properly without getting any > issues.
A new Dell XPS 15 will be Intel Skylake-based. Unless you are feeling extremely lucky, update it to the very latest BIOS/UEFI *BEFORE* you even attempt to install Debian. Also, you likely benefit from keeping that firmware up-to-date for a while yet. If you cannot flash updates from Linux, keep a Windows partition around to do it. You have been warned. (BTW, the above applies to any Intel Skylake-based system you want to run Debian on). > Has anyone ever used Debian on Dell XPS 15 laptop? Please share your > experience. You may have to boot with the kernel parameter 'intel_idle.max_cstate=0' if you experience crashes. This will drain the battery a bit more, though. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh
