On 2020-01-29, Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > On 2020-01-28, J. D. Leach <jeromeleac...@gmail.com> wrote: >> To Whom it May Concern, >> >> Have a Dell Inspiron 3668 desktop with the latest Dell firmware >> (1.12.2). This update, and numerous of the preceding ones, do not allow >> ANY type of loading of Debian (or any othe Linux flavor) onto the PC. In > > That's astounding, because Dell provides instructions for installing Ubuntu on > this very machine. > > https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/fr/fr/frbsdt1/inspiron-3668-desktop/inspiron3668_setupandspecs/set-up-your-computer?guid=guid-47dddb93-f245-4113-bec4-98988598ae47&lang=en-us > > Quote: > > 6.Finish operating system setup.For Ubuntu: Follow the on-screen > instructions to > complete the setup. For more information about installing and configuring > Ubuntu, see the knowledge base articles SLN151664 and SLN151748 at > www.dell.com/support. > > Below, Dell explains how to update the BIOS in a Linux or Ubuntu-only > environment: > > https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln171755/update-the-dell-bios-in-a-linux-or-ubuntu-environment?lang=en > > Can you provide any substantive evidence for your assertion? >
Just to belabor the point, Dell lists Ubuntu® Desktop 16.04 as a supported operating system for the Inspiron 3668: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/drivers/supportedos/inspiron-3668-desktop The Inspiron 3668 is also one of the Dell machines that shipped with a factory Linux install: https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln305226/dell-client-systems-that-shipped-with-a-factory-install-of-linux?lang=en -- "J'ai pour me guérir du jugement des autres toute la distance qui me sépare de moi." Antonin Artaud
