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I got my dell xps yesterday. It is the developers edition that come with ubuntu 16.04 preinstalled. I notice that cheese does not come installed, so I installed but no webcam is detected. I can see it if I do an lsusb, so I know is activated. I was wondering, does this laptop supports the webcam

Hi there, I'm running Ubuntu 16.0.4. Linux on a Dell XPS 9360 laptop. I noticed I have still one update to install. Please see image below. How do I install this update? Pushing the restart & install button doesn't work.

Hello, I am looking at purchasing the Precision 5520. As Dell no longer accepts btc as payment, I am looking to purchase it from overstock as they accept btc:   This laptop can be purchased from Dell with Ubuntu installed.   If I purchase it from O

I've just received my Dell XPS 13 running Ubuntu and it was great until I noticed the touchpad mouse jumping. I use my right index finger to scroll with the mouse, then the left index finger to click and the mouse jumps into the bottom left, usually hitting the recycle bin. It's extremely frustratin

I tried installing Ubuntu on my Inspiron 15, but now on startup, it gets stuck on the Dell loading screen. None of the buttons work, f2, f12, all that stuff doesn't do anything (pic included). I tried doing the hard reset by taking the battery out and holding the power button, but that didn't do any

Hi and thanx in advance i am running windows 10 on my inspiron 5555 laptop and was hoping if i could run ubuntu or another operating system cheers

Hi, I just received my desktop XPS 8930. Does any one know if I erase everything, and install linux and Windows 10 as dual boot, will Windows 10 activation successful?  Dell's rep says the product key is on the MB, and it should be fine. What if I install linux only, and then create Windows

So far the advisory: www.dell.com/.../dell-client-statement-on-intel-me-txe-advisory--intel-sa-00086- has changed the date twice for my commercial laptops. Contacting so-called Philippines based business support is an exercise in futility as all they do is to escalate. All our HP business laptops w

Hi, I plan to purchase dell xps desktop 8920 and use ubuntu on it. when I ask the sale guy, they said XPS 8920 only validate for win10.  In my mind, linux can alway be used on x86 PC.  Did Dell put limitations on xps 8920? Please help to clarify this. Thanks.

Hello, My original OS which came with my unit (Dell Inspirion 15 3567) was Linux Ubuntu 16.04, which i deleted and installed windows 10. Now i would like install back Linux but I don't know if the standard ISO File which i can download from the Linux website is the same which was on the unit or is

After more or less having given up on Dell being able to provide a working setup with their own products I today found the new BIOS firmware version 2.1.0 and gave it a try. My setup: xps13 (9360 running Ubuntu with kernel 4.10) with a TB16 with updated firmware.  I upgraded&n

Can someone from Dell please provide some detail on what the 2.1.0 BIOS update enhances/fixes? Has anyone successfully applied it to the 9360? Also, I've noticed that Ubuntu Software app no longer picks up BIOS updates (I have to check manually). I guess this may be due to the GUID changing as

Hi I just wanted some feedback on upgrading to BIOS 1.4.17 for the XPS 13 DE 9350 (ubuntu). It it safe?

What is Dell's response to the recent SkyLake/KabyLake hyperthreading firmware bug? Is/will this be fixed with a bios upgrade for the 9350/9360?

Any news about the next Dell XPS 13? 9360 was released in October, so we can expect the next one (probably tagged 9370) in the next 4 months. Probably when the next 8-gen Intel CPU "Coffee Lake" is out. Maybe there are some rumours around already.. @Barton, is the hardware team working on the coi

Hi Barton, Justin, Jared, et al, can you please talk to Displaylink to get them to fix the current issues with the D3100 docking station? I know Dell has outsourced the driver for their product to Displaylink. So far they've done a good job...but since end of April (!!!!) it's no longer working wit

On my XPS 13 9360 DE I got an notice from the Ubuntu Software Centre to update the BIOS. So I confirmed to perform the upgrade. After a reboot I saw messages about flashing the hardware. After the next reboot and all others I get the message: No bootable devices found. Before this message, followin

Will the type C charger for the XPS 13 9365 with 30W charge slower than the XPS 13 9350 45W charger? Specs for adapter for XPS 13 9350:Power adapter Type 45 W Input voltage 100 VAC–240 VAC Input frequency 50 Hz–60 Hz Input current 1.30 A Output current 2.31 A Rated output voltage 19.50 VDC Specs f

Hi, To setup dual boot I have used information from the following: http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN301754/how-to-install-ubuntu-and-a-recent-windows-operating-system-as-a-dual-boot-on-your-dell-pc?lang=EN http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/SLN151664/how-to-install-ub

Hi, My Dell 5510 DE takes 93 seconds to run compared to 24 second on a 3 year old 4600U based laptop. sysbench --test=cpu --cpu-max-prime=20000 run I'm running kernel 4.4.0-78, BIOS 1.20, disabled Intel SpeedStep in the BIOS just in case. I have noticed that the CPU speed is 800000 and scaling