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So I've sort of done something similiar in AIX, I think what you need to do is rename the ls command in /usr/bin (or where ever it's stored in Ubuntu) to say nols, then set your alias for cd ie : mv ls nols alias cd = ls or you could just symlink cd to ls

HAHAHAH .... HAHAHA sorry that just made my day. haha They WANT to avoid another April Update mess ... sigh ...

You might want to look into Network+ 07 or 06 video series on youtube or CCENT/CCNA video series

Also they may fix the issue with those TURRIBLE LOTUS sockets Damn near had felt like I was gonna snap the board just getting the chip into it. Which is the number one reason if I get a 32 core TR2, I would replace the board even if I think it'll handle TR2 just fine. Took me 40 mins+ just to get the torx screws mounted back with the CPU in. Aside from that and the Bios/UEFI issues, I love the board, the DIMM.2 is pretty cool, and has a lot of "future" proof options. As for memory your original question: I'm running 4 x 4gb Gskill Razer something, their DDR 3000, and I have no issues hitting 3000 with them. Haven't tried pushing them past that, but did have to put in the setting manually.

Another piece of advice if you haven't purchased the board yet, look into the Asrock Tachi board, I've heard Asrock is killing it on the bios update/fix and maybe more responsive to issues. I wish I had checked the board forum on ASUS' website before I bought mine, as BIOS updates are few an far and most come from "beta" files on a 3rd party site. Lastly realize this is a E-ATX board, which is going to limit the number of cases that it'll fit in properly. At worse unless you're getting the board for a steal, I would wait for TR2, just for the board updates, remember TR1 will work or should work in TR2 updated X399 boards and you should get to either pick from some better or more matured boards or if nothing means you're needs buy a gen 1 board. Point is you're close enough to TR2 launch to wait, and maybe just maybe memory will also come down in that time.

Are you seeing the soft lockup reported from plymouthd.process? If it installs, in grub set after linuxkernel line where you see quiet splash at the end add nouveau.modeset=0 So between some Dell and Linux forums, I do see alot of issues with the Dell XPS, something to do with the way they implemented the iGPU. While not helpful, I usually lean towards Thinkpads and a few HP laptops for Linux usage(support is generally better).

Well there is also KDE if you want to try that. Honestly I don't see much memory bleed on Fedora using Gnome 3 i think it is, but mileage may vary, especially depending on what you plan to do.

If you're still interested in Ubuntu, give 18.04 LTS a shot, switch boot mode to AHCI, and set kernel/boot params to quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0 acpi=off

Ok are you working on Mint or Ubuntu at this point so I can keep some things straight in my head? Also welcome to the fun world of Linux on laptops ....

As some mentioned, you could try installing multiple and just giving them a try. Sorry if this is a repeat, but also look for the upstream/downstream of the distro and package management. I work with RH based distros at work, RHEL, Oracle Linux, and CentOS previously so I've always felt more at home with Fedora Core. It's also the upstream version of RHEL so it helps me get used to what changes Red Hat may make/keep for the next Major release of RHEL. Mind you I'm also 80% in the CLI for work and play. If this is just for replacing Windows and everyday casual Computer use, Mint is a great option. Also play with LiveCDs, also remember GNOME is a Window Manager that is used by or can be installed on any distro so if you like the "look" setup of one distro you maybe able to get another one to look like that.

People use WinSCP to ssh transfer files ? Jrock, you should look into rsync. Depending on what you're doing it may make your life easier. As for compression, you could just have your script, tarball/gzip your files into an archive first then transfer them over. If you're just starting out and using bash, I would start with bash scripting. And then have it run from cron.daily or crontab depending on your poison.

If you can open a terminal or xterm session, try typing journalctl. I think Ubuntu is using SystemD. I'm more a RH user so I haven't touched Ubuntu in a LONG time. If you have time late Sat I may have to time to help remotely if you want.

Thought I would throw this out there, have you tried Fedora, as it uses Weyland instead of x11. To be honest regarding Nvidia drivers we compile our own at work as we've had alot of issues with the ones that Nvidia releases. Can you turn off the Nvidia GPU in UEFI/Bios? and see if it works with just the iGPU? Then try turning off the iGPU and use just the Nvidia? Also are you able to get to atleast the CLI from one of the other terminals?