Ubuntu 18.04 VS 16.04 for thinkpad E495

[mrchow19910319]

Which one is more stable??? Maybe I should use 16.04 just to be safe... 

[jj9987]

Both should be fine as they are still supported. Just go with 18.04 unless you have reasons to use 16.04.

[mrchow19910319]

1 minute ago, jj9987 said:

Both should be fine as they are still supported. Just go with 18.04 unless you have reasons to use 16.04.

noted thanks!!

[Trinopoty]

Both are LTS and I've used both in production servers. If it's stable enough for a production server, it should be stable enough for you.

LTS releases are generally good bet but I always wait for a x.04.1 release of an LTS before installing it.

[mrchow19910319]

4 minutes ago, Trinopoty said:

Both are LTS and I've used both in production servers. If it's stable enough for a production server, it should be stable enough for you.

LTS releases are generally good bet but I always wait for a x.04.1 release of an LTS before installing it.

I see. Thanks.

 

I am not really questioning the stability of the OS, more like how well my machine can take it.

It runs a Ryzen 3500U CPU with 16GB of RAM. 

 

I am afraid that Ryzen and Linux do not mix....

[Trinopoty]

1 minute ago, mrchow19910319 said:

I see. Thanks.

 

I am not really questioning the stability of the OS, more like how well my machine can take it.

It runs a Ryzen 3500U CPU with 16GB of RAM. 

 

I am afraid that Ryzen and Linux do not mix....

I haven't run that exact (or similar) configuration but I would imagine Ubuntu would run just fine on just about any modern hardware. If compatibility is your issue, go with the later releases. They have updated kernel and drivers that may solve your issue.

[mrchow19910319]

1 minute ago, Trinopoty said:

I haven't run that exact (or similar) configuration but I would imagine Ubuntu would run just fine on just about any modern hardware. If compatibility is your issue, go with the later releases. They have updated kernel and drivers that may solve your issue.

thanks I will check out those additional driver later.

[wasab]

28 minutes ago, mrchow19910319 said:

I see. Thanks.

 

I am not really questioning the stability of the OS, more like how well my machine can take it.

It runs a Ryzen 3500U CPU with 16GB of RAM. 

 

I am afraid that Ryzen and Linux do not mix....

Linux can run on arms and a host of other cpus. Why wouldnt it run on ryzen?

[Chunchunmaru_]

In desktops I would opt for the 18.04 just for better 3D and 2D drivers

[vorticalbox]

On 11/26/2019 at 7:37 PM, mrchow19910319 said:

I see. Thanks.

 

I am not really questioning the stability of the OS, more like how well my machine can take it.

It runs a Ryzen 3500U CPU with 16GB of RAM. 

 

I am afraid that Ryzen and Linux do not mix....

Might to check which kernel is running for the Ryzen drivers.

 

I would suggest 18 over 16.

[mrchow19910319]

6 hours ago, vorticalbox said:

Might to check which kernel is running for the Ryzen drivers.

 

I would suggest 18 over 16.

I am running ubuntu 18.04 along side with windows 10 with 0 problems. 

Wifi bluetooth all those works. Even keyboard shortcuts works.