Properly Install Ubuntu

[Guest]

Just wondering how to properly install Ubuntu. Basically I have it installed to the drive and it works fine, but don't I need drivers and stuff? How would I install that kind of stuff? Do the devices need to have support for Linux or would some Windows installers work? What else do I need to do? I don't get it. 

[deWaardt]

Usually when installing Ubuntu, you just run the installer and you're done with it.

Usually you don't need to install any drivers.

 

Windows installers won't work on Ubuntu, because Ubuntu is Linux and not Windows.

The same way you can't install Windows installers on a Mac, or run a gasoline car on diesel.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, deWaardt said:

Usually when installing Ubuntu, you just run the installer and you're done with it.

Usually you don't need to install any drivers.

 

Windows installers won't work on Ubuntu, because Ubuntu is Linux and not Windows.

The same way you can't install Windows installers on a Mac, or run a gasoline car on diesel.

It's really that easy? I don't need to install like a graphics card drive or anything if I had one? 

[roylapoutre]

You need your hardware to be supported by Ubuntu basically, either via open source drivers or proprietary drivers. For example, newest Skylake processors are still badly supported if you don't use a recent Linux kernel. That's something you can find in the Additional drivers tabs in your settings, you'll be able to choose the drivers you want to use. You can also compile the drivers yourself from scratch, but that's a bit of a pain in the ass. But everything can work right after the installation if Ubuntu configured all the drivers correctly

[deWaardt]

1 minute ago, IAmLamp said:

It's really that easy? I don't need to install like a graphics card drive or anything if I had one? 

Nope.

It's really that easy, unless you're installing on some foreign hardware like cash register machines or something, you should be fine.

[Guest]

thanks guys

[AGS GJLS 001]

some machines, yes, you need drivers. it happened to me, my laptop won't connect to wifi. so  driver updates is something you should do. also graphics drivers, and all other drivers. you can find it at settings, there is drivers updates stuff. good luck with the linux!