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‎03-23-2019 12:34 PM

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Product: Pavilion p7-1010 Desktop
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

Does the HP Pavilion p7-1010 support Linux?

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‎03-23-2019 01:42 PM

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The primary "challenge" to using Linux on any HP PC is the availability of Linux drivers. Any hardware that does not work will then range from simple (if there are Linux drivers available) to impossible (if there are NO Linux drivers available) to fix.

Since HP does not provide Linux drivers, your best bet for Linux support is to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you are using.

 

Folks on Linux support forums have experience using a variety of machines with Linux and know a lot about driver and installation issues. You will be able to get sound and detailed help there.

Good Luck



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‎03-23-2019 01:42 PM

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@Sickofallthis 

The primary "challenge" to using Linux on any HP PC is the availability of Linux drivers. Any hardware that does not work will then range from simple (if there are Linux drivers available) to impossible (if there are NO Linux drivers available) to fix.

Since HP does not provide Linux drivers, your best bet for Linux support is to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you are using.

 

Folks on Linux support forums have experience using a variety of machines with Linux and know a lot about driver and installation issues. You will be able to get sound and detailed help there.

Good Luck



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‎03-23-2019 02:54 PM - edited ‎03-23-2019 02:55 PM

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Depending on the "flavor" Linux you wish to use, many have a Live version to try it out and see if you like it.  I typically use Ubuntu or Knoppix as a live OS to test if it is hardware or software when a Windows machine is acting up.  Ubuntu Live has many drivers built in to the Live DVD.That way it makes no changes to the existing OS and tells you what you want to know.  If you know which version of a Linux would be your choice, check for a Live version for either USB or DVD/CD.


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‎03-24-2019 04:00 AM

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Hi

To supplement the 2 excellent answers so far I would suggest something reasonably simple, like...

https://lubuntu.net/downloads/

 

A download of about 1.6 GB and should fit onto a 4 GB USB stick.

 

 

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