Kali linux on hp spectre

[davidkariuki]

I have been trying to install Kali Linux on my 2 day old hp Spectre. The primary OS was windows 10. The installation completes just fine but problem is that it gets stuck after inputting the root password. I have tried Kali Linux 2019, 2016, 2017 all behaving the same. Is this a noted and solvable problem or this model does not support Linux. I really need to fix this. Please help.

[WAWood]

@davidkariuki 

I'm sorry, but we here are not equipped to provide detailed Linux support.

HP only warranties their PCs for usage with the OS that comes preinstalled. IF you replace that with Linux, or add a Linux OS, then you assume full responsibility for maintaining that -- as HP provides Linux assistance only on Redhat and then only to commercial customers.

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

[pepe999]

Hi,

Kali is a Debian based distro for hackers. I'd suggest the same as WAWood to seek help at the Kali linux forums or install Debian and then all the Kali linux apps. Linux is a highly customizable system and I can't imagine a computer system based on the x86 architecture that wouldn't support linux unless the computer has a brand new chipset not supported by the kernel yet.

Why do you input the root password? It should be done during the installation and then used in a terminal or shell. Are you logging as root into your desktop environment? If so it could be a bug but ask the Kali community first..

[davidkariuki · Accepted solution]

I managed to install Kali Linux. The problem was the nvidia drivers so I had to disable nouveau in grub during boot then logged in as root and installed the nvidia drivers