Running Ubuntu 18.04.1 on HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx

[KysonLuke]

Recently downloaded ubuntu 18.04.1 on HP-Laptop-15-bs0xx and no WiFi adapter is found, I opened command prompt and ran multiple commands from Ubuntu hand book but all came back as sudo apt install git but after running the next command I get no such file or directory 

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

Courtesy of Bapoumba, Ubuntu Forums
When troubleshooting wireless, it's important that your system is fully updated by opening a terminal, CTRL+ALT+T. Using a wired internet connection, please run:
Code:

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade

and reboot if necessary.

If the issues persist, it is recommended that you install pastebinit, by running:
Code:

sudo apt install pastebinit

This will enable the wireless script to, upon your approval, upload the obtained data to pastebin, creating at the same time a link to it in your terminal, permitting you to paste it to a forum thread.

Once that's done, download and run the wireless info script, which will gather information to help diagnose your system. You can run it using this command:
Code:

wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://github.com/UbuntuForums/wireless-info/raw/master/wireless-info && \
chmod +x wireless-info && \
./wireless-info

It will create the file "wireless-info.txt" at the location it is run from, and depending on its size, an additional archive called "wireless-info.tar.gz". If you prefer, you can post the file directly to pastebin yourself. Sensitive information like MAC addresses and WPA/WEP keys are masked automatically.

If you aren't able to connect to the internet with the affected system, including via a wired connection, just navigate to this link and follow the instructions there on how to the run wireless script without an internet connection.

[KysonLuke]

I havent't given this a try but I will. I installed the latest version of Ubuntu from a usb drive but it crashed my comouter once I switched back to windows 10 OS. I want to try a Linux Distro because I was told it's much more user friendly for programming. Windows 10 was giving me fits when I tried to download Python modules. Is there any other linux distro that you would recommend that could work better for my computer?

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

No.    I like OpenSuse, Debian and Lubuntu.

The problems/pitfalls are with choosing and staying with Secure Boot.

Partitioning is important, and I suggest a smallish C: (2 - 300 GB) and a S:torage area after the 3/4 Linux partitions.

It may create a boot area, a root area, then /home??? and a swap partition of a few GB.

So sort out the partitioning first.  The drive letters G:, H: and F: are Microsofts attempts to mount them.

If in doubt please ask.