On 07/13/2017 12:19 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 07/13/2017 11:24 AM, Sherman Grunewagen wrote: >> I want to use Ubuntu first because the machine is certified from Dell >> to work with it as that's what it shipped with. If the SSD PCIe drive >> I'm putting in doesn't work, I'll only have that (and the copy >> process) as factors w/o complicating things with Fedora 26 (which I >> didn't realise was even out. :-) > > I would recommend installing Fedora on the new SSD first and then if > there's an issue trying something else. It is a really fast test and > the other process of trying to copy the hard drive is long and difficult. That's my take as well. Use a USB key or DVD with whatever flavor of F26 Live you want. If it works (display, periperhals, etc.), then just use the "install to disk" icon to install to the SSD. Booting up Ubuntu first isn't going to tell you anything that a F26 Live disk won't. If you're going to run Fedora, then test with Fedora. Would you test drive a Ford with automatic gearbox then purchase a Fiat with manual shift? We use Dells a TON around here (granted they're servers, not desktops although my laptop running F26 is a Dell). We run CentOS almost exclusively (there's the odd Ubuntu, too) and we've almost never had an issue. There has been the occasional problem--usually with esoteric hardware, but that hardware was difficult to support under ANY Linux regardless of distro. Ubuntu typically runs older kernels than Fedora so there may be a kernel issue, but Linux is Linux, pretty much. If it runs one distro, it's 97% likely it'll run another with minimal or no fuss. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Time WAS on my side. Now it's behind me and pushing real hard! - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
