etc/apt//somerville-dla-team-ubuntu-ppa-bionic.list: deb bionic main If you do not have the files backed up, no problem, here is their content:
If you copied the etc directory of your Ubuntu installation, or if you still have the Ubuntu installation on a separate partition, copy the files
When the installation is finished reboot the laptop and when it comes back on you should have wireless lan.Īfter connecting to your WiFi you should add a few OEM repositories coming from Canonical to enable full support of the new hardware. Change into the directory were you copied the files to and type Now the previously downloaded files come into play: Get the downloaded files onto your laptop, for example via USB flash drive, and open a terminal. The first step will be to get WIFi to work, because what use is the best laptop if you cannot watch cat videos on YouTube with it?
Getting WiFi to work and install OEM components
When the installation is finished reboot and you should be, after acknowledging the secure boot changes by entering the password you set during installation, prompted with the Linux Mint login. If you do, you will have to enter a secure boot password which will be asked from you the next time you reboot. During the installation Linux Mint will ask you if you want to install 3rd party multimedia libraries. Then install Linux Mint either by replacing Ubuntu or, as I did, alongside Ubuntu 20.04. Select your USB drive and boot up the Linux Mint live system. Shortly after pressing the power-on button, keep hammering on the F12 key to get into the boot menu. Plug in the USB flash drive, if necessary using the adapter to USB-C delivered with your XPS 13, and boot up the laptop. We are going to need them to get WiFi working. I made sure wireless lan was working, updated everything to their latest versions and generated the recovery image for the pre-installed Ubuntu via the Dell Recovery application.Įspecially backing up /etc is useful, because it contains the enabled package repositories, which we are going to use later.Īlso downloading the current Linux Mint image and creating a USB flash drive were part of my preparations. The system was pre-configured quite well and after answering questions about my name and the desired user name, I got logged in and it was ready to be used.
How to install Linux Mint 20 on a Dell XPS 13 (9310)