“It is time for me to construct a brand new Linux PC,” writes Slashdot reader eggegick, complaining that whereas Dell (and Amazon) promote techniques with Linux pre-installed, it seems like they’re tacking on an pointless further expense.
However then who sells a desktop PC the place Linux remains to be simple to put in? Home windows appears to make it troublesome to make use of your personal (Linux OS) boot media:
I assume this can be a safety measure, however I can consider higher methods to implement this, as an example ask the consumer to sort in “sure” or “hearth the explosive bolts”, or some form of easy override)…. As it’s, I hit the F12 key throughout the boot to enter the BIOS, hoping to inform it to allow booting from the CD. Nicely I’ve not checked out a BIOS display screen in a very long time, and there’s no “allow boot from CD choice” anymore. There are some choices for booting from different units however it’s all fubar magic to me.
One Dell consumer found it is as easy (or as difficult) as going into Settings / Restoration / Troubleshoot / Superior choices / See Extra Restoration Settings / Superior Choices / UEFI Firmware Settings / Restart to Change UEFI Firmware Settings. (After which beneath the Boot menu there is a alternative referred to as “Safe Boot” with an choice labelled “Disabled,” after which beneath the Boot menu the third alternative turns into File Browser Add Boot Choice / Choose Media Driver…)
Is that straightforward sufficient — or is it fubar magic? “My query is, who builds a desktop PC lately that is consumer pleasant on this regard (i.e. lets me set up the OS I would like),” asks the unique submission.
Share your personal experiences and recommendations within the feedback. The place can you purchase a desktop PC that makes Linux simple to put in?
