Installing Ubuntu on an HP Spectre 360x - advice needed
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I recently purchased an HP Spectre 360x, and I'm planning on installing Ubuntu.
- Has anyone done this before, and did they encounter any problems?
- Will Ubuntu be able to handle the 4K screen, with the desktop environment and apps scaling properly so things don't look ridiculously tiny?
- How well does Ubuntu work with a touch screen, or which flavor of Ubuntu should I get in order to be able to take advantage of the Spectre's touch screen capabilities?
Edit: I remembered I have a bootable USB drive containing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and I'm currently trying it out on the laptop. I had to set some scaling options for menu bars and icons, but it's working fine. While individual touches do work as a mouse / click thing, swiping with a touch highlights rather than scrolls, and attempts at using multi-touch gestures to zoom do nothing. Is there any way to enable multi-touch gestures / touch-and-drag scrolling?
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I recently purchased an HP Spectre 360x, and I'm planning on installing Ubuntu.
- Has anyone done this before, and did they encounter any problems?
- Will Ubuntu be able to handle the 4K screen, with the desktop environment and apps scaling properly so things don't look ridiculously tiny?
- How well does Ubuntu work with a touch screen, or which flavor of Ubuntu should I get in order to be able to take advantage of the Spectre's touch screen capabilities?
Edit: I remembered I have a bootable USB drive containing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and I'm currently trying it out on the laptop. I had to set some scaling options for menu bars and icons, but it's working fine. While individual touches do work as a mouse / click thing, swiping with a touch highlights rather than scrolls, and attempts at using multi-touch gestures to zoom do nothing. Is there any way to enable multi-touch gestures / touch-and-drag scrolling?
hp
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
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asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
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I recently purchased an HP Spectre 360x, and I'm planning on installing Ubuntu.
- Has anyone done this before, and did they encounter any problems?
- Will Ubuntu be able to handle the 4K screen, with the desktop environment and apps scaling properly so things don't look ridiculously tiny?
- How well does Ubuntu work with a touch screen, or which flavor of Ubuntu should I get in order to be able to take advantage of the Spectre's touch screen capabilities?
Edit: I remembered I have a bootable USB drive containing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and I'm currently trying it out on the laptop. I had to set some scaling options for menu bars and icons, but it's working fine. While individual touches do work as a mouse / click thing, swiping with a touch highlights rather than scrolls, and attempts at using multi-touch gestures to zoom do nothing. Is there any way to enable multi-touch gestures / touch-and-drag scrolling?
hp
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
32k33585
asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
1014
I recently purchased an HP Spectre 360x, and I'm planning on installing Ubuntu.
- Has anyone done this before, and did they encounter any problems?
- Will Ubuntu be able to handle the 4K screen, with the desktop environment and apps scaling properly so things don't look ridiculously tiny?
- How well does Ubuntu work with a touch screen, or which flavor of Ubuntu should I get in order to be able to take advantage of the Spectre's touch screen capabilities?
Edit: I remembered I have a bootable USB drive containing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and I'm currently trying it out on the laptop. I had to set some scaling options for menu bars and icons, but it's working fine. While individual touches do work as a mouse / click thing, swiping with a touch highlights rather than scrolls, and attempts at using multi-touch gestures to zoom do nothing. Is there any way to enable multi-touch gestures / touch-and-drag scrolling?
hp
hp
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
32k33585
asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
1014
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
32k33585
asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
1014
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
32k33585
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
32k33585
edited Mar 18 at 14:09
dobey
32k33585
32k33585
asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
1014
asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
1014
asked Feb 24 at 10:37
Jorge Perez
1014
1014
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Find the answers below:
- None. I too am using Ubuntu from a long time as in from 2 years and I didn't face any issues till date.
- Yeah, why not. It works fine on my dell laptop giving me no resolution or display issues.
- It works great. I am using a combination of Ubuntu with Win-10 on a touch supportable dell laptop and I have till date not faced any issues. I am able to enjoy all touch facilities available without hassle. Also, I am currently using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Will have to check bro for this multi-gesture thing. Will let you know about it.
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1 Answer
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Find the answers below:
- None. I too am using Ubuntu from a long time as in from 2 years and I didn't face any issues till date.
- Yeah, why not. It works fine on my dell laptop giving me no resolution or display issues.
- It works great. I am using a combination of Ubuntu with Win-10 on a touch supportable dell laptop and I have till date not faced any issues. I am able to enjoy all touch facilities available without hassle. Also, I am currently using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Will have to check bro for this multi-gesture thing. Will let you know about it.
answered Feb 24 at 11:00
mAnN
19118
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Find the answers below:
- None. I too am using Ubuntu from a long time as in from 2 years and I didn't face any issues till date.
- Yeah, why not. It works fine on my dell laptop giving me no resolution or display issues.
- It works great. I am using a combination of Ubuntu with Win-10 on a touch supportable dell laptop and I have till date not faced any issues. I am able to enjoy all touch facilities available without hassle. Also, I am currently using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Will have to check bro for this multi-gesture thing. Will let you know about it.
answered Feb 24 at 11:00
mAnN
19118
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Find the answers below:
- None. I too am using Ubuntu from a long time as in from 2 years and I didn't face any issues till date.
- Yeah, why not. It works fine on my dell laptop giving me no resolution or display issues.
- It works great. I am using a combination of Ubuntu with Win-10 on a touch supportable dell laptop and I have till date not faced any issues. I am able to enjoy all touch facilities available without hassle. Also, I am currently using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Will have to check bro for this multi-gesture thing. Will let you know about it.
answered Feb 24 at 11:00
mAnN
19118
Find the answers below:
- None. I too am using Ubuntu from a long time as in from 2 years and I didn't face any issues till date.
- Yeah, why not. It works fine on my dell laptop giving me no resolution or display issues.
- It works great. I am using a combination of Ubuntu with Win-10 on a touch supportable dell laptop and I have till date not faced any issues. I am able to enjoy all touch facilities available without hassle. Also, I am currently using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Will have to check bro for this multi-gesture thing. Will let you know about it.
answered Feb 24 at 11:00
mAnN
19118
edited Feb 24 at 11:13
answered Feb 24 at 11:00
mAnN
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answered Feb 24 at 11:00
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answered Feb 24 at 11:00
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