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I'm hoping to instal Ubuntu on my laptop over the weekend however my laptop does not support any Linux based OS. As such i think that I'll have problem with drivers for WiFi,LAN connection etc and i have no experience on how to get them or how to install them on an Ubuntu system.If anyone could give me some help or a link so a tutorial that would be much appreciated,
Thank you.
You shouldn't have to install them, its automatic in most cases. And before you install it on the system, you can do a test by booting through a usb and just taking a "test drive", and not installing it. If it works then boom, there you go :D
That is a concern with a new linux install. Generally, the install image gives you an option to run the distro without installing (haven't installed Ubuntu in years though) - giving you the chance to see if the networking devices are recognized. Even so, sometimes you do your first boot and you have no internet. I suggest that while you're running your system from the thumb-drive you run
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a4)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation B75 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM204 [GeForce GTX 970] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GM204 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
02:00.0 SATA controller: Kingston Technologies Device 0010 (rev 10)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 09)
and look for your network controller. That's when you pull out your phone or second computer and search something along the lines of "Ubuntu RTL8111/8168/8411" and see what comes up.
If the devices on your laptop are supported they will work after you install Ubuntu, no additional drivers should be needed, .........lol...yep what he said. ;)