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    Ubuntu update "broke" my video driver

    Today's Ubuntu 18.04 update disabled my video driver. I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell box with NVIDIA GP104 video card. After I ran Ubuntu's update patch this morning, I lost the use of one of my two monitors and the device app does not identify the video driver so it's using a generic. I...
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    Best Distro for Laptop?

    Thank you, I'll look it up.
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    Best Distro for Laptop?

    "Persistenece"? I've never heard of the term. It certainly worth considering to keep the settings and paswords. Thanks for the tip.
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    Best Distro for Laptop?

    Interesting. I hadn't thought of using a USB drive. It didn't occur to me that it could be fast enough. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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    Best Distro for Laptop?

    Great explanation. Thank you. And yes, I've installed Linux side by side when I first had Windows 7, but I've had difficulties with UEFI-based OS. My first experience with Linux was Debian, and I really enjoyed it, but I installed it on an old desktop. I haven't tried on laptops. I'm...
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    Best Distro for Laptop?

    Currently, I'm running Ubuntu on VMware on an ASUS S400C on Windows 10. I'm finding it sluggish and hard to do work on it. I'd like to remove Windows and have Linux as the sole OS on the ASUS laptop. My question is, which is the best distro to run on the ASUS laptop? I'd like to keep as many...
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