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Does Ubuntu work on laptops, and if so, which download do I choose?

Tim
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Dave
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Ubuntu runs perfectly fine on laptops. If your laptop isn't very old, you should download the Ubuntu Desktop 64 bit release, which you can get here

nhaesler
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Yes, Ubuntu works on all common laptops.

  • If your laptop is less than a few years old, choose the 64-bit version. Only choose the 32-bit version if it's a really old computer.

  • If you want a very stable computer and very good support, choose the LTS (long term support) releases. The newest is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

  • If you want to have the newest version, then Ubuntu 13.04 is the one to choose. Ubuntu 13.10 will be released in a few weeks.

Torben Gundtofte-Bruun
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Ubuntu is of course compatible with laptops. You can choose every ubuntu version best fitting would be the Desktop variant. Both 32-bit and 64-bit work.

If you don't have a diskdrive you need an usbdrive and follow the instructions link on http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop.

Whether you want 13.04 or the 12.04LTS version depends on you. Both should be completely fine.

5n8ke
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