Is it worth installing Ubuntu MATE on a laptop?

Question

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I tried Linux in a virtual machine, out of 5 distributions I liked Ubuntu mate the most. Is it worth putting it on a laptop? Will there be problems with drivers and battery and other problems?

Answer 1

Most likely they will. Look for guides on the Internet according to your beech.
The main problematic candidates
1. ACPI is a headache almost always, as is battery life
2. Fingerprints
3. WiFi - how lucky
4. touch screen and touchpad
5. keyboard hotkeys
6. sound seems to be not a problem now, but also happens
7. You may have to turn off hibernation
. In addition, there are problems with the iphone

Answer 2

I don't see any problems!
It's a matter of your taste, but there are no comrades for taste and color ...

Answer 3

Will there be problems with drivers and battery and other problems?

Yes, how lucky, I put 18 ubuntu on a laptop, firewood flew to the video card, the rest, in principle, was trifles. If wifi is not built-in, then there are problems with some modules, there were no audio / video problems. Here a lot depends on the laptop, tk. with some there are no problems, and with some they will be in a day. Try to put especially still nothing to lose

Answer 4

If there were no problems installing Debian-base distributions before, then I don't think there will be any problems. But as the comrade has already written above, it is better to first, of course, check the compatibility of firewood.
Well, I’ll personally add on my own, since I installed it on the laptop while suffering, it’s better to check whether the architecture allows you to install one or another bootloader. The question is not specific to Ubuntu MATE, but in general.

Answer 5

Good afternoon. Let me say that over the years, I have been using the system intermittently for about 10 years, Ubuntu has evolved a lot and now I personally have absolutely no problems installing it. I put it on two devices: on my laptop and on the child's netbook, on April 22 this month.