[plug] Which Hardware & Where to buy for Linux desktop in Perth?

[Benjamin]

The really good news is that with Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) right around
the corner, you'll have great hardware support on a nice long-term release
of Ubuntu which will be supported for a long, long time. That said, same
with Ubuntu 18.04 once you run all the updates and the Hardware Enablement
Kernel (HWE).

Anyways, to echo everyone else - Linux compatibility on a laptop is likely
great, and Linux compatibility on a *desktop* is VERY likely great.
~ b

On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 1:55 PM Byron Hammond <byronester at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Daniel
>
> I'm a long time Linux user and know the uncertainty you are dealing with.
> If it makes it any easier, I can provide the specs of my recently
> purchased system which I use Ubuntu Mate 19.10 with.
> Everything works as expected, even Linux gaming.
> As others have said though, you should be fine with whatever you get, but
> I would avoid the latest and greatest features that may not yet have
> support.
>
> Bought from PLE Computers, but you will probably find it cheaper elsewhere.
>
> PLE-620292 Intel Thermal Solution TS15A LGA1151 CPU Cooler (BXTS15A) 1.00
> $49.00 $4.45 $49.00
> PLE-629393 Intel Core i5 8600K 3.6GHz Coffee Lake 9MB No HSF 1.00 $374.00
> $34.00 $374.00 Retail Box (BX80684I58600K)
> PLE-626123 MSI GeForce GTX1050Ti Gaming X 4GB GDDR5 (GTX 1.00 $299.00
> $27.18 $299.00 1050 Ti GAMING X 4G)
> PLE-616946 Fractal Design Define R5 Black Mid Tower Case (FD- 1.00 $174.00
> $15.82 $174.00 CA-DEF-R5-BK)
> PLE-624498 G.Skill 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Trident Z 3200MHz (F4- 1.00 $349.00
> $31.73 $349.00 3200C16D-16GTZSW)
> PLE-630936 eVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650W Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold Power Supply
> (120-GP-0650-X4) 1.00 $159.00 $14.45 $159.00
> PLE-629489 MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC LGA1151-CL ATX 1.00 $349.00
> $31.73 $349.00 Desktop Motherboard (Z370 GAMING PRO AC)
>
> Best of luck
>
> On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 13:41, William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 16/4/20 1:31 pm, Andrew Innes wrote:
>>
>> Audio over HDMI should work
>>
>> Is there any problem with getting a HP or Dell workstation and just
>> shoving in a AMD Radeon card?
>>
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>> In the old days we would take in a livecd or USB stick and boot
>> sysrescuecd, ubuntu or other favorite distros live system in and ask if
>> they could boot it up.
>>
>> Most modern hardware works out of the box, but [b]leeding edge can take
>> longer to get drivers etc.  Check the distros forums for current issues.
>>
>> BillK
>>
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