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alsa-driver package

Installation of Ubuntu over Intel Core i 5-2450

Asked by Gaurav Dighe

Hello,

I have HP Pavilions G6-2007TX Laptop with below configurations.

I need to know whether, the Ubuntu latest version can be installed on this machine and from where I can get the drivers for the below

Processor
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Processor Core i5 (2nd Generation)
Variant 2450M
Chipset Mobile Intel HM77 Express
Brand Intel
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz With Turbo Boost Upto 3.1 GHz
Cache 3 MB

Memory
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Expandable Memory Upto 8 GB
Memory Slots 2 (Unused Slot - 0)
System Memory 4 GB DDR3

Storage
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Hardware Interface SATA
RPM 5400
HDD Capacity 500 GB

Optical Disk Drive
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Optical Drive DVD SuperMulti Drive

Graphics
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Dedicated Graphics Memory Type DDR3
Dedicated Graphics Memory Capacity 1 GB
Graphic Processor AMD Radeon HD 7670M

Input
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Web Camera 0.3 Megapixel
Pointer Device TouchPad with On/Off Button and Multitouch Gesture Support
Keyboard Full-sized Chicklet Keyboard with Numpad

Audio
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Internal Mic Digital Microphone
Speakers Altec Lansing Speakers
Sound Dual Speakers, Dolby Advanced Audio

Communication
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Ethernet 10/100 BASE-T LAN
Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Yes. Its a simple enough setup without a switching GPU.

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Thomas Krüger (thkrueger) said : 		#2

Linux is at the moment (and for quit a few years) the operating system on the market, that supports the most hardware out of the box. Meaning: you rarely need to install any drivers, they are already built-in. Just sometimes you have to tune the settings to makes thinks works.

In your case I'd say, that the system will generally work. Some hardware components could (!) need some tuning. These are:

* touchpad (for multitouch gestures, basic functions should work)
* webcam (a few are making troubles, most don't)
* WiFi (some Intel 802.11n-chips don't work properly, but there is a workaround.)

What you can do, is to create a Ubuntu live CD or USB stick and boot from it. This way you can test the system without doing permanent changes. Then report back if everything worked.
Download from there: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop and then click the "Read the full installation instructions" link.

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