[Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook

[Morgan Green]

Hi Peter,
Can you please confirm if the Vivobook is a x86 or ARM device? Because I heard getting Linux working on ARM Laptops is trickier.

Kind regards,
Morgan Green

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Cc: Peter Bradley <peredur.net at gmail.com>
Subject: [Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook

I have a reasonably new ASUS Vivobook with Windows 11 installed. I would
really like to get rid of Windows 11 and install a Linux distribution
instead.

I've downloaded Ubuntu onto a memory stick, but can't get any further
because I can't find any way to alter the boot order. The BIOS  screen
appears when I repeatedly hit Esc on startup, but as far as I can see
there is no option to allow the machine to look for a USB stick before
it boots from the hard drive. Searching the internet came up with any
number of suggestions, but none of them works for me as the options they
mention don't appear on my BIOS screen.

Does anyone know where I can find the option to boot from USB, or any
other way of getting Linux installed on  this machine?

Thanks in advance

Peter


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