[Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook

[Dick Bain]

Yes that ain't ARM :-)

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On Tue, 6 May 2025, 17:39 peredur.net via Swlug, <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Hmm. Good Point. I'm not sure how I'd find out.
>
> I can tell that it's an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor and the System type is
> 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor. Does that answer the question?
>
> Peter
>
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>
> Sent from my Galaxy
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Morgan Green <MorganGreen0681 at outlook.com>
> Date: 06/05/2025 17:28 (GMT+00:00)
> To: South Wales Linux User Group <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Cc: Peter Bradley <peredur.net at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Swlug] Install Linux on ASUS Vivobook
>
> 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
>
> Sent from Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>
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> *From:* Swlug <swlug-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk> on behalf of Peter
> Bradley via Swlug <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 6, 2025 5:24:02 PM
> *To:* swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> *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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