Install Ubuntu on DELL Precision 5510

BIOS Settings

• Boot - F2 - BIOS menu
  • Disable Secure Boot
    • BIOS - Secure Boot - Secure Boot Enable - Disable
  • SATA AHCI
    • BIOS>System Configuration>SATA Operation> switch RAID to AHCI

Install

• Press e on Install Ubuntu in GRUB
• add nouveau.modeset=0 between splash and quiet
• Install as usual
• Do not enable download and update from Internet
• reboot

Post Install

• Permanent GRUB Settings

  # /etc/default/grub
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0"
  

  • sudo update-grub

• Enable touchpad

  echo "blacklist i2c_hid" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
  sudo depmod -a
  sudo update-initramfs -u
  sudo reboot
  

• Enable Graphics Card

  sudo apt-get purge nvidia-*
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install nvidia-355 nvidia-prime
  sudo reboot
  

  NOTE If xserver-xorg-*-lts-xenial is already installed on your PC, you must remove and replace it with xserver-xorg-*-lts-wily at first. But it will be tricky.

  sudo apt-get install aptitude
  sudo aptitude install xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-wily
  # if you have conflict with dependencies, input:
  Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] = ubuntu-desktop
  # then choose the solution with minimum effect by pressing `.`, then `Y`
  

• Install Graphics Switch Tool

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install prime-indicator