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I want to buy a laptop, wipe it and install Ubuntu 14.x.x on it. I saw this HP Stream with this specs:

Celeron N3060 speed1.6 GHGz Graphics cardIntel GMA HD Ram 2 GB SSD 32 GB (eMMC)

Do you think I can Install Ubuntu 14 on this one? Im suspicious of the eMMC disk in particular.

Thank you all.

SkouP
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Ubuntu will run perfectly fine on the Stream. 32 GB eMMC will be slightly tight, but will be faster than a standard 5400rpm hard disk. 2GB of RAM is also slightly tight, but shouldn't be a problem for normal use.

Edit: There were issues in the kernel concerning eMMC on the Stream. However, several people have successfully installed and the kernel issues have been fixed. See this link:

HP Stream 13-C004TU Notebook for Ubuntu Install

Edit2: There seems to be a few network issues concerning the Broadcom wireless card.

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negusp
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  • There are quite a few questions with people saying Ubuntu won't install to the EMMC: http://askubuntu.com/questions/tagged/emmc – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Sep 27 '16 at 14:31
  • There are quite a few people that have successfully installed Ubuntu to the eMMC on the HP Stream. Kernel issues with the eMMC have been fixed: http://askubuntu.com/questions/578187/hp-stream-13-c004tu-notebook-for-ubuntu-install. Please do research on the specific model before downvoting and/or posting. – negusp Sep 27 '16 at 15:00
  • If you edit your answer to include that link, I'll reverse the downvote :) – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Sep 27 '16 at 15:02
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I have x2 HP Stream 14 laptops running Antergos and they run beautifully. I imagine that ubuntu will run equally well.

In order to boot from usb I had to enter bios (f10 on startup), enable legacy mode in boot options, set usb as 1st boot.

I'm not sure on the install of ubuntu but I had to manually make partitions for the home,swap,ESP which I did with help from here:

https://antergos.com/wiki/install/how-to-dual-boot-antergos-windows-uefi-expanded-by-linuxhat/

I imagine Ubuntu might be a simpler install and should work fine, but I can vouch the Antergos runs like a dream!

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