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Let me preface by saying I`m not a computer geek but I am SO VERY tired of windows systems and ALL the non-stop glitches they are plagued by. Well the latest windows torture device I purchased is a Lenovo Ideapad 100S, question is; Is this device compatible with a version of Ubuntu?

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  • Yes, Ubuntu will work with an Atom CPU. As that is a low power laptop, I would point you to https://xubuntu.org/ or http://lubuntu.net/ for better performance. – Mark Kirby Mar 23 '17 at 11:13
  • We do not provide hardware recommendations ;) See http://askubuntu.com/questions/333795/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-each-flavour-of-ubuntu-desktop for a general idea on what operating system fits – Rinzwind Mar 23 '17 at 11:25
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    Just try a live USB. That way you'll know if it works or not before you install. Also, +1 for @MarkKirby's suggestion of xubuntu or lubuntu instead of plain ubuntu – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Mar 23 '17 at 11:36
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    @MarkKirby Just FYI, the official site for Lubuntu is http://lubuntu.me – Nick Weinberg Mar 23 '17 at 11:39
  • I would also recommend Xubuntu, well any distro using the xfce desktop actually. I use xfce excusively even on high end machines. – hatterman Mar 23 '17 at 12:33
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    It looks like that was one of the systems orginally designed to not allow Linux. It uses a 32 bit UEFI. When designed Linux did not have 32 bit UEFI. You need to download the 32 bit UEFI files separately and use them to boot. LENOVO Ideapad 100S Laptop 32 bit UEFI bootia32.efi https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2350606 – oldfred Mar 23 '17 at 13:33

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