Hello to everybody,

this is my first post on this super useful Forum.
I would like to buy the DELL XPS 15 (7590) and I would like to install - as a primary OS - one Linux distro (Ubuntu/Mint or Fedora).

Is there anyone here that can help me to understand whether there are any kind of incompatibility problem?
I tried to google but I could not find a lot of information related to this model.

Thank you very much for your help.

Bye

If you use the latest release of the Ubuntu or Fedora (is there a mint newer than based on 18.04?), you shouldn't have issues. Maybe Mint, don't know if there's newer than 18.04.

If you use something based on 18.04, you'll need the hwe kernel to use wifi, the shipping kernel in 18.04 was too old and the drivers do not exist for it.

The graphics should be able to get working, you'll have to install the proprietary Nvidia drivers as the open source nouveau (or whatever) will not support it, and possibly other stuff to get the switching working. I really don't know 100% on that, as I avoid Nvidia like I avoid getting covid19. I'm sure there's someone who has a recent enough Nvidia card that can explain how to get it working.

Everything else except those 2 things should pretty much work without issue out of the box.

Hi Timothy,

many thanks for your help. The latest Mint is based on Ubuntu 18, so maybe it could be better to install the latest Ubuntu or Fedora.

Is the anybody who have experienced an installation on this kind of laptop, in order to get some helpful advices?

Not finding information about the model and Linux is a good sign — no cries for help! Nvidia graphics is often a problem, but it seems that it isn't in this case:
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pa...50-linux&num=1

Hi David. I have read several websites and I found it's compatible also with Arch Linux (except for FingerPrint reader). I have never used Arch so, I would like to try to install and configure it.

I share this link also for other readers https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_XPS_15_7590

Dell tends to have commercial support for linux so their devices tend to work. Some tweaks usually needed.

Thanks

I'm not sure I'd recommend a beginner to install Arch. It doesn't actually come with an installer. You need to get a list of commands to enter in order to do it manually. I tried twice, and succeeded once. It's also rolling-release and very bleeding-edge — about one a year you may get an update that crashes your system, and then you need the skills to roll back to where you were. If you are still interested, you could try EndeavourOS. That is basically an installer for Arch, which sets you up with a small working system — after that you can use the Arch repository for anything else that you need. The one thing I will say for Arch is that their documentation is the best — I've often used it myself when lost!

CaptainJhonJhan10,

I don’t want to put you off buying the XPS 15 7590, but there are various potential pitfalls using Linux.

There is no LAN port so you may an adaptor such as this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-co.../dp/B0095EFXMC

The wifi is Killer AX1650 which may present problems, but according to this link, recent Linux kernels and firmware have fixed it:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=247705&p=2

Also:
https://support.killernetworking.com...-ubuntu-16-04/

The nvidia graphics drivers may need work (see below).

You may find Manjaro Xfce more user-friendly than Arch.

Finally, this link gives details of Ubuntu 18.04 being installed on the XPS 15 7590:
https://medium.com/@tylergwlum/my-jo...9-756f738a6447

The more recent Ubuntu 19.1 may deal with AX1650 without any problem.

Capt'n. I just this week bought a Dell Inspiron 7000. Had only one problem, one that turned out to be easily solved. At the same time, I've been seeing many questions here and in the fedoraforum (.org) forums about it. When I installed Fedora 31 (KDE spin) I had no sound. It looked like the speakers weren't being recognized at all.

After one day of research, I stumbled on the solution - simply install alsa-firmware from the repo.

So I'm saying that yes, you may discover a problem, but the odds are it's been solved and the answer is out there.

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