My Journey Installing Ubuntu 18.04 on the Dell XPS 15 7590 (2019)
Introduction
The Dell XPS 15 7590 is the newest laptop in Dell’s XPS 15 series. Sporting a 9th generation Intel CPU, a NVIDIA GTX 1650 GPU, and a 97 Wh battery, it is able to balance high performance, excellent portability, and great battery life all in one laptop.
Because Dell laptops are known to be great for running Linux, I was expecting the Ubuntu 18.04 installation process on my Dell XPS 15 7590 to be quite straightforward; unfortunately, this was not the case. There were numerous frustrating issues including the inability to connect to the WiFi and Bluetooth adapters and the inability to view the SSD when trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 from a USB drive.
I followed numerous tutorials online trying to get Ubuntu 18.04 to work on my laptop, but it seemed like nothing would help, especially for the most important issues. As well, it was difficult to tell what steps to take. Some steps were important, while others were outdated. Some steps were simply nice to do, while others had a risk of ruining my system.
The purpose of this tutorial is to outline the key steps needed to setup Ubuntu 18.04 onto the Dell XPS 15 7590.
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