I have identical XPS 13 in default config - will check it for you when I get home.
AFAIK - I run 18.04 update this weekend without any repo issues. That said, I do not remember the repo setup, without looking at it. -T -T On Tue, May 14, 2019, 14:48 Russell Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank for the info. > > This is a Dell XPS 9370. What's not working is Thunderbolt isn't detected, > so trying to drive an external monitor doesn't work. The system also does > not appear to sleep properly. > > The sleep issue could maybe be lived with. However, an external monitor is > more than just a nice to have. > > This system came preinstalled with 16.04 LTS. 18.04 has been installed > vanilla. The EFI has been updated, and now 16.04 does not appear to install > at all. The system fails to complete a boot of the media. > > ZDNet says plain vanilla works on it too. ( > https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-xps-13-the-best-linux-laptop-of-2018/) > > -Russ > > On 5/13/19, 4:32 PM, "Smith, Cathy" <[email protected] on behalf > of [email protected]> wrote: > > I'm in the same situation. I install specific apps that I need but > never a repository. > > -- > Cathy L. Smith > IT Engineer > > Pacific Northwest National Laboratory > Operated by Battelle for the > U.S. Department of Energy > > Phone: 509.375.2687 > Fax: 509.375.4399 > Email: [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of Tim Garton > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 3:28 PM > To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Dell apt repos. > > I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 on multiple Lattitude and XPS > laptops for many years but have always just run stock, never added their > repos. > What do their repos offer that vanilla Ubuntu doesn't? > > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 2:55 PM Russell Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Is anyone here using Ubuntu 18.04 on a Dell machine? > > > > > > > > I’m having an issue getting the repo. > > > > > > > > Adding the repos: > > > > > > > > $ cat << 'EOL' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dell-repos.list > > > deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell public > > > deb-src http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell > > > public EOL > > deb http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell public > > deb-src http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/ bionic-dell > public > > > > > > > > Verifying the key: > > > > > > > > $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys > > F9FDA6BED73CDC22 > > Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.vL4Mi5xmtD/gpg.1.sh --keyserver > > keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9FDA6BED73CDC22 > > gpg: key F9FDA6BED73CDC22: "Canonical Archive Automatic Signing Key > < > > [email protected]>" not changed > > gpg: Total number processed: 1 > > gpg: unchanged: 1 > > > > > > > > Update Apt: > > > > > > > > $ sudo apt update > > Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco InRelease > > Ign:2 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell > InRelease > > Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-security InRelease > > Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-updates InRelease > > Get:5 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell Release > > [4,173 B] > > Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco-backports InRelease > > Get:7 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell > > Release.gpg > > [287 B] > > Ign:7 http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell > > Release.gpg Reading package lists... Done > > W: GPG error: http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates bionic-dell > > Release: Detached signature file > > > '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/dell.archive.canonical.com_updates_dists_bionic-dell_Release.gpg' > > is in unsupported binary format > > E: The repository 'http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates > > bionic-dell Release' is not signed. > > N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is > > therefore disabled by default. > > N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user > > configuration details. > > > > > > > > I am not able to get past the errors here. I tried the same with > > xenial > > (16.04) and got the same thing. > > > > > > > > Anyone have a cluestick to hit me with? > > > > > > > > -Russ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
