Re: [Dorset] My Dell XPS-13 DE

2016-10-15 Thread James Blake
You got a Developer Edition with a touchscreen? My skylake one came with a matt non-touch. I agree with you on 14.04, but I've been running 16.04 and then 16.10 with no problems. The DisplayLink docking station, however, is appalling. The Ubuntu DisplayLink drivers are terrible, even the

[Dorset] Issues with Kubuntu 16.10

2016-10-15 Thread Terry Coles
Today I upgraded my laptop (as mentioned elsewhere) and my desktop to Kubuntu 16.10. I had two issues. On both machines upgrading failed. The Upgrade was offered, but didn't work. I resorted to the Kubuntu forums and eventually the answer came back, see:

[Dorset] My Dell XPS-13 DE

2016-10-15 Thread Terry Coles
This is a follow-up to my earlier info about the problems that I experienced with my Dell XPS-13 Developer Edition and the unsuitability of the Pre- installed Ubuntu 14.04 for a machine with Skylake processor and QHD+ high res touchscreen. As I said at one point, I was waiting for Kubuntu 16.10