Lenovo ThinkPad P53, ThinkPad P73 Ubuntu Linux Setup Guide [en, ar, bg, cs, da, de, el, es, fi, fr, he, hr, hu, id, it, ja, ko, nb, nl, pl, pt, pt, ro, ru, sh, sk, sl, sv, th, tr, uk, zc, zh]

Ubuntu Linux Setup Guide

For ThinkPad P53, P73

***Official support of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and later.

Section 1 – BIOS Setup and Pre-Installation Steps

The first step before installing Linux is to make sure the system BIOS is setup correctly.

•Boot into BIOS by pressing the function F1 key at the “Lenovo” splash screen.

•Tab over to the ‘Restart’ menu tab and set “OS Optimized Defaults” to “Disabled”.

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•Switching the “OS Optimized Defaults” settings may give a warning message. Select “Yes” to continue to disable OS Optimized Defaults.

•Tab over to the “Startup” menu tab.

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•Pressing F9 function key will allow Legacy and UEFI bootable devices by setting

“UEFI/Legacy Boot” to “Both”; otherwise, it will be an unchangeable setting to “UEFI only”.

•Press function F10 key to save and exit BIOS setup.

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Section 2 – Discrete vs Hybrid Graphics

The Thinkpad P53 and P73 offer both Nvidia and Intel graphics. To run exclusively Nvidia graphics, use the discrete graphics mode highlighted below.

•Boot into BIOS, tab over to the “Config” menu option, and select the “Display” option.

•By default, the “Graphics Device” will likely be set to “Hybrid Graphics”. To run exclusively Nvidia graphics, set the “Graphics Device” to “Discrete Graphics”.

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Section 3 – Installing Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS

Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on the Lenovo Thinkpad P53 and P73.

•Insert the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation media (either through USB or CD/DVD).

•Power on the system and press the F12 function key whenever the following Lenovo splash screen appears.

•Select the Linux bootable installation media from the F12 boot menu list.

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•Highlight “Install Ubuntu” from the GRUB boot menu and press ‘e’.

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