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    Upcoming XPS 15 & Linux

    fix for the touchscreen: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/b/techcenter/archive/2013/11/14/ubuntu-on-the-precision-m3800.aspx Updated graphics drivers: http://wiki.belmankraul.com/linux/mint16_bumblebee
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    Upcoming XPS 15 & Linux

    Forgot to mention the volume indicator in xfce 13.10 is fixed by editing sudo su nano /usr/share/dbus-1/services/indicator-sound.service and change the Exec path to /usr/lib/indicator-sound-gtk2/indicator-sound-service
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    Upcoming XPS 15 & Linux

    Got bumblebee working by doing this: only for ubuntu 13.10 sudo apt-get install nvidia-319-updates nvidia-settings-319-updates Then you need to edit /etc/bumblebee/bumblebee.conf KernelDriver=nvidia_319_updates LibraryPath=/usr/lib/nvidia-319-updates:/usr/lib32/nvidia-319-updates...
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    Upcoming XPS 15 & Linux

    Touch is currently working, but may just be lucky. I'm using kernel 3.11 and I read that 3.12 has better functionality. They were using fedora. As far as Nvidia goes I installed nvidia-319 and got a black screen after reboot (this has been reported by others as well). I reinstalled to get to...
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    Upcoming XPS 15 & Linux

    Got this today and really like t so far. I need to tweak it some to get it working 100% but here is what I have found: First the good; all the hardware seems to work. I have not tested the Nvidia card yet (installing the driver now). The bad: the touch screen seems to only work sometimes. It...
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    Upcoming XPS 15 & Linux

    I will report here when my order comes in about a month. I will most likely be installing xubuntu 13.10