Lenovo ThinkStation P340 User manual

Ubuntu Linux Setup Guide
For ThinkStation P340 Tower/SFF
***Official support of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and later

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Contents
SECTION 1 –BIOS SETUP & PRE-INSTALLATION STEPS
SECTION 2 –INSTALLING RHEL 8.2
SECTION 3 –RAID INSTALLATION
SECTION 4 –LAN CONNECTION
SECTION 5 –INSTALLING THE NVIDIA GRAPHICS DRIVER
SECTION 6 –REVISION HISTORY

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Section 1 –BIOS Setup & 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.
•Check whether Secure Boot is disabled. If found enabled, disable it.

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•Save changes by pressing F10 function key.

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Section 2 –Installing Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS
Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install Ubuntu
20.04 LTS on the Lenovo ThinkStation P340.
•Insert the Ubuntu 20.04 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 hit enter.
•The Ubuntu Linux Welcome Screen should appear. Select the appropriate
language and Continue.

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•Choose the keyboard layout and language accordingly by selecting each
one and press Continue.
•Select Normal Installation and Continue.

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•Choose the installation type. For simplicity, this guide was done using
Erase disk and install Ubuntu. Currently, Lenovo P340 systems do not
support RAID installations–Check Section 3 for details.
•Select Continue to confirm changes will be made to the disk.

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•Choose the appropriate geographical location and select Continue.
•Fill out the appropriate input boxes and select Continue.

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•Ubuntu installation progress bar will be shown.
•Once the installation completes, select Restart Now.

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•Remove the installation media and hit enter.
•Ubuntu Desktop Screen.

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Section 3 –RAID Installation
Currently Lenovo P340 systems only support single drive installations and not
RAID installations in Ubuntu 20.04 operating system due to unavailable kernel
drivers.
Section 4 –LAN Connection
LAN is native to Ubuntu 20.04 and would not require additional drivers for it to
work.
Users should make sure of having working internet connection to carry on with
Section 5.

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Section 5 –Installing the Nvidia Graphics Driver
In order to get optimal performance out of the Nvidia GPU, it is a good idea to
install the Nvidia graphics driver.
•Download the latest Nvidia graphics driver for the appropriate Nvidia GPU
from here.
•In order to get the Nvidia driver running, we will need to blacklist the
nouveau driver. Follow the steps below-
oLog in as root: sudo su
oOpen blacklist.conf file: gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
oBlacklist nouveau driver by writing: blacklist nouveau

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•Run the command: update-initramfs -
•Reboot the system: reboot
•Once your system reboots, open a terminal window and-
oLog in as root: sudo su
oRun the command: apt-get update

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•Install gcc: apt-get install gcc
•Install make: apt-get install make

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•Install linux-headers: apt-get install -y linux-headers*
•Stop x-windows by using the command: init 3

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•Log in as root and redirect to the directory where the Nvidia driver is
located.
•Make the Nvidia installer an executable by the command- chmod +x
NVIDIA-Linux-x86-64-*
And run the Nvidia driver by- ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-430.50.run

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•Select Continue installation.
•Wait until the kernel modules are completely built.

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•Select Yes for installing 32-bit compatibility libraries.
•Select Install and overwrite existing files.

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•Wait until the installation is complete.
•Select Yes to run nvidia-xconfig utility to automatically update your X
configuration file.