Lenovo ThinkStation P350 Tiny User manual

Ubuntu Linux Setup Guide
For Lenovo ThinkStation P350

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Contents
SECTION 1 –BIOS SETUP & PRE-INSTALLATION STEPS
SECTION 2 –INSTALLING UBUNTU 20.04
SECTION 3 –LAN CONNECTION
SECTION 4 –WIRELESS CONNECTION
SECTION 5 –INSTALLING THE NVIDIA GRAPHICS DRIVER
SECTION 6 –REVISION HISTORY

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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.

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•Tab over to the Security tab and select “Secure Boot”.
•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 onthe Lenovo ThinkStation P350.
• 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.

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•Select the Linux bootable installation media from the startup device menu.
• Select the Ubuntu option from the GRUB menu and press enter.

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• Select the “Install Ubuntu” option on the welcome screen.

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• Select the appropriate keyboard layout and language and press “Continue”.
• Optional: Select “Normal Installation” and “Install third-party software…” and press “Continue”.

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• Choose the installation type. For simplicity, this guide was done using
“Erase disk andinstall Ubuntu”
• 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 information 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 press enter.
• Users will land on the Ubuntu Desktop Screen.

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Section 3 –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.
Section 4 –Wireless Connection
WiFi 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
To get optimal performance out of the Nvidia GPU, it is a good idea to install the Nvidia
graphics driver.
Note for P350 Tiny: Nvidia GPU is native to Ubuntu 20.04 on Lenovo P350 Tiny and ideally would not
require additional drivers for it to work.
•To make sure the Nvidia GPU is working, open the terminal and write the command
nvidia -smi.
•In case Nvidia GPU is not native, follow the steps bellow to install the GPU driver.

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•Download the latest Nvidia graphics driver for the appropriate Nvidia GPU from here.
•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
•Run the command: update-initramfs -u
•Reboot the system: reboot

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•Once your system reboots, open a terminal window and-
oLog in as root: sudo su
oRun the command: apt-get update
•Install gcc: apt-get install gcc

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•Install make: apt-get install make
•Install linux-headers: apt-get install -y linux-headers*

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•Stop x-windows by using the command: init 3
•Log in as root and redirect to the directory where the Nvidia driver is located.

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•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
•Select Continue installation.