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Is it possible to install Ubuntu on a ASUS ROG Flow X16 (GV601RM-M5115W with AMD Ryzen 7-6800HS and NVIDIA RTX 3060)?

I have checked the Ubuntu compatibility lists on the Ubuntu site, but there were no entries yet for this model.

I would like to use it alongside with Windows 11 on another partition. So, I tried the USB Ubuntu live Installation and noticed that the display brightness settings are not working and the keyboard backlight shortcut-keys aren't either.

Are there any more specific problems or considerations I should be aware of?

Anyone with any experiences with this model?

How can I solve those issues?

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Install Ubuntu 22.04 along Windows 11 on ASUS ROG Flow X16

It works pretty much like the default installation, so:

  1. Backup of your important Windows files! Then resize your Windows Partition in the partition manager to get free space for Ubuntu. Now you should be able to install Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration:

  2. Install Ubuntu on a USB Device with Rufus

  3. In Boot-Settings choose the USB Stick with your Ubuntu install Image

Tweaks for the Asus Rog flow x16 on Ubuntu

  1. fix brightness buttons
    Edit your /etc/default/grub file:

    GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="acpi_backlight=native"

    source: https://askubuntu.com/a/1508733/34298

  2. The AURA setting didn't work, so I used rogauracore to set the color of the keyboard-backlight and then added new keyboard shortcuts to dim and increase brightness: https://github.com/rubo77/rogauracore-scripts

Suggestions

  1. Remap M4 key to Print
    Since there is no Print key on this Laptop, you can remap the PRINT key to the extra M4 Key: go to Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Screenshots

  2. fix HEVC videos: by default Ubuntu Totem cannot play any Vidoes from my Pixel phone, so I had to

    sudo apt remove gstreamer1.0-vaapi

    source: https://askubuntu.com/a/1406276/34298

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