I am testing the feasibility of using Ubuntu in place of Windows/Mac for my company. Using a new laptop pre-loaded with Windows 10 Home Version 1703...
Here's what I've done so far:
Downloaded Ubuntu 16.04.3 to my hard drive.
Followed the instructions under "Create a bootable USB stick on Windows" which uses a downloaded version of Rufus - and specifying the ISO file type as per the tutorial. This step seemed to go fine.
I have verified that the usb stick in the F: drive contains Ubuntu.
First, I just rebooted the laptop but it did not recognize a bootable module in the F: drive.
Then I rebooted again holding down the F12 key. Same behavior.
Then I rebooted again while repeatedly pressing and releasing the F12 key. This time the re-boot was interrupted. I got a screen that said:
Choose an option: Continue, Use a device, Troubleshoot, Turn off PC
I chose Use a device. This brought up a new screen with the following choices: ATA HDD; ATAPI; PCI LAN; USB FDD; USB HDD; USB CD.
I clicked on USB FDD.
The machine completed the boot, but ignored the F drive and came up in Windows.
I believe I have reviewed all of the FAQs and tutorials that might pertain to this question.
To get this far, I have used up several hours of my time and essentially most of my weekend.
If anybody has any ideas I would appreciate it. Otherwise I think I'll just have to report back that Ubuntu is not a good match for our company.
