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Manufacturer of high performance computers, subdivision of Dell. See http://www.alienware.com/ for more information.

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Increment Brightness by value using xrandr

So I have an Alienware 13 R3 with the OLED display, and for the first time I was able to change the brightness using the xrandr command. The problem was the absence of backlight in OLED displays, so I couldn't change the brightness wither with the…
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Install Ubuntu on Alienware 15 R4

How to install Ubuntu 18.10 on an Alienware 15? I've encountered an error with the touchpad not working, and the noveau graphics driver being insufficient for Steam.
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Alienware 17 R4 Ubuntu 16.04 WiFi driver

I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my new Alienware 17 R4 laptop that comes with Killer 1550 WiFi network card. Currently I am running on LAN cable to connect to the internet but would very much like to make use of my WiFi card. I have tested that it…
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fancontrol on no pw-capable machines

I've installed Ubuntu 13.4 on my Alienware m14x and noticed one thing, cpu gets as high as 70 degrees centigrade (with nothing resourceful running) and cooler doesn't respond to that, just stays calm and quiet. How can I change that? fancontrol…
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Enabling Macro Keys of Alienware 17R4 and utilizing them on Ubuntu 16.04

So I have an Alienware 17R4 that has 6 Macrokeys on the left side named: x,1,2,3,4,5 and 4 macrokeys on top of the keypad to the right side named: 6,7,8,9 On windows I can use the x macrokey to toggle macrokeys numbered 1 through 5 between three…
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Does Ubuntu 13.10 run well on Alienware 14 laptops?

Does Ubuntu 13.10 run well on Alienware 14 laptops? My specs are: - Processor: 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (6M Cache, up to 3.4GHz) - Memory: 8GB DDR3L at 1600 MHz(2 x 4G) - Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s - Video card: NVIDIA…
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Headphones not working on Alienware 17R2

I have an alienware 17 r2 with Ubuntu 15.04 installed. I have most drivers working however I can't seem to get an audio from headphones when I plug them in. The sound always seems to play only with the laptop speakers whether the headphones are…
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Alienware (Nvidia) + 2 monitor on ubuntu 14.04 (1 of the displays does not show)

I just installed a clean Ubuntu 14.04 on my Alienware laptop as dual-boot (The problem does not exists on Windows 8). I change the driver to the nvidia (GeForce GTX 860M) one through the additional drivers tab. I then added two monitors (1 to hdmi +…
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How do I install drivers on an Alienware m11x?

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my alienware m11x, which has both integrated and discrete graphics. I also installed gnome-shell, but upon login it defaults to fallback mode. I'm pretty sure this is an issue with the graphics drivers. However, there are…
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Install ubuntu on alienware m15 r3

I am about to purchase the Alienware m15 r3, and I usually dual boot all my computers, but I have seen some people experience some difficulties while trying to install ubuntu on an Alienware, and I haven't seen any posts about the new Alienware, has…
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Ubuntu 18.04 kernel panic on shutdown

I am having trouble when shutting down Dell Alienware Aurora R7 after installing ubuntu 18.04. The nvidia drivers were successfully installed.
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Alienware 17 R2 No sound

Just installed ubuntu 16 on my alienware 17 R2, and there are no sound. I have tried to unmuted the card from alsamixer. but i think that the hdmi card is set as default. Is it any way to fix this? lspci -nnk | grep -A3 -Fe '[0403]' output: 00:03.0…
Åsmund Kamphaug
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Ubuntu 16.04.2+ installer hangs

I have an Alienware 17 R4, and as the title says, 16.04.2 is not usable on my laptop, but 16.04.1 and 16.04 are. When I say "not usable", I mean it will boot installer, and complete the install. However, upon clicking the Reboot button after the…
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Alienware 13 touchpad not working under any distro [DLL068B:00 06CB:76E9] [hid-rmi]

Well, as the title explains that's my problem, I'm using 3.18 kernel, and this are my thoughts: First of all the touchpad wasn't showing up in xinput while I was expecting something like: ⎜ ↳ PS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=14 …
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Alienware 14 (Mid 2013) Ubuntu 15.04 switch off lights

I am a new Ubuntu user and have 15.04 version. I am wondering if there is any thing that I could do to switch off the lights of my keyboard (AlienFX). I have already tried the two (I do not if is right call them software) pyalienware and…
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