Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Workstation Tower User Guide

June 5, 2024
Lenovo

Ubuntu 22.04 Linux Setup Guide

For ThinkStation P360 Tower, Tiny

Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Workstation Tower

Section 1 -­ BIOS Configuration

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”.

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  • 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 22.04 LTS

Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on the Lenovo ThinkStation P360.

  • Insert the Ubuntu 22.04 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 F12 boot menu list.
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  • Select “Ubuntu” from the GRUB boot menu and press enter.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Workstation Tower 7

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

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

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  • Choose the installation type. For simplicity, this guide was done using “Erase disk and install Ubuntu”
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  • Select “Continue” to confirm changes will be made to the disk.

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  • Choose the appropriate geographical location and select “Continue”.

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  • Fill out the appropriate information and select “Continue”.

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  • Ubuntu installation progress bar will be shown.
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  • Once the installation completes, select “Restart now”.

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  • Remove the installation media and press enter.
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  • User will land on the Ubuntu Desktop Screen.

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Section 3 ­- 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.

  • To make sure the Nvidia GPU is working, open the terminal and write the command nvidia-smi.

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In case Nvidia GPU is not native, follow the steps below to install the GPU driver:

  • Open Software & Updates.

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  • Click on Additional Drivers
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  • Select the driver you would like to install and click Apply Changes

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  • After that system will ask to restart, click Restart.
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In case you desire to install a specific Nvidia driver please follow the next steps:

  • Download the latest Nvidia graphics driver for the appropriate Nvidia GPU from www.nvidia.com/download

  • To get the Nvidia driver running, we will need to blacklist the nouveau driver. Follow the steps below:
    o Log in as root: sudo su
    o Open blacklist.conf file: gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
    o Blacklist nouveau driver by writing: blacklist nouveau
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  • Run the command: update-initramfs -u

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  • Reboot the system: reboot
    o Once your system reboots, open a terminal window and:
    o Log in as root: sudo su
    o Run the command: apt-get update
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  • Install gcc: apt-get install gcc

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

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  • 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.

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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-Linuxx86_64-430.50.run

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  • Select Continue installation.

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  • Wait until the kernel modules are completely built.
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  • Select Yes for installing 32-bit compatibility libraries.

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

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  • Select OK once the X configuration file gets updated successfully.
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  • Execute the following command to verify the Nvidia driver is loaded: nvidiasmi

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  • Reboot the system.
Revision History
Version Date Author Changes/Updates
1.0 5/17/2022 Aleksandr Panteleev Initial launch release

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