Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation Installation Guide

October 27, 2023
Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation

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.
  • On the “Security” menu tab, scroll down and select the “Secure Boot” option.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-2
  • Check whether Secure Boot is disabled. If found enabled, disable it.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-3
  • Save changes by pressing F10 function key.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-4

Installing Debian 11

Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install Debian 11 on the Lenovo ThinkStation P360.

  • Insert the Debian 11 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.

  • Select the Linux bootable installation media from the F12 boot menu list.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-5

  • Select “Graphical install” from the GRUB boot menu and press enter.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-6

  • Select the appropriate language and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-7

  • Select the user location and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-8

  • Configure the keyboard by choosing the appropriate keyboard language and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-9

  • Enter a hostname for the system and select Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-10

  • Enter a domain name and select Continue. If there is no domain in the environment just leave it blank.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-11

  • Set a root password and select Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-12

  • Enter a full name for the user and select Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-13

  • Enter a username to create a user and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-14

  • Create a strong password for the newly created user and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-15

  • Select an appropriate time zone to configure the clock and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-16

  • Choose an appropriate option for partitioning the disk. If the user selects “Guided – use entire disk”, Debian will erase the content and use the entire disk for OS installation. Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-17

  • Select disk to partition and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-18

  • Select “Finish partitioning and write changes to disk” option after confirming the partitions and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-19

  • Select “Yes” to write changes to the disk and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-20

  • Select “No” for network mirror and select Continue.
    Note: Debian can be installed with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Command Line Interface (CLI). To install Debian 11 with a GUI, connect the system to the internet and select “No” to continue without a network mirror. If “Yes” is selected, the system will be installed as a CLI only.Lenovo
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  • Choose to participate or not in the package usage survey and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-22

  • Select the correct location and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-23

  • Select the mirror and select Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-24

  • Choose software to install from the list of software and press Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-24

  • Optionally, you can select as many of these settings as you would like, for this installation process will be selected default software.

  • Remove the installation media and reboot the system by pressing Continue.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-26

Wireless Connection

Before the next steps ensure you have connected to LAN network. To install the Wifi drivers complete the next steps: • Download the appropriate driver for your card from https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/wireless.html
Notes:

  1. For this example, Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 has been used.
  2. In some cases, GitHub clone* may be needed to find all necessary files to complete the installation (for Intel AX201 file iwlwifi-so-a0-hr-b0-68.ucode need to be added to /lib/firmware).

GitHub clone – https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware /linux-firmware.git/tree/

  • Extract the files from download fileLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-27

  • Copy extracted files to /lib/firmwareLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-28

  • Add “contrib” and “non-free” components to /etc/apt/sources.list.

    Debian Sid

    deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-freeLenovo
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  • Update the list of available packages and install the firmware-iwlwifi package:

    apt update && apt install firmware-iwlwifi![Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower

    Workstation-30](https://manuals.plus/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Lenovo- ThinkStation-P360-Tower-Workstation-30.png)

  • As the iwlwifi module is automatically loaded for supported devices, reinsert this module to access installed firmware:

    modprobe -r iwlwifi ; modprobe iwlwifi![Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower

    Workstation-31](https://manuals.plus/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Lenovo- ThinkStation-P360-Tower-Workstation-31.png)

  • After restart Wifi options should appear in the network manager.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-32

  • Configure your wireless interface as appropriate.

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: Before installing the drivers, you must obtain the proper kernel headers for the NVIDIA driver to build with.

  • Run this command, you can simply run #apt install linux-headers-amd64Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-33
    Note: If you’re using the kernel from Debian Backports: Add bullseye- backports as an additional new line to your /etc/apt/sources.list, for example: # bullseye-backports deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye- backports main contrib non-free And run the same command but with the -t flag followed by bullseye-backports.

  • Add “contrib” and “non-free” components to /etc/apt/sources.list.

    Debian Sid

    deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-freeLenovo
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  • Update the list of available packages #apt updateLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-35

  • Install Nvidia drivers #apt install nvidia-driver firmware-misc-nonfreeLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-36

  • During configuration select “Yes” to restart services during package upgrades without askingLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-37

  • Then click “OK”Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-38

  • Restart your system to load the new driver.

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:
    • Log in as root: su
    • Open blacklist.conf file: nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf
    • Blacklist nouveau driver by writing: blacklist nouveau options nouveau modeset=0Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-39
  • Run the command: update-initramfs -uLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-40
  • Stop x-windows by using the command: systemctl set-default multi-user.targetLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-41
  • Then restart restart the system by: systemctl reboot
  • Log in as root and redirect to the directory where the Nvidia driver is located.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-42
  • Run the Nvidia installer by: bash NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-390.144.runLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-43
  • Select Continue installation.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-44
  • Wait until the kernel modules are completely built.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-45
  • Select Yes for installing 32-bit compatibility libraries.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-46
  • Wait until the installation is complete.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-47
  • Select Yes to run nvidia-xconfig utility to automatically update your X configuration file.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-48
  • Select OK once the X configuration file gets updated successfully.Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-49
  • Enable GUI by: systemctl set-default graphical.targetLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-50
  • Execute the following command to verify the Nvidia driver is loaded: nvidia-smiLenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower Workstation-51
  • Reboot the system.

Revision History

Version Date Author Changes/Updates
1.1 7/12/2022 Aleksandr Panteleev Added support for P360 Ultra
1.0 5/17/2022 Aleksandr Panteleev Initial release

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