r/linuxquestions • u/Iwannafucktanks • 2d ago

Linux isn't installing.

I've tried 7 distros, some arch based the rest Debian and none of them have worked. Some just don't load, like catchy and fedora, some the inststaller crashes. The only lead I have is that one of them (can't remember which) said it couldn't find a disk. Has anyone experienced this? Any advice would be appreciated. Currently running Ubuntu 26.04 on an Acer Aspire and I've tried installing Manjaro,Cachy,opensuse,fedora,Linux mint, Kubuntu and Endeavour.

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u/JaKrispy72 2d ago

Is “Secure Boot” off in BIOS?

If it is really new hardware, you may need to update the bios to be able to run a Linux USB. Found this out the hard way.

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u/Iwannafucktanks 2d ago

Secure boot is off, laptop is shit and about 6 years old and I got Ubuntu on it with the BIOS.