Ubuntu on Dell Latitude E5430
The Dell Latitude E5430 laptop has been awarded the status of Certified for Ubuntu.
Please note that for pre-installed systems:
- The system is available in some regions with a special image of Ubuntu pre-installed by the manufacturer. It takes advantage of the hardware features for this system and may include additional software. You should check when buying the system whether this is an option.
- Standard images of Ubuntu may not work at all on the system or may not work well, though Canonical and computer manufacturers will try to certify the system with future standard releases of Ubuntu.
Releases
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 64-bit
Certification notes
- Proprietary Drivers Required
- Installation of proprietary drivers is required for WiFi functionality. When prompted to install drivers, select the "Broadcom STA" driver.
- Hibernate
- Hibernate may fail on this system
Hardware overview
This system was tested with these key components:
- Processor
- Intel Corporation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M CPU @ 2.50GHz
- BIOS
- Dell Inc. A05
- Video
- Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
- Network
- Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
- Network
- Broadcom Corporation BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n
- Storage
- None Hitachi HTS727550A9E364
- Storage
- Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode]

Available from ubuntu.com
Pre-installed by manufacturer