Install Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron Gaming 7559

[andyfetodia]

Hello, I'm new to ubuntu and I want to experience this OS and Linux. However, when I do some research, some people said that my Dell laptop is not really compatible with Ubuntu( I doubt it). Please share a guide for me to install it. I will highly appreciate it. Thank you.
The full spec of my laptop can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1481071918&sr=1-1&keywords=dell+gaming+laptop


Intel i5-6300HQ 2.3 GHz Quad-Core (6M Cache, Turbo up to 3.2 GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB GDDR5
8 GB DDR3L / 256 GB Solid-State Drive

Thank you

[oldfred]

Dells actually work better than many other systems.
But that is because Dell has a Ubuntu version.
But very new systems may need the newest sputnik.

Dell support - Update on XPS 13/15 2016 Developer Edition availability
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/4613/t/19670562?pi22229=9

5th Generation Sputnik
https://bartongeorge.io/2016/03/10/xps-13-developer-edition-launches-in-us-ubuntu-based-workstations-available-worldwide/
Dell Inspiron 7566
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2342359
Kernel 4.6 has Dell & Alienware improvements including 9350
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.6-Laptop-Drivers
Dell XPS 8900 i7-6700 pcie_aspm=off (also: Asus X555UB)
http://askubuntu.com/questions/760257/ubuntu-16-04-failed-clean-install-on-new-hard-drive
Ubuntu 16.04 on Dell Xps 15 9550 (i7-6700HQ - 1TB SSD - UHD 4k touch)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2317843
XPS 13 9350 Windows reinstall & discussion of RAID vs. AHCI
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/3sr1jh/windows_10_clean_install_guide/
Dell Xps 15 9550 Ubuntu 15.10 on new Infinity display (i7 6gen 16gbr UHD 4k touch) post 272 says 16.04 good
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2301071
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2301071&p=13447241#post13447241

[andyfetodia]

I'm looking into this https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2301071&page=28&p=13447241#post13447241. My friend told me once that I should install 16.04. I found a few discussion about this and I'm not sure I should try this since I did not find any official guide to install 16.04. I used to mess up once and the OS is corrupted. I had to return the laptop so I'm looking for a safe lane to drive.

[oldfred]

I have general install instructions and links to more detailed instructions in the link below in my signature.

Shows install with screen shots. Both BIOS purple accessibility screen & UEFI black grub menu screen
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI
Something Else or manual Install
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/dual-boot-windows-8-ubuntu.html
Also shows Windows 10 screens or similar to Windows 8
http://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-10-with-uefi
UEFI install,windows 8 with Something Else screen shots, similar for newer versions of Ubuntu
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2014/05/install-ubuntu-1404-alongside-windows.html

[andyfetodia]

Thank you very much,sir. I definitely try it and I will change the topic into SOLVED after. Thank you