downloaded 64bit version, loaded onto usb drive. installed ubuntu onto 250gb samsung ssd. ran updates, installed nvidia drivers, gnome shell and ubuntu-restricted-extras....all went perfectly smooth, no issues at all!
Code:
lsb_release -a && uname -r
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release: 15.04
Codename: vivid
3.16.0-23-generic
Code:
Current Date/Time: Sun Oct 26 13:17:59 EDT 2014
Distro Release: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Kernel Release: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic
Gnome Release: GNOME Shell 3.12.2
Unity Release: unity 7.3.1
OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GTX 480/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.123