Ubuntu23.04-Manual-Setup-13thGen.md

This is for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Framework Laptop 13 ONLY.

This will:

• Update your Ubuntu install's packages.
• Workaround needed to get the best suspend battery life for SSD power drain.
• Disable the ALS sensor so that your brightness keys work.
• Enable improved fractional scaling support for Ubuntu's GNOME environment using Wayland.
• Enable headset mic input.

COPY AND PASTE THIS CODE BELOW INTO A TERMINAL

• Browse to Activities in the upper left corner, click to open it.
• Type out the word terminal, click to open it.
• Left click and drag to highlight and copy the code below in the gray box, right click/paste to copy it into the terminal window.
• Then press the enter key, password, reboot.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo snap refresh && echo "options snd-hda-intel model=dell-headset-multi" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf && gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer']" && sudo sed -i 's/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT.*/GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash module_blacklist=hid_sensor_hub nvme.noacpi=1"/g' /etc/default/grub && sudo update-grub && echo "[connection]" | sudo tee /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf && echo "wifi.powersave = 2" | sudo tee -a /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf

COPY AND PASTE THIS CODE ABOVE INTO A TERMINAL

Pasted code will look similar to the image below:

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For intermediate to advanced users:

If you would rather enter the commands individually instead of using the code block provided previously:

Updating packages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Enable headset mic input.

echo "options snd-hda-intel model=dell-headset-multi" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Enable improved fractional scaling support for Ubuntu's GNOME environment using Wayland.

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter experimental-features "['scale-monitor-framebuffer']"

Disable the ALS sensor so that your brightness keys work, 13th gen only.

sudo gnome-text-editor /etc/default/grub

Append the following to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash section.

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash module_blacklist=hid_sensor_hub"

Then run

sudo update-grub

Workaround needed to get the best suspend battery life for SSD power drain.

sudo gnome-text-editor /etc/default/grub

Append the following to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash section.

This is an ACPI parameter that helps ensure compatibility by disabling ACPI support for NVMe. Advanced Linux users: You're welcome to remove it if you feel it's not needed for any reason and sudo update-grub.GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nvme.noacpi=1"

Then run

sudo update-grub

Preventing wifi drop offs.

sudo gedit /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf

Change 3 into a 2

wifi.powersave = 2