A Clean Install of Linux Mint 21 (Dell UEFI BIOS with Secure Boot and MOK)

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In this video I go through a Clean Install on Mint 21 on a Dell XPS 13 9305 including optional drivers and multimedia codecs for full functionality. The Dell XPS 9305 is an 11th Generation Intel System which has a UEFI BIOS and no Legacy Boot Options. Linux Mint 21 is based upon Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and uses an up to date Linux kernel of version 5.15.

Before the install I address the UEFI BIOS settings required for the install in particular:
Enabling Secure Boot which requires configuring a Machine Owner Key (MOK).
Using the AHCI SATA Operation which is required as there is no Intel Rapid Storage Technology/Intel VMD Linux Kernel Driver.
Changing the Pre-boot Behaviour FastBoot Setting from Minimal to Through. This last setting is only required sometimes when the wireless card doesn't initialise properly.

Post install I have a look at updating Linux Mint and customising the Cinnamon Desktop Environment.

I also have a brief look at some commonly used open source software:
FireFox
Chromium
Chrome
Libre Office
OnlyOffice Desktop Editors
KolourPaint
Krita
GIMP
KDENLive

The Cinnamon Desktop Environment used in Mint 21 is tailored for keyboard and mouse use for example in a traditional desktop or non-touch laptop. It has shortcomings when it comes to using a 2 in 1 convertible touchscreen device as it lacks device autorotation (screen and associated touch input rotation). The preinstalled browser Firefox also uses a non-touch input option, touch gestures on the touchscreen highlight text instead of scrolling by default. The onscreen touchscreen keyboard is basic and behind the GNOME3 Desktop Environment in this area.

Touchscreen notes...

There a couple of hacks that can be used to address two of the most annoying touchscreen issues...

To change the touch input option for FireFox so it works with touchscreen. Open up a terminal and type in the following commands:
echo export MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1 | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/use-xinput2.sh
sudo reboot

To enable autorotation download and extract the kde-auto-rotate-master and double click the install file and select Run in Terminal:
https://github.com/donbowman/kde-auto-rotate

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