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+layout: post
+title: "Installing Ubuntu on Thinkpads"
+description: ""
+category: General
+tags: [Linux, Thinkpad]
+---
+{% include JB/setup %}
+
+<p></p>
+---
+<p></p>
+
+Lenovo Thinkpads are well-suited for Linux. Although they work out-of-the-box, there are still many options that can be tuned.
+
+# Installing **Ubuntu** on a System with Windows (Dual-Boot)
+
+Normally, Windows (Vista or better) can not be resized to less than half the hard disk size. Here is how to do it:
+
+1.  Shrink Windows partition
+    1.  Start Windows.
+    2.  Prepare drive `C:` for shrinking (so that it can be made smaller than 50% of the disk capacity)
+
+        1.  [Set pagefile to
+            zero](https://www.evernote.com/shard/s89/sh/62db75f8-c3b0-4b64-85aa-0b6915fa1dfd/4917c857af11acb623d704c01a413a88).
+        2.  [Disable System
+            snapshots](https://www.evernote.com/shard/s89/sh/055a042c-63fb-40d6-9818-6eac6c49de3f/0ba25202bc986966d23be4b66561dad8).
+        3.  Reboot Windows and defrag drive `C:`.
+
+    3.  Shrink `C:` using the Windows 7 tools (Control Panel, type `partition` in the search box) to a minimal size.
+    4.  Revert pagefile and snapshots.
+2.  Decide what version of Ubuntu to use: 32bit or 64bit. Advice: always use the latter if you have more than 2G of RAM. Otherwise choose the 32bit version. **Always use the latest version** of Ubuntu!
+3.  Install **Ubuntu** on the freed space and reboot to Ubuntu.
+
+# Miscalleneous Tweaks
+
+1.  **Use less battery power** (also useful for desktops, e.g. for silent cooling). My Thinkpad now is in the deep sleep state (C7) about 97% of the time, and runs longer with Ubuntu than with Windows.
+
+    1.  Check powersave potential on your device.
+
+        1. Install **Powertop** (`sudo apt-get install powertop`).
+        2. Run `sudo powertop`. Let powertop gather data for a while. Check sections **Device Stats** and **Tunables**. The former show you what hardware is using most power, the latter what you can do to tune your software.
+
+    2.  [Install **TLP** (german)](http://thinkpad-wiki.org/TLP_-_Stromspareinstellungen_fuer_Ubuntu).
+    3. With **TLP** installed, run **Powertop** again and compare. Google for any remaining recommendations under **Tunables**.
+
+2.  For US keyboards (recommended): Run `sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration`, select 105 key generic / english-US layout with EUR sign on ‘5’ key. use AltGr as modifier for foreign symbols (default).
+
+3.  Read [ubuntuguide.org](http://ubuntuguide.org) how to set up the
+    system with your desired user applications.
+
+