I built this machine some time ago and have been running Win10 Pro ever since. With Win11 ‘pending’, I have done some testing of Ubuntu and really like it.
So far, I had an intel Mac Mini (I think from 2014) that I’ve put Ubuntu on and I really like how it’s working. I’ve set up a recycled machine (Dell XPS) that has been running well also.
I’m running 3 separate monitors on the WIN10 machine and want to keep doing that.
Can anyone provide any “beware” information on the setup below? This is a fairly critical machine, so, down time isn’t good.
My main program is ThinkOrSwim which I have successfully loaded onto the MacMini, but, I think it definitely needs some more horsepower.
Thanks!
Device Name
MAIN
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor 3.70 GHz
Installed RAM
64.0 GB
Storage
466 GB SSD Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB)
System Type
64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch
No pen or touch input is available for this display
It’s great to hear you’re planning on moving the machine to Ubuntu!
I don’t see anything unusual in the specs you provided. Nvidia drivers are well supported and will be installed during installation. If it’s a critical machine like you say maybe it’s a good idea to install Ubuntu on another SSD and in case it turns out it doesn’t sit well with the hardware you can plug the Windows 10 drive back in, without losing much time.
Thanks! I have shifted an older mac mini (intel) over to ubuntu and that is getting me thinking more about just ‘leaving the farm’ and going full Ubuntu/open source.
I saw some things about NVIDIA having some driver issues, I figure this is older news at this point.
The failsafe testing process is to “burn” a Live ISO, onto USB Stick or DVD, then run the Live session for each of the tools in your suite of critical Apps. That way, nothing is left to chance … and no encountering of sudden “gotcha’s”.
Yes, you can “install” those Apps in a Live environment. They just wont be permanent, requiring reinstall at every Live boot.
If the target machine is that critical, I would ONLY migrate after doing that!
The only other option is to locate an actual “twin” computer onto which you can do the actual install to confirm all the actions outlined above.
For clients intending to run thinkorswim on Linux, Solaris or other Unix variants, manual updates and tuning may be required. We have no official support for configuring these operating systems.
If this is really your “main program,” then consider using it on a supported OS to avoid unpleasant surprises. Both Windows and Android can be operated in Virtual Machines if you want to run Ubuntu on bare metal.
I have a GTX 1070 and remember one specific bug, which was my cursor getting stuck on the right side of the screen when using Wayland. After a bit of troubleshooting I discovered Ubuntu thought I had a second monitor on the right. The cursor was jumping to a nonexistent screen. I deleted it and the issue stopped.
Other than a tiny annoyance like that everything ran well. 1070 is not 2070 but still.
ThinkOrSwim is basically only a java app so there should’nt be any problem. Further it has a web app for the browser but I think it lacks some features.
I am using the TWS from Interactive Brokers, which is also java, without any problems.
Wine is still around (and better than ever ) but you won’t need it.
Me: Ubuntu 25.10 on XPS 17 with Nvidia 3050 with ZFS on root
Yeh, I’m aware of the web app but I have quite a few of my own scripts I use.
Did you have any issue with TWS on the latest OS updates? When they finished, I had to re install, which, wasn’t a big deal other than the “getting java up to date” part, which, wasn’t horrid, just kinda surprising that the OS upgrade caused a reversion of some sort with java preventing the re-installation of ToS.
No, no problems with OS updates with TWS. But TWS brings its own java so it always goes well together. With other java versions than the one that comes with it there were alway some problems sometimes.
) but you won’t need it.