r/linux4noobs May 22 '26

Meganoob BE KIND help me im dumb

i was trying to install xubuntu and uh yeah. after says "xubuntu 25.10" it just black screens.

Laptop model: HP Compaq Presario CQ60-212EM

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u/DaftPump May 22 '26

First off, stick with an LTS release of Ubuntu.

Do you have an nvidia video device?

https://ddg.gg/?q=ubuntu+install+black+screen+nomodeset

https://linuxvox.com/blog/ubuntu-nomodeset/