# Tweaking ASUS Zenbook UX305CA on Linux

DevFeed: [Tweaking ASUS Zenbook UX305CA on Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/tweaking-asus-zenbook-ux305ca-on-linux-27655.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2016/04/tweaking-asus-zenbook-ux305ca-on-linux/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2016-04-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [ASUS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/asus.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>), [Filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/filesystems.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [VLC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vlc-media-player.md>)

Tags: [asus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/asus.md>), [battery](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/battery.md>), [benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmark.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpu.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/filesystems.md>), [grub](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/grub.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [laptop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laptop.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [remote-work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-work.md>), [thinkpad](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thinkpad.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

A practical account of configuring an ASUS Zenbook UX305CA running Ubuntu 16.04, covering SSD filesystems, swap, CPU and battery power management, touchpad behavior, and video acceleration with VD-PAU and VA-API.

## Source excerpt

Lately I was searching for mobile notebook that I could use for remote work. I checked f ThinkPad series but they were huge bricks that have nothing in common with 'mobile' word. Then I saw ASUS Zenbook that I didn't take into account before and it was exactly what I was searching for. Configuration of Skylake based notebook right now is not straightforward - there are still glitches and small bugs that are waiting to be fixed. I want to sum up what I've done after installation. I started with fresh Ubuntu 16.04 to get Debian based distro with possibly latest kernel and patches.