It seems that Canonical and Ubuntu will not get rid of the controversy even at the end of the year. The latest stable version of Ubuntu, Ubuntu 17.10 is giving problems, serious and serious problems. Apparently this version does not work well with Lenovo computers and certain Acer computers, causing them breaking the BIOS and consequently leaving the computer as a brick.
The problem is serious and real, so real that the team of Ubuntu has retired the Ubuntu 17.10 installation image. Leaving only the Ubuntu LTS image as a good option to install on any computer.
After Ubuntu 17.10 was released, several users decided to test the new version of Ubuntu on their Lenovo laptops. This caused the BIOS to break and not save the configuration, restarting when the computer was restarted. Other users saw how after the restart, their laptop became like a brick. After several investigations, it was concluded that the kernel used by Ubuntu 17.10 would be, at least in part, behind this. Quickly opened a thread on launchpad to solve the bug as well as the affected computers or that may be affected.
Ubuntu 17.10 kernel could be behind Lenovo issues
And although Launchpad currently shows that the error is fixed, the truth is that the Ubuntu team recommends not installing that version of Ubuntu on the affected models and you are working together with Lenovo to create an ISO image that will not harm your computers. Users of the affected computers have it worse. Because Lenovo has stated that there is no possible solution for those who have a corrupted BIOS, except to change the motherboard. On the other hand, Ubuntu recommends using unorthodox tools to revive these computers, although it is something that is not available to many.
In any case, If you have a Lenovo or Acer computer, take a good look at the bug thread before installing any version of Ubuntu or else you could run out of equipment.