Re: [orca-list] Installing linux with windows 10

[Milton <milton duurzaamdigitaal org>]

In Ubuntu you can schoose for the option to install Ubuntu next to 
Windows or for the option 'Other' to choose for a partition. You then 
can also check if the bootloader will install on the right drive/partition.

Milton

Op 30-01-2021 om 19:41 schreef Didier Spaier via orca-list:
> Well, Slint will just installs a root partition and if there is enough 
> space
> propose to add another one, both formatted with ext4, unless the drive 
> be a
> raw SD card (not a SD card in an USB adapter) in which case f2fs is 
> used. No
> swap partition (a swap file plus a swap in zram space instead) neither a
> /home nor a /boot partition and the same ESP used by Windows is also 
> used to
> install the GRUB OS loader, if it's big enough. But I have to let others
> comment about the Ubuntu installer.
>
> Didier
>
> Le 30/01/2021 à 19:18, Glenn K0LNY a écrit :
> > That method never works well for me, as when you use the unused 
> > space, the
> > installer asks for partition types for all the Linux partitions that 
> > it will
> > be creating.
> > Glenn
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Didier Spaier via orca-list" <orca-list gnome org>
> > To: <orca-list gnome org>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2021 8:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: [orca-list] Installing linux with windows 10
> >
> >
> > Hello Daniel,
> >
> > My advice is to shrink the partition (or volume, in Windows parlance) 
> > from
> > Windows itself before installing Ubuntu. Hopefully the Ubuntu installer
> > should
> > the be able to find the space you will have freed and install Ubuntu 
> > there.
> > You will have to check as I don't use Ubuntu.
> >
> > I have written instructions here for Slint (but this should work for any
> > distribution as the commands are to be typed in Windows):
> > http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/doc/New_Installer/Doc_in_the_installer/FreeSpace 
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Didier
> >
> >
> > Le 30/01/2021 à 14:33, Daniel McGee via orca-list a écrit :
> > > So after playing around with various distros, I have decided to go with
> > > ubuntu mate. However, I also still want to keep windows 10 so I can 
> > > duel
> > > boot.
> > >
> > > The question I have though is. When I boot up to the ubuntu mate 
> > > installer
> > > and tell it to install along side windows, will it take care of the
> > > Partitioning itself? Manually splitting the two drives is what's 
> > > putting
> > > me off. As I don't want to mess my win10 setup up.
> > >
> > >
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