dual boot ?

[Stephen Morris]

On 12/6/20 2:42 am, dgvirtual at akl.lt wrote:
> The Ubuntu installer can do the partitioning, when you start it in a 
> computer with Windows already installed. Try it, and if it does not 
> work as you want, you can do it manually.
>
> Just make sure you leave enough space for the Windows stuff, and do 
> create a Swap partition at least the size of your RAM.
If windows is already installed on the new box I would use partition 
magic to resize the partition that windows is installed on (as there 
will potentially be 3 partitions on there already, an uefi partition, a 
windows system partition and the windows install partition) to the size 
you want for linux. You then be able to set up grub to dual boot linux 
and windows.

regards,
Steve

>
> Donatas
>
> 2020-06-11 19:02 Bob <accessys at smart.net> rašė:
>
>
>     too many issues with the old box not worth the $$ or hassles to
>     untangle
>     so she is buying a new box will have 500gb hard drive and comes with
>     windows 10.  using old keyboard, mouse, monitor.
>
>     so should be a lot easier.  she wants to have them function as two
>     different machnes.. she has to use windows 10 for work so is stuck
>     with
>     that.
>
>     should I partition with partition magic first.
>     or use the windows 10 which will be installed from the source
>     (with disk)
>     and use it's partitioner, but will this allow linux to boot or
>     somehow
>     have to go thru windows.
>
>     I have only ever done it with blanking the hard drive, using
>     partition
>     magic or other to make two partitions (suggestions as to sizes)
>     and then
>     load windows on one partition and kubuntu on other partition.
>
>     thanks
>     Bob
>
>
>
>
>     On Thu, 21 May 2020, Dave Nelson (dave at dalek.zone) wrote:
>
>     > Are you partitioning for Windows and Linux on the same drive, or
>     Windows on
>     > one drive and Linux on the other? In any case, you need to
>     install Windows
>     > first, as you said. If you want both operating systems on the
>     same drive,
>     > then you want to partition the drive before installing Windows,
>     because
>     > Windows will simply suggest using the entire drive. Only
>     Ubuntu/Kubuntu gives
>     > you the ability to partition any way you want.
>     >
>     > HTH.
>     >
>     > ---
>     > All the best,
>     >
>     > Dave
>     >
>     > On 2020-05-21 00:34, Bob wrote:
>     >> been a while since I helped someone set up a computer to dual
>     boot.
>     >>
>     >> brain is having a hard disk seek error
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> I have partition magic (8.0)
>     >> and Kubuntu 18.4 (which is what they want)
>     >>
>     >> they have their windoze disk.
>     >>
>     >> I know windoze has to go on first but is that before or after
>     >> partitioning??
>     >>
>     >> thanks
>     >> Bob
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