[ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu on a machine with Windows 9

[Barry Drake]

On 06/01/13 15:15, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
> Yup, I think so, I mean I've been into them a dozen times and I 
> haven't seen anything that looks as helpful as that. When I started 
> trying to do this, I found a chat forum where someone explained just 
> how difficult it really is, though I can't find it again now. Probably 
> if I followed his exact instructions, which involve creating 
> partitions (including a swap partition specifically for Ubuntu), and, 
> I think, defining start points as GUIDs or whatever, I could do it.

My gut feeling is that creating partitions etc is still not going to 
have any effect.  My understanding of UEFI is that the BIOS monitors 
anything that is trying to install and rejects all bootable files unless 
they are signed in a way that allows booting privilege.  This means that 
the missing files you spoke of will be the Linux kernel itself.  I'm 
talking off the top of my head here, so forgive me if this is not the 
right information.  I'd certainly go back and return the item - probably 
saying that you find Windows 8 'unuseable!  I wouldn't put up with it 
myself!

Regards,        Barry.

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