Installing xubuntu on a new WIndows-8 system

[Joep L. Blom]

On 12/08/13 14:17, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 12/08/13 21:09, Joep L. Blom wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I just bought a new system (Acer) which of course I couldn't buy
>> without an OS so Windows8 is pre-installed. It uses several partitiona
>> and First I thought of removing it completely. However, I've paid for
>> it so first let it be (by the way it is completely unusable for
>> somebody who has used UNIX/Linux over the past 25 years).
>> Now I have shrunk one Windows partition to 250 GB to install Ubuntu on.
>> However, when I start installing the first thing that's asked is a
>> device for the boot loader installation. I give /dev/sda6 (which is
>> the partition I would use for Ubuntu) but it complains that it is used
>> for mount point / (natural) and it want a separate partition for the
>> bootloader code which should be marked as a "Reserved BIOS boot area".
>> I assume it will need an area for the grub loader in the boot-area but
>> there is of course already the WIndows boot code.
>> As extra information: I install in legacy mode as UEFI is too new for me.
>> Joep
>>
>
> Read this invaluable article:
>
> http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/down/articles/LSK_multi_distro_install_US.pdf
>
>
> BC

Basil,
Thanks for your quick reply. However, I have the impression that it is 
written some time ago and current new systems are quite different from 
say systems sold 4 a 5 years ago.
The UEFI BIOS didn't then exist and MS has done so dirty tricks to 
prevent other OS's to be installed that I want to be sure I can safely 
install it without hampering the use of Windows (if I want it).
The reason I want it that I have 2 programs that need Windows as they 
don't run acceptably under wine and the only other option is VMware or 
Virtualbox (I use the Former) but If you have an new Windows (by 
necessity) then it's logical to use it when necessary.
But thanks for directing my attention to that article.
Joep