Fwd: Re: Installing xubuntu on a new WIndows-8 system

[Basil Chupin]

On 12/08/13 22:52, Joep L. Blom wrote:
> 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

Have a look at this article:

http://www.tweakhound.com/2013/03/18/dual-boot-opensuse-12-3-and-windows/

BC

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