Can xubuntu dual-boot with Windows 8?
Colin Law
clanlaw at googlemail.com
Wed Feb 13 13:06:13 UTC 2013
On 13 February 2013 03:07, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman at gmail.com> wrote:
> I replaced my wife's failing laptop. It's a Toshiba with Windows 8.
>
> The BIOS does not seem to like my Ubuntu and Xubuntu DVDs. It won't
> boot them. I think it's a new security thing. This can make it hard
> to set up dual-booting.
In addition to other comments I believe that you must use the 64 bit
version and it must be at least 12.10 (though I believe the next point
release of 12.04 will also work). Also I have read suggestions that
you must use usb rather than dvd.
Colin
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