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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