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Ubuntu installs correctly, but then when I boot computer no Ubuntu boot option appears.

I am not very familiar with Linux systems, but when I install Ubuntu using a USB it says that everything installed correctly. Then when I restart the computer no boot menu appears to boot Ubuntu. Instead the computer boots straight to Windows.

Do I need to install Grub2 or something to bring up a boot menu?

I've looked at the other forums for an answer to this question and they haven't helped.

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  • Does your system supported UEFI? (Is your PC recent?)
    – edwin
    Aug 9, 2013 at 23:38
  • If computer is pre-installed Windows 8 then it is UEFI with gpt partitioning. You need to go into UEFI and choose to boot the ubuntu option. You may need to run Boot-Repair to fix a grub bug in that os-prober will not add correct boot entries for Windows to the grub menu.
    – oldfred
    Aug 9, 2013 at 23:44

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Yes you do need to install a boot loader. Otherwise the mbr will contain windows loader code which runs straight into windows. Please take a look here and here for the proper procedures absically all you need is to do is install a new boot manager.

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