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I have only used Linux Mint before and installation was very straightforward and automatic. I just got a new laptop with a 128gb SSD and 1tb HDD. I have two questions:

  1. I don't need Ubuntu on the SSD but I still want Grub to ask me which OS to boot. Can I install Ubuntu on the HDD and still get this feature, even though it's not technically "alongside" the Windows boot manager?

  2. During installing, I choose "Something else" when prompted for where to install. This partition menu makes no sense to me and I don't know if I should, or how to, create a new partition from here for Ubuntu. Here is a screenshot of the partial list (and this is the factory state of the laptop):

partition editor

Any advice? Thanks!

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  • It looks like a standard UEFI install. You only show 214MB used on sda1? Or is that an Intel SRT or cache which installer may not see correctly? help.ubuntu.com/community/UEFI and askubuntu.com/questions/221835/… Just be sure to use Something Else and install grub to sdb. It does try to default to an efi partition on sda, but you do not show one.
    – oldfred
    Apr 6, 2015 at 18:50
  • @mikewhatever I followed that article by my partition list was much more complicated, and following their steps resulted in running out of space during installation.
    – Bast1472
    Apr 6, 2015 at 19:02
  • @oldfred Thank you, these are good resources, I'm currently partitioning for EXT4 space for the install and another for Linux swap space.
    – Bast1472
    Apr 6, 2015 at 19:02

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Yes it is possible to Boot Ubuntu from another hard drive where GRUB still asks you which OS to run. Create a new partition on your desired drive from New Partition Table, format it to ext4, Mount it to '/' directory. Install Ubuntu then before restart open the terminal and run

sudo update-grub

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