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It is possible to dual boot Linux and Windows 10 with secure boot enabled? [duplicate]

Every single information I run across says that in order to dual boot, I need to disable secure boot. This is confusing because according to this article, Ubuntu should work with secure boot. This ...
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Installing on windows 8 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: 12.10 UEFI Secure Boot install Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system When ever I try to boot from a dvd for 12.10, an error messages shows ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 and dual Boot with Windows 8 uefi on Sony VAIO SVS1512 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: 12.10 UEFI Secure Boot install I've spent the whole day trying to get windows 8 to dual boot with ubuntu on my Sony Vaio SVS1512Z9EB. I tried boot-repair as mentioned in many ...
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How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?

I'm absolutely new to Linux. I would like to know how to install Ubuntu alongside the pre-installed Windows 8+ OS. Should I do it with Wubi, or through the Live USB/DVD? What steps do I need to take ...
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How to EFI install Ubuntu?

On trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop amd64 to a desktop pc using a ga a75 ud4h motherboard (which is using an AMD 3870k APU with a new 1TB HDD) following the advice in the motherboard manual and ...
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Boot manager is showing \Ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr is missing or contains error [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 version using windows installer option along with windows 8. After selecting ...
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Cannot boot WUBI installed Ubuntu with Windows 8 [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu on Samsung laptop with Windows 8, everything went fine but on booting with Ubuntu I get the following message: \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr status 0xc000007b The application or ...
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Can't get to Grub (UEFI) on Sony VAIO Ubuntu 15.04 Dual Boot

Okay. I've been trying to get GRUB to load for a long time (bordering on two years of attempts). I have windows 7 on a Sony VAIO (SVS151190X) and I am attempting to boot Ubuntu 15.04 through GRUB, but ...
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Black screen when trying to install Ubuntu 12.04.2 on ASUS X502C [duplicate]

This question is yet another one about problems with blank screens when trying to install Ubuntu (12.04.2) on a machine which uses UEFI Secure Boot. In my case, installing off of a DVD in an external ...
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Making an Ubuntu installation disc UEFI bootable

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 on a machine with UEFI (Windows 8). Following Rod Books, I managed to get my system to boot using rEFInd. However rEFInd does not offer me any options to boot from ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 64bit installation on HP Pavilion g6

I have been trying to install ubuntu 12.10 - 64 bit in my system with the following config: HP Pavilion G6 Windows 8 - 64bit 8 GB RAM Intel Core i5 I have read a number of articles on internet ...
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Do I have to partition the drive in windows before installing Ubuntu?

Very quick and simple question but just want to make sure before I go ahead and install. I understand that Ubuntu 12.04.2 comes with the necessary keys to install alongside windows 8 with UEFI and ...
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Installation of 12.10 stops at 'Configuring hardware'

My problem is very similar to the one described here. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64bits from a LiveUSB drive. Before anything I checked the md5sum for the ISO file, which was fine. I also ...
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Installation Issue: No Option To Install [closed]

I got a new computer (HP Envy h8-1534) pre-installed with Windows 8, and came across an interesting issue while attempting to install Ubuntu. So, as I install, I don't get that slide asking whether ...
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