Questions tagged [dual-boot]
For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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Dual boot ubuntu 18.04 with Windows 10 on Dell G3 3590
I'm trying to dual boot my Dell G3 system that came with pre-installed windows 10. When I disabled secure boot, I couldn't even load into windows saying bitlocker encryption. I then had to find my key ...
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Kubuntu 18.04 deleted /var, won't boot
Like a massive noob I deleted all of /var on my Kubuntu 18.04 install (dual booted with Windows). Now when I try to boot Kubuntu from grub it hangs in the OEM's logo. I can boot from recovary and even ...
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How can I transfer windows partitions to ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have an Asus laptop and it had windows 10 by default and it has 512 GB SSD. I shrinked about 60 GB from a windows drive and I formatted it as unallocated partition. I installed Ubuntu on that 60 GB. ...
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$ sudo fdisk -l : Why does not it display the file system type?
I am using the dual boot system, Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10.
Then, many articles says,
$ sudo fdisk -l
the command line tells what file system each /dev/sda uses.
But my ouput displays "...
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Ububtu 20.04 hangs at the start of live, and of install. Also tried with live and install Ububtu Studio
I just had to redo my complete pc. It had windows 7 and Kubuntu. I much prefer the latter.
On the rebuild, I installed first a windows 8.1 Pro.
Since I want to start doing some music (bass and guitar) ...
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Grub Theme - how to specificy the font properly
I want to adjust a grub theme to have a truly large font (about double from what is normal). I usually work with the install.sh that comes with it and with grub-customizer.
The easy part, consensus ...
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Dual-Boot(on different hard drives) problem after windows update to firmware
I've set up a dual boot with Ubuntu 18.04.03 on SSD and Windows 10 on HDD. Everything was going well, then a few days ago windows updated the firmware of the MSI laptop. Since then, I'm not able to ...
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Installing Ubuntu from a USB Stick, from Windows10
First of all, I'll say I'm actually very clueless regarding "computer stuff", that's why I'm asking this question from scratch, since related questions/answers I've seen here and on other ...
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Windows 7 black screen boot and ubuntu 20.04
After dual boot installation Ubuntu 20.04 & windows 7 , Ubuntu 20.04 is working fine but windows 7 also boots but a black screen shows , I am also able to log in, by just typing password and ...
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After I turned off my Laptop and then tried to turn it on the next day, Ubuntu doesn't boot correctly
Everything worked just fine but after I wanted to turn on my Laptop (Dual-Boot) again Ubuntu is just showing me this:
What can I do to fix it? Btw, I'm new to Ubuntu, that's my first problem.
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Just Trying to Reinstall Grub2.04 on NVME
A relative newbie to this, but have used Ubuntu forever and want to start using it again.
I built a new computer recently, but made the partition for Ubuntu too small (15GB), so I created a new 100GB ...
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Can't re-partition
I just installed Ubuntu today and patched to latest version.
I downloaded the Windows ISO to install Windows too.
I understand I need to make a new partition.
Using Disks, I tried to resize my ...
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Discord making Ubuntu stutter and internet drops (like in an interval)
I've installed Ubuntu 20.04 on a new SSD I've just bought (Samsung EVO 860 500GB).
I love it a lot, BUT!!!
I have a really frustrating issue! whenever I use Discord, Ubuntu starting to stutter. Like ...
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Additional Partitions of 537 MB with "$RECYCLE.BIN" and "System Volume Information"? Is it ok to delete some?
i'm not entirely sure what these partitions are, and im not really sure what to search about them passed there contents, but I have 4 fat32 partitions of 512 MB, just containing two folders "$...
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Dual boot, raid 0 and 2 identical hdds
I have a dual boot win10/ubuntu, 2 hdd's in raid 0 and i'm trying to use 2 TB on windows and 2 TB on ubuntu.
I gave windows he's 2 tbs but I can't figure out which one is the not allocated in ubuntu.
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Can't see Wi-Fi settings in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I am new to Ubuntu and until yesterday all was working fine but when I booted Ubuntu today I can't see the WiFi options in my tray or in the settings.
I have tried restarting the network manager ...
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Long boot time after using gparted to resize partitions
I recently used gparted to increase my ubuntu partition's size. Now, the startup time is super long. When i run dmesg I get (let me know if you want the full text. Below is just certain parts)
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Extending Ubuntu partiton on a windows dual boot [duplicate]
I'm running out of space on my ubuntu partiton so i want to increase it by taking some space out of the windows side. My gparted looks like this with the largest rectangle being the windows side:
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how to make SSD and HDD dual boot? [duplicate]
I have a 1TB HDD and 240GB SSD and both have 2 equal partitions. I've installed Windows 10 on one of my SSD drives and want to install Linux on the other. Once the installation completed and I ...
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Dual booting installation using 2 different HDDs
I have two HDDs, one with Windows 10 (the OS, program files, etc)
on the second (HDD2) I have some photos, videos, documents etc. (500 GB each)
Now I am looking to use the second one for Ubuntu only, ...
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Is there any danger in booting an existing Windows 10 in a VM on separate SSD and accessing a shared data partition?
I was looking into booting into my existing W10 installation that is already on a separate SSD from my Ubuntu installation on a dual-boot machine, as in: Running a real Windows install in VirtualBox ...
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Cannot Boot into Windows after removing Ubuntu
I have installed Ubuntu and Windows in a dual boot setup. There are 2 SSDs on one I installed Ubuntu on the other one I installed Windows 10. I just removed the SSD with Ubuntu and thought that the ...
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Repair Windows bootmgr file path from Ubuntu
So, while trying to recover by (K)Ubuntu from a broken grub after a Windows reset, I have managed to mess up Windows now (oh, the ping pong).
What I did was follow the recommended solution here: ...
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Dual boot with Ubuntu and Windows on separate disk
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my computer on an SSD, separate from the 2 disks I already have with Windows 10.
However, when I go to install Ubuntu it doesn't recognize Windows 10 being there. I am ...
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How do I boot into Ubuntu through Grub Rescue?
so I am new to how to do these, so I apologize if something I say is not how things are done here.
So I have been using Ubuntu 18.04 for a while now. Recently I wanted to try and dual boot LineageOS ...
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Dual Boot - Transfer space from one partition (Ubuntu) to the other (Windows) [duplicate]
I have Dual Boot. I am currently running out of space on my Windows partition
(/dev/nvme0n1p3). However, there is plenty of space on my Ubuntu partition (/dev/nvme0n1p6). Therefore, I would like to ...
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ubuntu boot doesn't appear in grub menu
I installed Ubuntu in dual boot with win10. When I tried to remove win10 and be in single boot (Ubuntu), My Grub menu didn't recognize the Ubuntu, and I can't boot into Ubuntu now.
I can boot into ...
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Malformed security header
After installing Ubuntu I shut down my laptop. When I restarted it I got this error message:
Malformed security header
Failed to read header: Invalid Parameter
Failed to load images: Invalid Parameter
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GRUB rescue returns no such partition after deleting Ubuntu partition [duplicate]
I have dual booted Windows 10 and ubuntu. I accidently deleted the ubuntu partition from Disk Management from my Windows. After restarting my laptop, I get the following error:
error: no such ...
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Windows and Ubuntu Dual Boot Configuration with SSD and HDD
I'm trying to figure out how to set up a dual boot of Windows and Ubuntu on a 250GB SSD and keep "separate" storage on a 1TB HDD.
I want to split the SSD in half, one for each OS, and then ...
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Reinstall Ubuntu on other disk with Windows dual boot [duplicate]
I am new to Linux and I have just installed a dual boot with Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows.
Unfortunately Ubuntu was installed on the hard disk and not on my SSD.
Can I just boot with the Live-USB and ...
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need to revert to windows operating system ,but got stuck in ubuntu
i tried installing Ubuntu on my windows 10 acer PC and , when the installation process was done i was told to remove the USB drive and allow the PC to restart ; but to no avail , the pc got stuck on a ...
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Can't open Ubuntu 20.04 after installing alongside Windows 10 [duplicate]
http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/F8KBdYx6VT/
Please help. I'm a student with zero Linux experience and I really want to learn more about it. I am using HP-Pavilion-15-cs3006tx with 1TB storage and 20GB RAM.
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"booting in insecure mode" message after disabling secure boot
I needed to disable secure boot, because my wireless adapter was not working. I disabled it by typing sudo mokutil --disable-validation into the terminal. Entering all of the passwords needed. ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 upgrade getting stuck with fsck check
My problem is similar if not identical to Ubuntu 20.04, every boot makes a very long filesystem check having insufficient reputation to comment for joining the club.
Dual boot Linux/Windows system on ...
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How to apply changes made by fdisk
I have a SSD, allocated 100G for Ubuntu and 150 G for Windows 10, then I decided to increase the volume of Ubuntu. In Windows, using EaseUS, I freed 50G, then in Ubuntu I ran fdisk. It showed up 50G ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 stuck at boot screen
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 dual boot with Windows 10. It worked fine until yesterday when it just got stuck at that black screen with "Ubuntu" written at the bottom. I tried disabling file ...
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Unable to boot into Ubunutu after firmware update
I have been booting into Ubuntu 20.04 for some time now on a Dell Latitude computer also running Windows 10 Enterprise. I restarted the computer just now and it attempted a firmware update then shut ...
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initramfs unpacking failed decoding failed: error after re-install Grub
I have dual boot windows/ubuntu.
After trying to install new M.2 drive, I must have hit the CMOS or something and my RAID config got reset in my BIOS. So I enabled RAID again but my Ubuntu boot option ...
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Restarting pc is stuck after installing Ubuntu on a isolated partition
I have installed windows 10 and then went and installed Ubuntu but when the installation completes, I get the "restart now" option and upon clicking it everything just get stuck.
I tried ...
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Ubuntu 18.04: No wifi adapter found
I bought a new laptop Lenovo S540 and tried dual booting it with windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. The dual boot went fine and after I updated the Ubuntu system my wifi icon got disappeared from top-right ...
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Windows/Ubuntu Dual Install Issue with Intel RST
I have a laptop Acer Aspire A515-54G (128GB SSD & 1TB HDD) with windows 10 installed in the SSD. Recently, I needed to install Ubuntu in dual boot, so I shrinked the HDD since it had free space. ...
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NO WIFI in settings ubuntu 20.04(there is no wifi)
I had a dual boot and then I disable dual boot. I started use only Ubuntu. I am using wifi for 5 minutes then ubuntu started to freeze , after that my wifi gone. I had already reinstall Ubuntu 3-4 ...
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Need help with Ubuntu/W7 dual boot
I'm having an issue setting up a dual boot system. I previously had Windows 7 Ultimate on my machine and have just installed Ubuntu, which worked just fine.
Problem is, I can no longer boot Windows 7, ...
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grub not loading Ubuntu 20.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my Asus Vivo laptop alongside Windows 10. That loaded correctly. Yesterday I installed Ubuntu 20.04 by manually creating partitions. The installation went smoothly,...
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Installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 and now Windows doesn't boot
I installed Ubuntu along with Windows 10. the problem that I'm facing is that I cannot boot back to my Windows after I installed Ubuntu. I tried to run boot-repair but it said:
LegacyWindows ...
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grub2: Booting operating system booted last time, the "saved method", throws "error: Diskfilter writes are not supported". How to resolve?
I have found excellent solution to dual boot configuration selection of default OS to be last saved OS (great for update restarts). Editing and update of grub file went without any problems, but after ...
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Can't install Ubuntu RST and Intel Optane problem
I have used dual boot on my old laptop, but this one uses Intel Optane and RST (Rapid Storage Technology) and changing it to AHCI, which is what my old laptop was set to by default gives me the ...
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Two systems, want to migrate to ubuntu
On my laptop, I had two systems - Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04.
After using Ubuntu for several days I decided to fully migrate to Ubuntu.
How can I do this without losing any data? (in Ubuntu)
I ...
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Installation error with 20.04
I'm trying to install Ubuntu alongside windows.
Booted from live USB and ran the setup but unable to proceed beyond this screen. (The setup UI crashes and disappears when clicking on Install now).
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