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If you already have your computer, you can easily do so by making a LiveDVD or USB drive as described below and starting the computer with it in the appropriate drive. You may, however, have to change the boot order as described below to get your machine to start from the LiveDVD. If you are buying a new machine from a retail store, inquire of the salesperson and try it with the LiveDVD or USB drive while still in the returnable period.
For a comprehensive review of all Ubuntu supported hardware follow this link: For a list of Ubuntu-certified machines, follow this link: However, the fact that a given machine is not listed does not mean that Ubuntu won't work on it. For a list of the the minimal system requirements a machine needs in order to run the graphical version of Ubuntu, follow this link: Relative to most modern machines, these requirements are extremely modest.
You first need to download an.
There is some rather small chance that the computer will boot from the LiveDVD. More likely, it will completely ignore the DVD and boot Windows as usual. If this happens, then the computer came with the hard disk ahead of the DVD in the boot order also known as the boot sequence. You must edit the UEFI to change the boot order. It is accessed and works slightly differently in Windows 8. To get to this editor in Windows 8. Once you have reached this editor, use the right arrow key to move across to the "Boot" tab and then follow instructions on the screen to move the optical drive to the top of the boot order.
It is also a good idea to enable booting from USB. On the Security tab it is possible to disable SecureBoot. It should not be necessary to do so, but if you have trouble getting the boot to start, come back and disable SecureBoot. Do NOT be tempted to enable "Legacy mode". If you do, Windows won't work at all and Linux will work poorly. Click the Windows Start key in the lower left corner of the screen.
What you now see seems to depend on the make and model of the computer.
Another screen should come up; again it seems to depend on the make and model of your computer. Now when booted the computer should look for your DVD drive before it jumps into a Windows boot. If there is nothing in the drive, it will at this stage still boot Windows.
You may well wonder if the process is this complicated because someone wanted it to be as hard as legally possible to install other operating systems. Preparing to Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Installing Ubuntu Linux as the only operating system is much simpler than installing it alongside Windows so that you can choose when you turn on the computer which operating system to use.
If Ubuntu is to be the only operating system, you are ready to install it. But if you are reading this you are probably going to want to preserve the Windows operating system that came with your computer, so we must deal with that more complicated case. The complexities are in dealing with Windows, not Ubuntu. Prepare Windows to share the computer.
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There are three things to do. There are instructions on the Microsoft web site.
Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. If the GParted route is chosen, it is probably a good idea to reduce Windows updates to the minimum Microsoft considers essential before installing Ubuntu. The next two tables list the currently supported Windows operating systems and compilers. About This Document This document is intended for readers familiar with Microsoft Windows operating systems and the Microsoft Visual Studio environment. Are you planning on performing a clean install of Windows 8? You do not need previous experience with CUDA or experience with parallel computation.
This is just a precautionary step, but it is a good idea whether or not you install Ubuntu. The chances of damaging Windows in the process of installing Ubuntu are very slight, but better safe than sorry. When it is enabled -- and it is enabled by default -- Windows shuts down in a hybrid state, somewhere between a full shutdown and a "sleep" state.
The dual boot manager which Ubuntu will install called grub does not presently know how to start Windows from this hybrid state. You must therefore disable Fast Startup if you ever want to use Windows again after installing Ubuntu. Here is how to turn off Fast Startup in Windows Type "Control Panel" in the search box near the lower left corner of the Windows home screen.
Other versions of Windows may be different, but do not fail to turn of Fast Startup, or you will never boot Windows again. Either Shrink the Windows C: Before we can install Linux we must shrink the Windows C drive to make room for Linux. There are two mutually exclusive ways to do this: If the Windows method has been used, GParted may not be available during the Ubuntu installation. Each method seems to have its problems.
The Windows Disk Management utility is perfectly safe but is likely to be unable to shrink the C drive to less than about 60 percent of a terabyte hard disk. That is because some files have been placed far out in the disk space and the Windows utility is unable to move them. Strangely, the Windows defragmenter detects 0 fragmentation and is unable to move those files.
Moreover, using this method is going to complicate both preparing Windows to receive Linux and the installation of Linux. GParted moves those trouble-making files, can give Linux much more of the disk, and is very easy. There are concerns, however, that if GParted has been used, then when Windows 10 updates, it may damage the Linux partition. One Kubuntu user reports that Windows updates have twice destroyed his Linux partition. Post 7 in this thread: If the GParted route is chosen, it is probably a good idea to reduce Windows updates to the minimum Microsoft considers essential before installing Ubuntu.
Exactly how to do that seems to be evolving in Windows In early , the following method seemed to work. A screen opens saying that Run, a desktop app, was the best match. With most updates shut down, the probability of damage to the Linux partition by very occasional use of Windows does not seem to be high. Thus, space in the Windows partition is not totally lost to you when using Linux. The reverse is not true; Windows programs cannot read or write anything in the Linux partition.
Linux programs, however, must reside in the Linux partition. Thus, in the end, the choice between the two methods of making room for Linux depends on the expected use of the computer. If it is to be primarily a Windows machine, by all means use Windows Disk Management and give Ubuntu 50 gigabytes or so.