If I do a dual boot of some kind of Ubuntu and Windows, do I get to keep the Windows part as it is now or is it a new installation of Windows?
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If I do a dual boot of some kind of Ubuntu and Windows, do I get to keep the Windows part as it is now or is it a new installation of Windows? And if I want to make the full switch to Ubuntu, do I then get to keep the installation from the dual boot or do I have to install Ubuntu anew?
@Sagaliciouzzz You should be able to do both (assuming you have enough free disk space for the first one).
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@Sagaliciouzzz Nothing will change with your Windows. It will stay the same.
The only thing that will change is that the Linux bootloader (GRUB) will appear when you start your PC. From there, you can choose which operating system you want to boot.
@christiansblog Thank you for your answer!
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@christiansblog Thank you for your answer!
@Sagaliciouzzz no problem. youre welcome
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@Sagaliciouzzz För att vara på den säkra sidan skulle jag skafa en till hård disk och installera linux på den, så har jag gjort, windows10/11 på och linux på andra hård diskar, jag har Nobara42, CachyOS, Mx Linux och lobo Linux, så jag gör mer en dual bootar...
@dasra Hm, intressant. Men om jag installerar Linux på samma disk som Windows och sen inte vill ha det så, kan jag avinstallera Linux utan att det påverkar min Windowsinstallation i övrigt?
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If I do a dual boot of some kind of Ubuntu and Windows, do I get to keep the Windows part as it is now or is it a new installation of Windows? And if I want to make the full switch to Ubuntu, do I then get to keep the installation from the dual boot or do I have to install Ubuntu anew?
@Sagaliciouzzz See "Installing Ubuntu alongside another operating system" on this page: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#6-type-of-installation
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@Sagaliciouzzz You should be able to do both (assuming you have enough free disk space for the first one).
@steven_watt Yeah, otherwise it won't work. But when you say "both", do you mean "have both installed at the same time", or something else?
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@Sagaliciouzzz See "Installing Ubuntu alongside another operating system" on this page: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#6-type-of-installation
@steven_watt Thank you!
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@steven_watt Yeah, otherwise it won't work. But when you say "both", do you mean "have both installed at the same time", or something else?
@Sagaliciouzzz Both = 1) You can keep Windows when you install Linux and 2) You can get rid of Windows without having to reinstall Linux.
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If I do a dual boot of some kind of Ubuntu and Windows, do I get to keep the Windows part as it is now or is it a new installation of Windows? And if I want to make the full switch to Ubuntu, do I then get to keep the installation from the dual boot or do I have to install Ubuntu anew?
@Sagaliciouzzz If windows was installed first it work out of the box, otherwise it could make troubles. If you don‘t want to use Windows anymore you can delete the windows partition with Gparted to get more disk space. But take care of the boot partiton.
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@Sagaliciouzzz Both = 1) You can keep Windows when you install Linux and 2) You can get rid of Windows without having to reinstall Linux.
@steven_watt Ah, cool! Thanks for clarifying, and for helping me.
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@Sagaliciouzzz If windows was installed first it work out of the box, otherwise it could make troubles. If you don‘t want to use Windows anymore you can delete the windows partition with Gparted to get more disk space. But take care of the boot partiton.
@matking Yeah, I'm running Windows currently but since it refuses to update I'm starting to look at alternatives. Do you mean that I can first partition the drive to have Part 1: Windows and Part 2: Linux, and then get rid of the former but still have the drive in two parts? If so, what are the pros and cons of that?
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@matking Yeah, I'm running Windows currently but since it refuses to update I'm starting to look at alternatives. Do you mean that I can first partition the drive to have Part 1: Windows and Part 2: Linux, and then get rid of the former but still have the drive in two parts? If so, what are the pros and cons of that?
@Sagaliciouzzz If you run the linux live image and want to install it you can resize the windows partition. I think it will make it all automatic.
But with to separate disk it‘s much easier. -
@Sagaliciouzzz If you run the linux live image and want to install it you can resize the windows partition. I think it will make it all automatic.
But with to separate disk it‘s much easier.@matking Thank you!
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If I do a dual boot of some kind of Ubuntu and Windows, do I get to keep the Windows part as it is now or is it a new installation of Windows? And if I want to make the full switch to Ubuntu, do I then get to keep the installation from the dual boot or do I have to install Ubuntu anew?
@Sagaliciouzzz if your windows is not full on disk usage, I'll get to keep (probably) the current installation (it was very long time ago I dual booted).
I'm pretty sure, if you like the dual booted Linux (Ubuntu in your case), and you are fully committed, just update GRUB, and extend/move your partition and you removed Windows and you can continue using the already installed Linux. -
@Sagaliciouzzz if your windows is not full on disk usage, I'll get to keep (probably) the current installation (it was very long time ago I dual booted).
I'm pretty sure, if you like the dual booted Linux (Ubuntu in your case), and you are fully committed, just update GRUB, and extend/move your partition and you removed Windows and you can continue using the already installed Linux.@blint Thank you, that makes sense!
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@dasra Hm, intressant. Men om jag installerar Linux på samma disk som Windows och sen inte vill ha det så, kan jag avinstallera Linux utan att det påverkar min Windowsinstallation i övrigt?
@Sagaliciouzzz
Då måste du göra en partition som du installerar Linux på, men om du tar bort linux så kommer boot menun ändå visa
linux i menun, bäst ä å köra på separat disk eller usb sticka (installerat dem inte live utan riktig installation), jag kör 2 linux från usb sticka en med Mx linux 128gb och en andra usb sticka med Lobo linux 128gb. -
@Sagaliciouzzz
Då måste du göra en partition som du installerar Linux på, men om du tar bort linux så kommer boot menun ändå visa
linux i menun, bäst ä å köra på separat disk eller usb sticka (installerat dem inte live utan riktig installation), jag kör 2 linux från usb sticka en med Mx linux 128gb och en andra usb sticka med Lobo linux 128gb.@dasra Okej, så om jag installerar båda på samma disk och sen avinstallerar den ena kommer datorn alltid fråga vilken jag vill starta?
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@dasra Okej, så om jag installerar båda på samma disk och sen avinstallerar den ena kommer datorn alltid fråga vilken jag vill starta?
@Sagaliciouzzz
Ja Linux kommer att instalera en boot menu om man bara har windows så kommer den att visa Linux och Windows i i start menyn. -
@dasra Okej, så om jag installerar båda på samma disk och sen avinstallerar den ena kommer datorn alltid fråga vilken jag vill starta?
@Sagaliciouzzz
Men bäst är att skaffa en extra hd eller en usb sticka då det finns en risk att om man inte är van att installera ny operativ system att man gör fel vid installationen och råkar installera över windows och då är datan borta. -
@Sagaliciouzzz
Men bäst är att skaffa en extra hd eller en usb sticka då det finns en risk att om man inte är van att installera ny operativ system att man gör fel vid installationen och råkar installera över windows och då är datan borta.@dasra Tack för tips! Och om jag installerar Linux på den andra hårddisken så installeras bootmenyn där också? Men om jag sen vill byta från Windows till bara Linux, kommer jag kunna flytta över den gamla installationen an Linux från den externa lagringen till den interna?
