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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?

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  • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

    @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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    @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.

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    • dasra@mastodon.socialD dasra@mastodon.social

      @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.

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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?

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      • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

        @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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        @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.

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        • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

          @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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          @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.

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          • dasra@mastodon.socialD dasra@mastodon.social

            @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.

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            @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?

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            • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

              @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?

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              @Sagaliciouzzz
              Jo en boot meny blir installerat.
              Det med att flytta över har jag faktiskt aldrig gjort så det vet jag inte om det går,
              Själv så har jag windows 10/11 kvar då det är visa saker jag tyvärr bara kan göra med windows, så Flytta över hm?

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              • dasra@mastodon.socialD dasra@mastodon.social

                @Sagaliciouzzz
                Jo en boot meny blir installerat.
                Det med att flytta över har jag faktiskt aldrig gjort så det vet jag inte om det går,
                Själv så har jag windows 10/11 kvar då det är visa saker jag tyvärr bara kan göra med windows, så Flytta över hm?

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                @dasra Vad skulle du säga är huvudanledningarna till att du behöver ha kvar Windows?

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                • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                  @dasra Vad skulle du säga är huvudanledningarna till att du behöver ha kvar Windows?

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                  @Sagaliciouzzz
                  Då jag inte har BankID i mobilen så
                  använder jag bankID på fil i Windows då den tyvärr inte fungerar i Linux.
                  Då visa sidor inte har Freja.

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                  • dasra@mastodon.socialD dasra@mastodon.social

                    @Sagaliciouzzz
                    Då jag inte har BankID i mobilen så
                    använder jag bankID på fil i Windows då den tyvärr inte fungerar i Linux.
                    Då visa sidor inte har Freja.

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                    @dasra Jag förstår, tack!

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                    • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                      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?

                      #TechHelp #Linux #Ubuntu

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                      @Sagaliciouzzz Usually you can keep your old windows installation if you install a dual boot. During the installation process done from a Ubuntu USB stick you are asked how you'd like to proceed.

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                      • weirdfish@literatur.socialW weirdfish@literatur.social

                        @Sagaliciouzzz Usually you can keep your old windows installation if you install a dual boot. During the installation process done from a Ubuntu USB stick you are asked how you'd like to proceed.

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                        @Sagaliciouzzz If you consider to have both partitions with an encryption, then you should read this:
                        https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2025/05/19/dual-boot-ubuntu-25-04-and-windows-with-encryption.html

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                        • weirdfish@literatur.socialW weirdfish@literatur.social

                          @Sagaliciouzzz Usually you can keep your old windows installation if you install a dual boot. During the installation process done from a Ubuntu USB stick you are asked how you'd like to proceed.

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                          @weirdfish Oh, thank you! So, if I first install Ubuntu on a partioned drive, and then realize I want to remove Windows, should I then run the installation file again and choose to expand the partition to the whole drive?

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                          • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                            @weirdfish Oh, thank you! So, if I first install Ubuntu on a partioned drive, and then realize I want to remove Windows, should I then run the installation file again and choose to expand the partition to the whole drive?

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                            @Sagaliciouzzz I don't know I never tried it this way. But I think it should be possible to expand the partition with Ubuntu on it from inside of the system.

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                              @Sagaliciouzzz If you consider to have both partitions with an encryption, then you should read this:
                              https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2025/05/19/dual-boot-ubuntu-25-04-and-windows-with-encryption.html

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                              @weirdfish That sounds interesting, I'll read up on it before the installation to figure out if I want the encryption or not.

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                              • weirdfish@literatur.socialW weirdfish@literatur.social

                                @Sagaliciouzzz I don't know I never tried it this way. But I think it should be possible to expand the partition with Ubuntu on it from inside of the system.

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                                @weirdfish Sorry, I misread your first response, now I understand. Thank you for your help!

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                                • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                                  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?

                                  #TechHelp #Linux #Ubuntu

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                                  Okay, please help me. #TechSupport #Linux I installed pop_OS as a dual boot together with Windows. Now when I go to the file viewer and click "OS" I get an error saying "Error mounting /dev/sdb3 at /media/sagaliciouzzz/OS: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb3, missing codepage or helper program, or other error"

                                  I'm guessing I should be able to click OS without an error message. Did I make the wrong choices when I partitioned my drive? How do I solve it?

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                                  • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                                    Okay, please help me. #TechSupport #Linux I installed pop_OS as a dual boot together with Windows. Now when I go to the file viewer and click "OS" I get an error saying "Error mounting /dev/sdb3 at /media/sagaliciouzzz/OS: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb3, missing codepage or helper program, or other error"

                                    I'm guessing I should be able to click OS without an error message. Did I make the wrong choices when I partitioned my drive? How do I solve it?

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                                    Hah! By fiddling around in the Disks app I managed to get it working :3

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                                    • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                                      @steven_watt Ah, cool! Thanks for clarifying, and for helping me.

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                                      @Sagaliciouzzz By the way, if you want to remove the Windows partition at some point but you still need to use certain Windows apps, you can run Windows inside Linux (I use Gnome Boxes for this, but there are several different options).

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                                        @Sagaliciouzzz By the way, if you want to remove the Windows partition at some point but you still need to use certain Windows apps, you can run Windows inside Linux (I use Gnome Boxes for this, but there are several different options).

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                                        @steven_watt That is interesting! Do you know if it's hard to remove the Windows partition?

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                                        • sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.noS sagaliciouzzz@fribygda.no

                                          Hah! By fiddling around in the Disks app I managed to get it working :3

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                                          Okay, the next addition to "Saga does Linux": yesterday my Bluetooth mouse stopped working. Something about the Bluez daemon not running? After trying to do rfkill and unblock in terminal I read online that it was a known hardware problem with Asus. I did a cold boot and it worked again. Then I got problems with my wifi. Is that because both Bluetooth and my network are on 2.4ghz? My computer was quite far from the router at the time.

                                          #TechHelp #Linux #pop_OS #wifi #bluetooth

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