I am currently having my Dell XPS13 with Ubuntu 18.04.2LTS installed, and I am very happy with it (mostly doing dev stuff). Right now I am using a Windows VM whenever I need to use Windows application.  However the amount of applications without Linux support I have to use is growing so I decided to set up a dual boot system. I installed a dual boot setup based on a Windows machine before and I read that this is the recommended way is to:   Install Windows Add Ubuntu   So I was wondering what the best way is to realize this setup while keeping everything from my Ubuntu system (files, applications, ...).  My thought is that I'd have to completely clone the system and create an .iso and use this one to install Ubuntu instead of the default one.  I just wanna know if any of you have done this before and what your process looked like (before I completely mess up my system).    Or at least I will create a backup so I can restore my Linux enviroment at any time.
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I have Ubuntu on my laptop. Now I want install Windows 7 in a dual-boot. How can I do this? I can't lose my Ubuntu files, and I'm afraid that I might break . Go  for UEFI only!
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I am trying to install Ubuntu 11.10 alongside Windows XP.  When I am prompted where I want to install Ubuntu, the three options to select from are:   Install Ubuntu alongside Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Overwrite Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Ubuntu Something else   When I selection option 1, by default Ubuntu Installer selects the 1TB external hard drive that I have connected to the computer.  There appears to be an option to select another hard drive, however, I cannot use it to change to another drive.  In other words, the drop down list does not work.  What I want to be able to do is to install Ubuntu on another (internal) 320GB hard drive that I have purchased for this very reason.  My problem here is that I am not certain how to partition it for Ubuntu using option 3.  I know that I will require a / partition and a /boot partition, however, I am not sure how much to allocate to each.  Furthermore, there appears to be more file systems to select from.  Which one do I use for each partition I create?  Also, the intended target drive is currently formatted with NTFS.  Do I need to manually delete and re-create the partition to ext2 before I am able to install Ubuntu?  FYI - My current configuration is as follows:  /dev/sda   /dev/sda1   fat16    32MB   /dev/sda2   ntfs    160GB /dev/sdb   /dev/sdb1   ntfs    320GB /dev/sdc   /dev/sdc5   fat32  1000GB   Note that the /dev/sda1 is the partition reserved for EISA (whatever that is), /dev/sda2 is the partition that contains the Windows XP Home Edition, /dev/sdb1 is the new internal hard drive that I intend to install Ubuntu, and /dev/sdc5 is the external drive which is used as a backup drive only.  For some reason, Windows XP uses this external drive to store temporary/configuration files for software that is installed on /dev/sd2.  Any help/advice would be appreciated.
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I want to install a new Ubuntu on a drive where a previous Ubuntu system is already installed beside Windows7.  The first option says that only Ubuntu will be replaced.   The second says that all will be erased.  I only want Ubuntu replaced with the  new one while keeping Windows7 untouched.  Is the first option (“Erase Ubuntu16.10 and reinstall”) the good one in this case?
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I'm currently trying to dual boot Ubuntu 16.10 alongside Windows 10 on a Dell XPS 13 (series 7).  I've basically followed this guide! which involves:    Changing from IDE to AHCI mode Enabling 'UEFI Network Stack' via the BIOS Booting via USB - (with Ubuntu Boot disk created via Rufus or Etcher) Installing Ubuntu via USB   Install hums along as per usual until it comes to installing Grub where it shows an error:   "The 'grub-efi-amd64-signed' package failed to install into /target/. Without the GRUB boot load, the installed system will not boot."   This is a new laptop so I haven't installed Ubuntu on the machine yet, but I have installed it on old laptops and am reasonably familiar with the setup process so I've tried a number of alternative solutions including:  - ensuring updates are downloaded during the install - specifying the install partitions for the root, swap and boot - Installing via DVD instead of USB - Making a sandwich   Anyway, I haven't had any luck and would be grateful for suggestions/ideas as after a lot of googling I'm out of them.   EDIT:   Okay, so I've managed to get it working after a lot of trial and error.   Unfortunately I'm not sure if it provides useful information for others who might experience the same issue.   Here are the steps I took:   Suspecting it may be an issue with Ubuntu 16.10, I undertook the painful process of downloading 16.04 (LTS). - painful due to my slow internet - I updated my BIOS and Hard drive (Toshiba NVMe) firmware from the Dell website (Dell XPS 13 9360).  Delete the old ubuntu EFI entries via Windows (in case it was causing the error). Installing Ubuntu 16.04 via USB (UEFI mode) - made it past previous GRUB error above, but received error "'grub-install /dev/nvme failed. This is a fatal error.'". Installation halted.  Launched live-usb and repaired grub via 'Boot Repair' with 'secure-boot' unchecked in the 'advanced' option.    This worked.   No idea if my computer is likely to explode, but everything seems fine.   Btw, this has been reported by a number of other users eg  and   EDIT 2:   One other thing I had to do (possibly as the install halted early) was check and replace/repair missing files via instructions below:
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First I want to install Ubuntu completely, and then I want to install Windows XP 64 bit as the 2nd boot OS.  How can I do this?  Currently I am using Windows XP as the main OS and 2nd boot is Ubuntu.
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I want to install Ubuntu on the C: partition where my Windows 7 is, simply to replace the systems. I've also tried to install it on another partition (without formating it), which failed!  All I get is:      No root file system is defined. Please correct this from the partitioning menu.   I want to install Ubuntu without formatting any of my partitions. Is that possible?
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I know this is probably a question this is asked over and over again but I'm not finding anything close to an answer that I need.  I am installing Ubuntu 13.04 on my Lenovo x130e netbook .  It has been a long time since I have used Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) so I'm not exactly sure on how to go about this.  Here's my system specs:  CPU: AMD e450 apu dual 1.65Ghz RAM: 8Gb DDR3 Corsair Vengence 1066mhz SSD: Crucial M4 128Gb SSD Vid: Radeon HD6320 384Mb  Now here's my questions:   Since I am running a single SSD and have plenty of RAM, should I use a swap file?  If so how large of a swap? I am going to use .ext4 filesystem but is there any specific way I should partition my drive?  (1 partition for /home, another for boot, etc...) I am planning to upgrade to 13.10 when it releases, is there anything I should keep in mind until then?   I have never really used a forum before so I figured that this would be the best time to start.  I have decided that I am tired of having to deal with Microsoft and want to break free of their bloated software.  I have read through your forums many times before and found that this is probably the best place to begin the process of reacquainting myself with Ubuntu.  Thanks for your time!
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I got myself a dell laptop from the local computer store. Its a used machine with Windows Vista Home Basic on it. I want to load Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 though so I can do perl development. BUT I want to keep a copy of the entire harddrive with the dell utility partition and Windows Vista in case I want to go back. I was thinking I could image the drive but I not sure what to use, I don't have Ghost or anything, Someone had told me about Clonezilla. Would that work for me? Is it hard to use? Also I want to burn the data to a DVD or something more storable than a harddisk.
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I recently purchased an ASUS N56VZ-ES71 laptop which came with Windows 7 Home Premium installed on it. I wish to dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 on it. I shrank the hard drive partitions to leave about 150 GB unallocated for Ubuntu 12.04. When I boot the Live CD of Ubuntu and attempt to install, the installer does not recognize any other operating systems. Through reading a few questions, I have found that this is due to a GPT partitioning table that Windows uses.  I ran boot-repair as per other threads' suggestions. This was my output:   I suppose my question is: how do I proceed in order to get the installer to recognize Windows, so that I don't have to erase the current partition table and can get a safe install?  Thanks in advance.
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My laptop has 500gb hard disk in which for 250gb I installed Windows xp on C drive(primary partition). I want to install Ubuntu 12.04 in the remaing hard drive with dual boot option. When I am going to install Ubuntu it is showing something like  /boot /boot/   Can anybody help me in this regard that where and how to install Ubuntu?
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Is Dell pre-installed Ubuntu the same as the general release? Or does the Dell pre-installed version have special Dell drivers etc?  I bought a Dell XPS 9730 with 16.04 which I replaced with 18.04. It is working fine (except suspend-on-close doesn't really suspend but that seems to be a known problem). I am just wondering if I need to look out for a Dell-special 18.04 when Dell finally start shipping it, or do they just ship the standard version of Ubuntu? (The XPS 13 is one of Dell's "Canonical approved" machines.)  Output of fdisk -l (all the 'loop's are snap apps but each app appears twice in lsblk, but that is the subject of another Question!):     Disk /dev/loop0: 3.7 MiB, 3813376 bytes, 7448 sectors Units: sectors   of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512   bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop1: 86.6 MiB, 90812416 bytes, 177368 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop2: 21 MiB, 22003712 bytes, 42976 sectors Units: sectors   of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512   bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop3: 12.2 MiB, 12804096 bytes, 25008 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop4: 140 MiB, 146841600 bytes, 286800 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop5: 2.3 MiB, 2428928 bytes, 4744 sectors Units: sectors   of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512   bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop6: 140 MiB, 146841600 bytes, 286800 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop7: 86.6 MiB, 90759168 bytes, 177264 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 953.9 GiB, 1024209543168 bytes, 2000409264 sectors   Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical):   512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512   bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier:   81530E63-3D66-4216-8090-8DA401ADA1B5      Device           Start        End    Sectors   Size Type   /dev/nvme0n1p1    2048    1050623    1048576   512M EFI System   /dev/nvme0n1p2 1050624 2000408575 1999357952 953.4G Linux filesystem      Disk /dev/loop8: 1.6 MiB, 1691648 bytes, 3304 sectors Units: sectors   of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512   bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop9: 13 MiB, 13594624 bytes, 26552 sectors Units: sectors   of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512   bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop10: 86.6 MiB, 90828800 bytes, 177400 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop11: 3.3 MiB, 3411968 bytes, 6664 sectors Units: sectors   of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512   bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop12: 139.5 MiB, 146276352 bytes, 285696 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes      Disk /dev/loop13: 21.6 MiB, 22609920 bytes, 44160 sectors Units:   sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512   bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
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Currently I am using a dual boot with Windows7 and Ubuntu 12.04LTS.  I would like to try Windows8. Not because I like it, but more and more people are using it.  I have created a partition where I would like to install it. I have only one physical drive.  What should I do to create a triple-boot and don't mess up my Ubuntu? This is my primary OS. But occasionally I need my Windows7.
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Which one to setup first and how to partition the disk to have Windows 7 and Ubuntu dual boot? Which one is better to boot load? Any guide in details?
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Im not familiar with Ubuntu or Linux in general but have succesfully installed dual-boot windows7/Ubuntu on a single harddisk on my private PC. I used the "Install Ubuntu alongside them"-option.   On my work PC I have an existing windows 7 64-bit installation that boots from BIOS firmware on a SSD drive (C:), and have my working data (documents etc) on a partition on a separate disk (D:). I now want to install Ubuntu (v 14.04.3) on the remaining unformatted space on D:\ using with the option of choosing system using GRUB. There are of cause fine descriptions around (e.g.  and ). My question is how to setup the partitions in the "something else"- option during the Ubuntu installation.   In  tutorial they assume that all partitions on the D-drive can be deleted; however I only obviously want to keep the working data on the existing D-partition, and place Ubuntu on the residual space (or part of it) on the D:-drive.  A) How is this ensured ? B) how many partitions should I make (boot, root, home, swap ?)  C) and should boot be made primary, and the others logical ? D) Should I set Device for boot loader installation as/dev/sdb - will this not erase the existing D-partion ?
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I had promissed my 120 students that I will install ubuntu 10.10 on their laptops but failed to do it.The laptops were dell vostro 4014. All have same hardware. I took one laptop and installed ubuntu and  all the necessary packages, and also wine to run some windows software. I selected the default ext4 file system.   Then I tried to use clonezilla server to clone the installation. Clonezilla server shows boot menu splash screen, but later on it says that I might be having a latest NIC unsupported by the kernel. But the NIC of the laptop on which I had installed ubuntu works fine.  Later I tried to use the clonezilla live cd to boot the laptop which has ubuntu. But when I press 'Y' to start cloning, it says 'something went wrong'. Again I tried the 'dd' command to save as disk image. But it copies empty space. So it is not feasible for me as it takes really long time.   I have made my students to wait for many days, daily they are coming and asking whether my setup is ready. Today I realized I can't do it. I have in a way convinced them not to go for windows. So they are waiting for me to have ubuntu installed on their laptops. Today evening some of them will come to collect the laptops I took from them to install ubuntu. Don't know how and what to tell them.
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I had installed Ubuntu inside Windows XP but then I formatted XP and installed Windows 7.   EDIT1: I used Wubi for the same. I want to know which one of the two will solve my problem? creating a virtual disk or resizing root? Also is resizing root possible as the 4GB ext4 partition is already in a NTFS format Hard Drive partition.  At the time of installation I had allocated only 4GB of space to Ubuntu. I want to increase that size as I keep getting a low disk space notification.   I have surfed through a lot of similar questions but this is not a duplicate.  Because I want to know a little about the file systems. In order to solve my problem,do I have to increase the size of root.disk? Or will it be solved by creating a virtual disk?  Also I want to know the difference between creating a virtual disk and just increasing disk space of root.I'm new to Ubuntu so I don't know how the file systems function.  EDIT2:I have created a virtual disk of 10gb ,but I'm still getting the same notification.Is there anyway to install all further applications on the virtual disk I created?
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I installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my new Windows 8 Dell Inspirin and would like to set up a Dual Boot.  However, when I restarted, it just went straight to Windows 8 without giving me a Grub screen with options to start Ubuntu.  I haven't had luck with EasyBCD or the BootRepair utility.    Any idea how I can get a Dual Boot working?