Questions tagged [dual-boot]
For questions regarding the installation of two or more operating systems on a single computer.
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Two separate session/user/{something}
New here, might be a repetition. Not even sure of correct tag. Thanks for bearing.
I have ubuntu LTS 24.04 LTS in my local machine. I want to have two separate {something} to solve my problem.
I am ...
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black screen after booting and i cant see login screen [duplicate]
Ubuntu version: fossa 20.04
I encountered a problem when booting Ubuntu. After seeing the line "/dev/nvme0n1p1 clean files, blocks", the screen goes blank and stays black. There's no error ...
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How to set up 2 LUKS encrypted Ubuntu installs that share a /boot partition?
I'm sort of a newbie to configuring multiboot setups. For context, with great effort, I was able to set up 2 encrypted installs and have them both bootable from grub via the 40_custom method of adding ...
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Are there any variants which will run on a hybrid device (64bit processor/32 other and be installable on <8GB and preferably 4GB?
Haven't found any guide showing how much data space is req'd; AI states that it varies a lot so advice can't be provided. Have tried a few distro's; Debian 12 req'd 20GB; the smaller ones (Puppy/Slax)...
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Ubuntu grub residues, disk partitions
I have a pc with two disks (SSD) and (m2), in the SSD I have installed windows 11 and the other linux Mint, all normal grub to choose each system worked without much problem, today I decided to ...
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My Debian Only boots with USB and not from hard drive [closed]
I installed Debian alongside windows 10, at first it worked for a little bit then when I took out usb drive it doesn't boot just shut itself down. But when I plug in the usb drive it just boots ...
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Cloning and restoring partitions using GParted
Using Ubuntu 22.04 (dual booting with Windows 10). Boot partition is UEFI (GPT) on an SSD drive.
I want to test some changes to the system (including upgrading to 24.04), but I want a "fail safe&...
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I have Ubuntu 24.04 installed on my desktop computer. My windows 10 is still installed but I'm trying to delete both Ubuntu and windows 10
PS I want to switch them out for windows 11 I only installed Ubuntu because my admin had broke on my windows 10
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Block probing crashed with ValueError during installation
I want to install ubuntu 24 to replace ubuntu 22 but install show up an error message at the begining: "Block probing crashed with ValueError during installation".
The Traceback.txt log file ...
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Facing Errors while installing Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on Dell Alienware M-16 R2
I tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on my laptop Dell Alienware M16 R2 with core ultra 9 processor and rtx 4060. I am new to Linux and require 20.04 for ROS as it's not supported in newer versions. ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 freezes during installation
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 as dual boot with Windows 10. After creating a USB stick with the Ubuntu installation media I get this screen.
I tried all options but every time got the same ...
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Windows not booting up after Ubuntu installation
I recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 L.T.S. I had a lot of problems during installation but now, I just can't boot up windows. Even if i give it top priority through BIOS, Ubuntu somehow keeps opening. I'...
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Dual Boot Ubuntu 24.04 Screen Flickering on Start Up
I just recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 as dual boot with windows 11. the installation works great. Until I noticed that whenever I restart after using Windows 11 to run Ubuntu, it will flicker just ...
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Manual partitioning for a dual boot windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 will not proceed
When going through the Ubuntu 24.04 installer (the new one I believe) attempting to dual boot with windows 11 (UEFI), the installer does not automatically recognize the windows boot loader, and only ...
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I formatted the /boot/efi partition to upgrade Lubuntu and now I can't boot Windows
I have read several threads regarding this problem, but I can't solve mine.
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I wanted to upgrade my Lubuntu 20.04 to 22.04. My /boot/efi-partition's size was 150 MB and was working perfectly,...
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How to add Arch boot entry to Ubuntu grub?
So i tried to add Arch Linux besides my already existing setup of Ubuntu and Windows. I already set up arch on another partition and ran update-grub on my ubuntu to update the menu entry to arch to ...
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WHAT SHOULD I GO WITH FOR A POTABEL LINUX SETUP, M.2 SATA OR NVMe? [closed]
I want to make a portable Linux drive, and as I'm a novice in the world of computer hardware, I need advice on which option offers the best performance-to-cost ratio: an M.2 SATA or NVMe SSD. ...
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moklist error: which keys to remove from secure boot key management and How?
similar answered questions
https://superuser.com/questions/1841890/moklist-error-volume-full-cannot-boot-asus-laptop
Couldn't Create Moklist: Volume Full - grub doesn't start at all
MokListRT ...
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Dual-Boot Performance Profile Persisting Across Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows 11
I have encountered a problem using my dual-boot laptop Thunderobot Zero (i9-13900, nvidia rtx gpu), which runs both Ubuntu 24.04 and Windows 11. The laptop came with Windows 11 pre-installed, along ...
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What are the best VM's for running Mac O/S under Ubuntu and why? [closed]
I see many choices for running Mac O/S as VM under Ubuntu...
What are the pros and cons of the top (3-5) choices?
Target systems are PC's with I7 CPU's and NVIDIA GPU's (desktop and Laptop).
PLease ...
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Rebooting Windows10 after installing ubuntu as dual boot while windows was accidentally on hibernate and windows repair confusing C: and D:
I have installed ubuntu as a dual boot alongside an existing Windows 10 installation. Now I cannot boot windows. Windows was first on Drive C: (1TB SSD) and I installed Ubuntu onto D: (also 1TB SSD) ...
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Dual boot windows/ubuntu in Acer no GRUB showing up
I am trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 alongside Windows 10 on Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro. The main problem is that I cannot boot to the installed system, after the installation and removal of the pendrive ...
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Old grub installed by Boot Repair Disk (BRD) persists despite multiple formatting
I don't remember properly, but I think I initially had LinuxFx / Wubuntu. I was irritated by the pop ups every now and then to buy a serial key. Then, I tried to install Porteus KDE and later XFCE. ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 is stuck at boot screen mismatch between UUIDs
I am having trouble booting my newly updated Ubuntu 22.04, i installed Ubuntu 20.04 a whilr ago on a dual boot configuration with windows 10, the installation did not went very smoothly as there were ...
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Trying to repair an Ubuntu grub
Tried to install Ubuntu on an external drive. Took several attempts and eventually got it installed on sdb/sdb1. Unfortunately at some point grub has also been written to the internal hard drive (SDA? ...
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grub-install : error while installing Ubuntu 24.04 with Windows 10 dual-boot
I am trying to install Ubuntu 24.04 on my old PC alongside Windows. But while I tried to install it, I got an error about the grub-install:
Unexpected error while running command.
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Questions about install Ubuntu 22.04 lts in dual boot with windows 11 on dell precision 3571
everything good?
I want to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in dual boot on a Dell Precision 3571 notebook with Windows 11 Pro.
The notebook already has an SSD of almost 1TB and another just for data, the ...
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Failed EFI partition resizing
I was not able to install a System Update which require 92MB. On the advice of people in the Framework community, I tried to resize my EFI partition using a live usb of Ubuntu, but now I have unused ...
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SHA256SUMS and SHA256.gpg problems
Hi: ¿where can I get the SHA256SUMS and SHA256.gpg for UBUNTU 24.04-ISO? I can not find in ubuntu.com. It is so hard to find.
Thanks
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How do I recover Windows after it suddenly got deleted when using Ubuntu?
I was using Ubuntu and it suddenly crashed, a gray screen poped and I forced a shutdown, then it redirected me to a pre-boot check and it said that the Hard Drive was not installed. I saw a video on ...
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Fan Problem in dual booted Ubuntu
I have dual booted my Hp Omen 16(ryzen 7840,4050 gpu) with the latest Ubuntu and Windows 11. The fans seem to run just fine on windows but on ubuntu they dont speed up even when the temprature is ...
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Problems with booting
I'm having trouble booting Ubuntu on my machine. Initially I had a problem with full disk. I installed "Linux File Systems For Windows" and deleted some heavy files (I'm with a dual boot ...
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Cannot see grub
enter image description hereWas using windows 10 with Ubuntu in dual boot but after accidentally updating the bios i cannot see the grub, used the bootmgr path command but it didn't work and also ...
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How to have boot page like manjaro when selecting the operating system in Ubuntu?
I recently tested manjaro gnome edition, and after installing the boot or grub not sure what it is the page when we turn on the computer an select the operating system. i like it better than the ...
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Ubuntu Dual Boot Installation : Not Detecting Hard Drive or Partitions
I have a PC with an SSD having windows and an Hard Drive for data. The Hard Drive had three partitions, F, G and one partition with ubuntu on it.
Okay so I was using ubuntu Jammy Jelly Fish (22.04) ...
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How can I install Ubuntu Dual boot (Ubuntu&Win10_64bit)?
I use Win10_64bit on PC. I want to install Ubuntu_Desktop_24.04_LTS dual boot. I made ISO USB-HDD with Rufus_4.5. Than I booted the PC vi USB-HDD. Under bios screen there is "GRUB" only. I ...
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grub version 2.06, minimal bash error
I am using Ubuntu 22.04, and after some software update, I am facing grub minimal base terminal. I tried different solution over internet, also tried Boot repair using live USB, but it doesn't provide ...
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Problem with booting ubuntu 20.04
I have a problem with starting ubuntu dual boot laptop, windows starts and works fine. First it was that it booted into a screen with green OK (photo of the screen https://imgur.com/a/f19kt3f) and ...
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Ubuntu 24 installation deleted Windows 11 boot from another disk
When installing Ubuntu 24 on my CT disk, I was no longer able to boot my Windows 11 from the Patriot disk. My files remain on the disk, it's just not interpreted by the computer as an operating system ...
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create new EFI partition on Ubuntu
I have dual-booted Windows and Ubuntu 22.04. My Windows has a 100MB EFI partition. I don't want to install the Ubuntu boot files on it. So, I created a separate EFI partition via the Ubuntu installer. ...
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Installing Ubuntu on XPS 16 making it a dual boot system?
I am thinking of buying a new Dell XPS 16 and making it a dual boot. Currently I have XPS 15 (from 2018) which at the time had an option of legacy BIOS.
Does anyone have experience making XPS 16 a ...
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Bluetooth Connecting Issues on dualboot with windows 10
I have Haylou X1 Pro bluetooth earbuds. One day, i was using it normally on windows and switched to ubuntu 22.04. After that, used it normally on ubuntu, then got back to windows, but for my surprise, ...
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Trying to boot ubuntu from usb for first time but bootmgr missing error appears
So when i try to boot into ubuntu from my usb for the first time i get an error That says “bootmgr is missing” I dont know if it helps to know that my computer is a hp that came stock with windows ...
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Manual Install of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is not available with Install .iso module
Attempts to select sda7 partition for manual installation will not work. The change options to select sda7 and choose a mount point are successful, but specification of the boot loader does not allow ...
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USB device not showing up in boot menu
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my Windows laptop for dual boot option but the USB does not show up in the boot menu
I have been searching for a solution for several hours now and nothing I've found ...
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GRUB Rescue nothing working
I have randomly gotten this Grub Rescue after booting up my pc after i have downloaded windows next to my Linux.
I have tried the normal way of “ls” and finding the hard drive that way which does not ...
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issues running Ubuntu on Dell XPS 8950
I want to have a new computer that will run Ubuntu successfully. This would be unlike my experience with the XPS 8950 from Dell. First following use of Windows in a dual boot I could no longer run ...
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GRUB Does not detect Windows 11
Grub in ubuntu 24.04 does not see Windows 11, os-prober also does not find anything. Output of sudo fdisk -l: https://pastebin.com/0KTfUd9S
Windows is installed on /dev/nvme0n1p1, ubuntu on /dev/sda.
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Want to Uninstall Linux Mint and Ubuntu 24.04 on a dual Boot System [duplicate]
I am currently getting a message that states low disk space on filesystem root. My laptop currently has windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04 and Linux Mint. The goal to have dual boot Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04 ...
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I can't install 24.04 LTS on the selected partition (to delete 22.04)
I am trying to delete Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on my partition nvme0n1p6 (288.7 GB). I have a dual boot with Windows on nvme0n1p4 (734 GB).
But When selecting the partition in installation guide, I can't ...
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