Installation alongside Windows 10 Home Edition

[Christopher Patti]

Hi Ingolf;

Actually, I don't. The only bit of advice I'd offer is:

* Backup the Windows partition. Backup the entire partition. You can do this for free with Paragon Partiton Manager among others:

https://www.paragon-software.com/free/pm-express/#

This will allow you to create rescue media and back up the Windows partition so you can be sure you can get back to working when you need to.

* Be SURE to boot the USB stick you're using for installation in UEFI *NOT* Legacy mode. This really burned me as I ended up installing Linux a couple of times and having it write MBRs to various places that my computer then totally ignored :)

* You'll need to create an EFI boot partition

Sorry I can't remember all the details. It can be small is all I remember :\

In short - if your friend's data isn't 1000% backed up and you can't be very sure you can get back to a known good state, you shouldn't touch the machine. I got dual booting on the same disk working, but I've got many years of tech experience (thoughy not Linux experience) and found my way through encountering problems and Googling solutions.

Not amazing but there we are.

Good luck!
-Chris


On Thu, Jan 10, 2019, at 10:07 AM, Ingolf Steinbach wrote:
> Hi Christopher.
> 
> Am So., 6. Jan. 2019 um 22:35 Uhr schrieb Christopher Patti <feoh at feoh.org>:
> > It may be easier to use a separate HD, but I have Linux installed on my UEFI Alienware 17 R5 along side Windows 10 on my internal SSD and it works great.
> >
> > You have to create a special boot partition, and it was in fact kind of a pain, but it's possible once you understand it.
> 
> Do you have a pointer to some documentation describing that procedure?
> 
> > Reading the OPs original question though, given that what they want is to give their friend a chance to see Linux in operation alongside Windows without doing anything destructive, I'd agree with others that the best choice here is simply to install VirtualBox into windows 10 and get Linux running that way.
> 
> The owner of the notebook is already familier with Linux resp Kubuntu (as a user). My intention was to ensure that specific notebook model is supported well enough for everyday life. That would include questions like
>  * Does the WiFi work w/o problems? (I ran into one with the live DVD, see the original post)
>  * Does suspend/resume show any surprises?
>  * How quickly does the battery drain compared to similar usage under Windows?
>  * …
> Unfortunately, these are all aspects which cannot be evaluated in a VM.
> 
> Kind regards
> Ingolf
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