[ML-General] linux dual boot win 8.1?

[Chris Smith]

Be aware that your new laptop almost certainly boots using UEFI, which is
different from the legacy BIOS method. Mint appears to be set up to handle
UEFI, but I would read about it first.

Google is your friend. Here is the top result for "mint uefi dual boot":
http://linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/11/how-to-dual-boot-linux-mint-17-and-windows-8-on-a-pc-with-uefi-firmware/

Have you considered using virtualization? VMware or virtualbox will save
you from the headaches of dual booting.

Benefits of virtualization:
Snapshots
No reboot necessary
Won't render your system unbootable
No need to resize partitions
It's cool
Etc.

Good luck!

--Chris Smith
john.chris.smith at gmail.com
On Oct 8, 2015 2:03 PM, "Michael Patton" <pattoma at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey y'all. I've been out of the dual boot world for at least 4 years. I
> have a new laptop (lenovo) with windows 8.1, touch screen, etc.
>
> I want to do a dual boot with linux - installing mint from a usb thumb
> drive. I don't want to do the live usb thing because I want to do dev work
> on it and if it dies...I die.
>
> Has anyone done this recently that wouldn't mind letting me email them if
> I get stuck?
>
> Thx,
> mike
>
>
>
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