[ML-General] linux dual boot win 8.1?

[david]

Virtualization has it's limits, especially if you're doing Linux within 
Winblows, rather than the other way around.  But it is good for most 
normal things.




On 10/08/2015 04:16 PM, Chris Smith wrote:
>
> 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 <mailto:john.chris.smith at gmail.com>
>
> On Oct 8, 2015 2:03 PM, "Michael Patton" <pattoma at gmail.com 
> <mailto: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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