[ML-General] linux dual boot win 8.1?

[Christopher]

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On Oct 8, 2015 4:17 PM, "Chris Smith" <john.chris.smith at gmail.com> 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
> 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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