How to dual boot Linux 13.04 and Windows 8?

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Ram Sharma

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Hi,
My laptop shipped with windows 7 pre installed. Then i reformatted the HDD and installed windows 8. Now i want to run linux along with windows 8. My HDD is as follows.
C Drive: 50 gb
D Drive: 90 gb
E Drive: 90 gb
there are no any hidden partition except system reserved by windows.
i want to install linux by shrinking c drive. is this possible? if yes, how? i dont want to loose anything. If there is a guide to follow please please help. i really want to try linux and i have already downloaded the required iso of ubuntu.
 
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ubuntu will do it for you automatically , all what you will have to do is tell it the resize value and the drive ..

it is automated . just boot from USB flash and follow the instruction.

use Yumi to make a...
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ubuntu will do it for you automatically , all what you will have to do is tell it the resize value and the drive ..

it is automated . just boot from USB flash and follow the instruction.

use Yumi to make a flash unbuntu

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

 
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Ram Sharma

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hi
thanx for the prompt reply. i have read somewhere about MBR conflict between windows and linux..it this true? should i choose install ubuntu alongside windows 8 or should is choose 'something else'?
 
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i have downloaded 'universal usb installer'. and please help me with the disk partition while installing with above informations....i want to shrink c drive and install in it. is 15 gb sufficient for ubuntu?

thanks in advance!
 
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you will need around 5 G for system , and the virtual space double your memory so around 8G if you have 4G , and 16G if your notebook has 8G ram .. and the rest is your own space for programs and files and data

I d say go for 25G minimum
 
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Yes there is a conflict generally if Windows 8 is installed first and the system is set to UEFI most Linux distros wont be able to boot. However with windows 7 it will still work.
 
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Nope not really if it installed your good to go, by the way did you use a disc or did you use the WUBI installer?
 
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i have got a terrible problem in linux mint 15 'olivia'. it is not supporting my wifi...i have dell wireless wlan mini card (14e4:4315 broadcom driver). i suppose its BCM4312 chip. how do i get it working without internet connection as i dont have lan cable...but i can download anything required thru windows 8 if needed.

i need this problem solved badly.. otherwise i have to uninstall linux...(p.s. whats the use of OS without internet connection?)plz guys help me...i am noob in this matter and i liked linux interface so want to use it forever...
 
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try ubuntu or Suse Linux see if they recognize your hardware.

dont bother to install them , run them from the USB Flash , this is faster than manually looking for drivers ..


 
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Did you try Open Suse ?

http://www.opensuse.org/en/
 
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Just an alternative Ubuntu (like) option, the Lubuntu version uses the LDXE desktop which may be a more comfortable fit for you. As an initial install, by nature, this is a lighrweight version of 'Ubuntu' so will not install (automatically) a lot of the apps that Ubuntu itself does (eg LibreOffice), but you do have access to Ubuntu repositories and can add any additional apps that you want/need.

 
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