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Let's say you read a few articles on the Internet and became interested in the free Linux operating system. Perhaps you even installed it on a virtual machine or booted into Live mode and tried how everything looks and works. You liked it, and now you want to install it on your computer and start using it. But at the same time, you don’t want to lose your already installed Windows, so that in case of an unforeseen situation you can return to a fully working system, and your favorite games and necessary programs will always be at hand. It is possible to install Linux and Windows 10 on the same computer. At one time, for me, as for many other users, this was the ideal option.

In this guide, we will look at how to install Linux alongside Windows 10. I say Windows 10 because it is the newest operating system from Microsoft, but these instructions will also work for earlier versions such as Windwos 7, 8, and 8.1.

I assume that you already have Windows installed, you have found and decided on which disk to separate some space for Linux from, but you do not know how to do it correctly. Here you will get a detailed answer to this question. Let's touch on another important topic - UEFI. This technology is used on all new Windows laptops, and many users are wondering how to install Linux on UEFI and what problems it may encounter.

To install the Linux operating system alongside Windows 10, you will need to create some additional disk partitions. The minimum number is three sections. It is not customary to install Linux on one partition like Windows, although this option is possible. Linux is so flexible that it allows you to place the system, user files, and settings on different partitions. This is very beneficial during reinstallation. You reinstall the system in the system partition, and all your files on the desktop and settings of the working environment will remain in place.

These are the three sections:

System;
Home;
swap partition.

The minimum volume requirements for a system partition in various distributions vary from seven to twenty gigabytes. But this is enough to install the system itself and several additional programs. If you are going to use a lot of programs and games, especially if they take up a lot of space, you need to take another couple of tens of gigabytes in reserve. I recommend using under the Linux system partition in the same way as for the Windows C drive, 30-40 Gigabytes.

The swap partition is used when the system runs out of RAM. At a certain percentage of filling, Linux gradually starts dumping unused data into this file. Therefore, for this section, the volume is half as small as the size of your RAM. But if you plan to use hibernation or hibernation, then you need to allocate an amount of disk space equal to the size of RAM for the swap partition, because in these modes, the entire contents of the computer's RAM is transferred to disk. The home section is the section with your files, movies, music, downloads. Estimate how much you need.

Preparing a disk in Windows

To install Linux next to Windows 10 already in use, you will need to "cut off" space from the system drive. Therefore, before taking decisive action, it is important to back up the system or at least important files. If everything goes well, nothing bad will happen to the files or the system, but due to some kind of failure, such as a power outage, the file system may be damaged. You yourself, inadvertently, can do something wrong and delete the wrong thing.

Therefore, if you work with the system disk, copy important files to external media, and, if possible, create a backup copy of the operating system using the appropriate item in the control panel:

When working with a non-system partition, for example, D, E, F and so on, just copy the files from there.

Now we proceed directly to preparing the disk for installing Windows 10 and Linux. The easiest way to do this is with the standard disk management utility in Windows. Right click on the icon " This computer" on the desktop and open the item " Control":

Here, at the bottom of the window, we see two drives: C (system) and D (normal). I will give an example of how to resize drive D. For drive C, all steps are the same.

Right-click on the desired disk and select the option Shrink Volume:

This window will open, in which you need to enter the size of the volume to be created in the field compressible space size:

Note that you cannot specify a size greater than the amount of free disk space. So first free up some space if you haven't already. We click on the button squeeze. After that, unallocated space will appear, from which you can create the necessary partitions:

That's all. Now you have a place to install Linux next to Windows 10. I see no point in performing further disk partitioning in the Windows utility, since we have already done all the dangerous operations that could damage the system, and Linux partitions are best configured using Linux tools.

Disk preparation in Linux

This is not the next step in installing Linux along with Windows 10. This is an alternative disk partitioning option without using Windows. If for some reason you do not want to use the standard Windows utility to allocate the required space, this can also be done using any Linux distribution LiveCD with the Gparted disk management program preinstalled. For example, the same Ubuntu.

Boot from the Ubuntu disk, search for Dash and type Gparted:

The following window of the disk management program in Linux will open:

It is important to note here that disk partitions in Linux are named differently than in Windows. Here drives are just file addresses in the dev virtual file system. Later you will understand what this is, but for now it is only important that the name of each partition starts with /dev/sd. Next comes the letter representing the physical disk (sda, sdb, sdc, sdd, and so on). Behind it is a number that indicates the partition number on the disk, for example: sda1, sda2.

In the utility window, in addition to the name of the disk partition, we can see the file system, size and free space on the disk. Now, by size and file system, we can understand on which disk our system is located.

In my example, /dev/sdb1 is drive C on Windows and /dev/sdb2 is drive D. We will do the same as in the previous example. Let's reduce the size of the /dev/sdb2 (D) partition to 10 GB in order to install Linux on Windows 10 on the freed space. To do this, right-click on the partition and select Resize/Move:

In the window that opens, you can enter the desired size manually in the field new size or use the slider:

Then press the button Resize/Move.

As you can see, free space has appeared, but there are no real changes on the disk yet. In order to burn everything to disk, press the green checkmark, or in the menu Edit select item Apply All Operations:

The process of resizing the file system may take a little time:

Now you can see that the /dev/sdb2 partition has shrunk and there is free space:

For the system partition, the operations are the same, only there is one note: do not touch the beginning of the partition. You can safely reduce the size of a partition by adding free space after it, but don't try to do it before it, like this:

You don’t need to do this, otherwise the Windows bootloader will be damaged, it is very easy to restore it, but I don’t think you need to solve these problems at the very beginning of your acquaintance with Linux.

We will not create partitions for Linux here either, it is better to do all this during installation with a utility specially designed for this.

Installing Linux alongside Windows 10

I will not go into detail here on how to install Linux, all this has already been discussed in detail in my articles separately for different distributions. Let's look at just a few aspects of disk partitioning. Let's take Ubuntu as the most popular OS for beginners, but other distributions are pretty much the same.

At the stage of choosing a markup method, I advise you to take the manual option. Since this way you will better understand how to install the system:

Here you create the sections that we talked about at the very beginning of the article from the previously freed space. For the root partition, the mount point must be /, for the home partition, /home, and for the swap partition, no mount point is specified.

Installing Linux alongside Windows 10 UEFI

All modern laptops released with Windows 8, 8.1, 10 use UEFI technology. This is a new progressive technology that has replaced the outdated BIOS. The first important and most noticeable change is the use of the GPT partition table instead of the obsolete MBR, as well as the creation of a separate disk partition for operating system loaders. Many users fear that UEFI will make it harder to install Linux with Windows 10 on their laptop. And in vain - in most cases there is nothing complicated. If you already have Windows installed, then most likely the efi partition has already been created, and during disk partitioning, you just need to select it to install the bootloader. The efi partition is usually created with the fat32 file system and takes up about 30 MB of memory:

If you have a clean hard drive, you need to create a GPT partition table. This can be done using the same Gparted by opening the menu devices ->Create Partition Table:

Then we specify this partition during the installation of Linux along with windows 10, for it you need to specify the /boot/EFI mount point. That's all the difficulties with installing in UEFI. In general, installation in UEFI is supported by all distributions running in Grub2.

Completing the installation

Many new users are interested in: "How do I boot my Windows then?" Don't worry, the Grub bootloader will automatically find the Windows bootloader and, before starting the computer, it will offer you a menu where you can select the operating system:

This way Windows 10 and Linux dual boot will be configured automatically.

If something doesn't go according to plan, although it is unlikely to happen, everything is very easy to set up. So, if done right, you will definitely get access to your Windows after installing Linux.

conclusions

Today we looked at how to install Linux on Windows 10. We figured out how to perform partitioning, how to select partitions and what to do if your laptop uses UEFI. It is pointless to talk about installing any particular Linux distribution along with Windows 10, because, firstly, all the steps are similar, and secondly, you can find detailed instructions in the relevant articles. I would also like to note: for the comfortable operation of Windows 10 with Linux on one computer, you need to disable Windows FastBoot, otherwise you will not be able to. If you have any questions, ask in the comments!

The transition from Windows to Linux, if the first one has already gained impressive experience, is a serious stress for the human mind. It's like getting to another planet - familiar only in certain surface moments, subject to completely different laws of physics, located at a different stage of evolution. Therefore, Windows users are recommended a “soft” transition to Linux - using special distributions adapted to the Windows interface, or installing Linux as a second operating system on another partition of the computer disk. Below we will consider how to install Linux next to Windows on another disk partition specially allocated for this purpose. And for example, let's take the most popular Linux distribution - Ubuntu.

1. Download Ubuntu and create installation media

It is assumed that any version of Windows is already installed on the computer. You can download the Linux Ubuntu distribution from the site ubuntu.ru. The downloaded distribution must be written to a disk or flash drive, after formatting the latter in FAT32 format. In the Windows environment, programs and can create bootable USB flash drives with Linux distributions, including for BIOS with a UEFI interface. In addition, to create bootable USB flash drives with Linux distributions, there are special utilities that, like the Media Creation Tool for creating bootable media for Windows, can not only burn ISO images, but also download them. These are the Linux Live USB Creator and UNetbootin programs.

2. Working with disk space inside Windows

If your computer already has at least a third disk partition (not counting the System Reserved partition) with a size of 10 GB or more, you can use it to install Ubuntu. All that needs to be done in this case is to free it by moving the files to another non-system partition of the disk.

If there are only two disk partitions, or even only one C partition, you must first work with disk space. We will take the first steps to allocate the disk space of the computer inside Windows, in the standard diskmgmt.msc utility. By entering its name in the "Run" command field, we will access the utility in any version of Windows. And in system versions 8.1 and 10, quick access to the utility is implemented in the menu by pressing the Win + X keys.

In our example, we have a popular disk space layout scheme with two working partitions - system C and non-system D for storing personal files. The letter of the non-system partition may be different - E, F, G, if D is reserved for a drive or removable media. From the non-system partition, you need to take away part of the space for the partition with Ubuntu. We call the context menu on this section and select "Compress Volume".

In the "Size of compressible space" column, set the size allocated for Ubuntu. In our case, this is 15 GB, but if you plan to actively work with Ubuntu, in particular, testing various software, 30-40 GB can be allocated for this system. Click the "Squeeze" box at the bottom.

Returning to the utility window, we will see that 15 GB of space has been cut off from the non-system disk, and this space has not been allocated.

So we will leave this matter, and we will carry out further work on the distribution of space using Ubuntu tools.

If only a system partition for Windows has been created on the hard disk, we first compress the space of drive C using the above method. Then we form a non-system partition from part of the unallocated space by calling the context menu on it, selecting "Create a simple volume" and following the steps of the wizard. And the rest of the space is left unallocated.

Upon completion of all work, we reboot and set the media with Ubuntu in the BIOS priority.

3. Managing Disk Space with Ubuntu LiveDisk Tools

One of the few advantages Linux has over Windows is LiveDisk distributions. It is much more than the Windows Recovery Environment. So, LiveDisk with Ubuntu is almost a complete operating system. Such a system is limited by the inability to apply settings and the low speed of the bootable media, which in emergency cases is unlikely to be of significant importance. Among the standard Ubuntu LiveDisk tools is a utility for working with the biased disk GParted.

When starting LiveDisk, select the Russian language and click "Start Ubuntu".

In its window we will see the same partition structure as in the Windows diskmgmt.msc utility, but in a different interface and with different data designations. Mounted hard drives are displayed in the upper right corner as "/dev/sda", where "dev" is the term "device" (short for device) and "sda" is a specific HDD, SSD, flash drive, or other media. Media is designated with the last letter replaced in alphabetical perspective - "sdb", "sdc", "sdd", etc. Disk partitions are displayed as "/dev/sda1" and are distinguished by the last digit - numerical perspective. In such conditions, it is necessary to focus on the size of disks and partitions.

Ours has unallocated space with a size of 15 GB, it needs to be partitioned for Ubuntu - for the system itself and its swap file. But on computers with a Legacy BIOS (regular BIOS, not UEFI), you first need to create one shared partition - an extended one, a container for forming logical partitions. Three existing partitions - "Reserved by the system", disks C and D - were created during the installation of the system and during the operation of Windows by its regular means. And this means that by default they were assigned the type of main partitions, of which there should be no more than 4 on the disk. Therefore, in order to be able to further create disk partitions, the fourth partition must be created with an extended type, and logical partitions must be formed inside it.

If the partition under Ubuntu is already formed, but it was previously assigned the main type, and this is the last of four such possible ones, the partition must be deleted. In the GParted window on the unallocated space, call the context menu and select "Delete". To create a partition on the unallocated space, select "New" in the context menu.

In the window that appears for creating a new partition, in the "Create as" column, select "Advanced partition". Click "Add".

On the unallocated space, call the context menu again and select "New". Let's create a Linux swap partition first. Even on modern computers with 4 GB or more of RAM, a swap partition is needed to unload data from RAM when hibernating. In the window for creating a new partition, in the "New size" column, specify the size equal to the amount of RAM on the computer. In the "Create as" column, select "Logical partition", and in the "File system" column - "Linux-swap". Click "Add" at the bottom.

On the remaining unallocated space, call the context menu again, select "New" again. In the “New size” column, in our case, we leave all the remaining space for the Ubuntu partition, in the “Create as” column, again, select “Logical partition”, and in the “File system” column we put “ext4”. Click "Add".

All these disk space partitioning operations are only planned so far. They appear at the bottom of the GParted window and can be overridden if necessary. To use them, you need to press the green checkmark button on the panel at the top.

We wait for the completion of the application of operations and close the GParted utility.

4. Installing Ubuntu

Now it remains to install Linux Ubuntu. Click the system installation shortcut on the LiveDisk desktop.

We choose Russian.

In our case, we will refuse to download updates during the installation of the system in order to save time. This can be done later. But check the box for installing third-party software for computer components and ensuring the playback of media content.

In the installation type window, select "Other option".

A window with the partition table will open. Here, first we click on the swap partition and in the mini-window that appears in the “Use as” column, set the value, respectively, to “swap partition”. Click "OK".

Then, in the table, click on the partition prepared for Ubuntu itself, and select the Ext4 Journaled File System value for it. We put a tick below "Format partition", and in the column "Mount point" select the value "/". Click "OK".

After that, click the "Install Now" button.

Choose a region

keyboard layout,

create an Ubuntu account.

We are waiting for the installation to complete.

We restart the computer.

After the reboot, the Grub bootloader menu will appear on the screen, where in the future it will be possible to choose which of the operating systems to start.

Have a great day!

Often, personal computer users wonder how to install two operating systems Windows and linux. In this article, we will describe the installation process of the most popular operating system of the Linux family called ubuntu next to the new OS from Microsoft Windows 10. For example, let's take the image of the latest version of Ubuntu with serial number 16.04. This version of Ubuntu is the most recent distribution from Canonical Ltd. In addition, this version of Ubuntu uses such innovations as file system ZFS, new kernel v.4.4 and new version of package installer Apt 1.2.

Installing Ubuntu alongside Windows

First of all, to install Ubuntu 16.04, we need a computer with Windows 10 installed on it. For example, we will take a laptop with a dozen. After that we need Ubuntu 16.04 ISO Image. You can download the latest ISO image from the official website www.ubuntu.com. The site provides images for both 32 and 64 bit systems. In our case, we will use a 64-bit image. The downloaded ISO-disk image with the distribution kit must be written to an optical disc. This can be done with programs such as Ashampoo Burning Studio or Nero Burning ROM 2016.

If you don't have an optical drive, you can use a Linux bootable media creation utility called UNetbootin.

After burning the disk, we will reboot the laptop and boot from the disk when the system starts. To boot from disk, many laptops and desktops use a special boot menu to select a boot device using the F11 or F12 keys. In our case, the boot menu is called by the F12 key.

After selecting our disk, the Ubuntu 16.04 installer will start loading, after which we will get to the bootloader menu.

In the installer window, select the right button Install Ubuntu, after which we will get to a window in which we can select the installation option, as well as the local disk where the installation will be performed.

In our case, we are interested in the first installation option. Other options allow you to completely format the local drive and encrypt it, select or create a new local drive.

Therefore, be careful when choosing other options for installing Ubuntu, as this can lose important data stored in Windows 10.

We move on. Select the first option and click the Continue button. This action will take us to a window where we can allocate disk space for Ubuntu. Since Linux OS will be installed on one local disk with Windows 10, it follows that we will also allocate space for Ubuntu on one disk.

As you can see in the image above, Windows 10 resides on a single 48.3 GB local drive. The ten itself on the disk takes 27.7 GB, but the Linux OS offers to bite off our one local disk 20.1 GB. If the auto-allocated size under Linux OS is too large for you, you can always reduce it by clicking on the link below " advanced section editor". Having decided on the size of the local disk for the OS, we will continue the installation by pressing the button Install now.

After completing this action, we will get to the time zone selection window.

After selecting the time zone, the installer will take us to the language selection window.

After choosing the language, we will go to the Ubuntu user settings window. On this page, enter the username, computer name, and password. After filling in the user data, click the button Continue.

This will be the last step in setting up the Linux OS installer, and after that, the process of installing Ubuntu on a single disk with Windows 10 will begin.

In the final window, we will see a message about successful installation, as well as a button on it Restart, which we will press.

After the reboot, we will see that the standard Linux operating system bootloader called .

The GNU GRUB bootloader menu shows four items, two of which are known to us. The first item will launch the Ubuntu OS itself. The second and fourth are designed to check the RAM using the utility Memtest86+. The fourth point will launch Windows 10. Moving on, we will select the second installed Ubuntu OS to start. At the download stage, we will be taken to the password entry window.

After entering the password, the operating system will boot on one Windows 10 computer.

Since the Linux OS is installed on the same local drive along with a dozen, we will boot Windows 10 and see where it is located. After downloading the top ten, run the add-on "". In the add-on we will see several local drives. Two drives of 14.72 GB and 4 GB refer to the Ubuntu operating system. From these two disks, it can be seen that the ten did not recognize the Linux OS file system, unlike their two disks.

The example shows that even a novice PC user can install a second Ubuntu 16.04 OS on one disk along with Windows 10.

Booting Ubuntu 16.04 from a bootable USB drive

In the previous example, we used an optical disc to install the Linux OS. In this example, we will describe the option to download Linux OS installation files. from a bootable USB drive. For example, we need one USB flash drive with a size of 2 GB or more. To create a bootable drive from a USB flash drive, we need a utility UNetbootin. This utility can be downloaded from its official website https://unetbootin.github.io. UNetbootin is distributed for several operating systems, so you can create a bootable USB flash drive on both Windows and Linux with Mac OS. Once downloaded, the utility can be launched immediately as it is portable.

Now we use one of the two images of 32 or 64 bit Ubuntu OS downloaded from the official website. To do this, in the block Disk image»Choose one of the downloaded images. Also in blocks A type" and " Carrier»Choose a flash drive. In our case, the flash drive has the letter " D:\»

After the settings have been made, press the OK button, after which the creation of a bootable USB drive with the Ubuntu operating system will begin.

Installing virtual Ubuntu 16.04 alongside Windows 10

If you do not want to bother with installing Ubuntu on the same local disk with ten, then you can use the utility virtual box. The utility is distributed with a license GNU GPL 2, so anyone can download it for free from the official website www.virtualbox.org.

Thanks to this utility, the user will be able to use all the features of the Ubuntu operating system directly on a computer running Windows 10. For this example, we need one of the Ubuntu images and the VirtualBox program itself. Installing the utility is quite simple, so any user will figure it out.

After installation, run the utility.

In the launched window, click on the Create button with a blue icon. After that, the virtual machine creation wizard will appear. In the window of this wizard, enter the settings as shown below.

After entering the settings, we proceed to the next window of the wizard, which will allow us to select the amount of RAM.

At the next stage, we create one hard drive or connect the previously created one. You can connect not only one hard drive to a virtual machine, but several, which expands its capabilities. After creating or connecting a hard drive, a virtual machine will be created. Now let's start the virtual machine with the Start button. In the window that appears, indicate where our ISO image is located.

After selecting the image, we will continue the installation of the operating system. Also, in addition to the image, you can choose a virtual or physical optical drive with the image recorded on the disc. The further installation process will launch the Ubuntu 16.04 installation bootloader. Based on this, further description of the installation process is not necessary, since the entire process is described in the first example.

The only difference will be the installation of the operating system not on the same disk with Windows 10, but on an absolutely clean one, which is a virtual file container. In fact, using this Ubuntu launch option, we use a virtual computer from which we launch the OS on Windows 10. This use case will be especially convenient for those who want to first try out the OS without installing it on a hard drive, and if it is not Like it, remove it without picking the bootloader.

Conclusion

In this article, we looked at how easy it is to install a second Ubuntu 16.04 OS alongside Windows 10. The article also describes the process of creating a bootable USB drive to run on computers without an optical drive. We also covered how to run and install Ubuntu 16.04 in a virtual environment on Windows 10 without installing it on the system at all. Based on the above, after reading this article, you can easily install Ubuntu 16.04 as a second operating system on a Windows 10 computer.

Partitioning a Disk with the MiniTool Partition Wizard

MiniTool Partition Wizard has a free version and a professional one. To use the application to cut a disk into sections, you do not need to buy it. This feature is also available in the Free package.

Find on the Internet, download and install the program on your computer. It is on the developer's site partitionwizard.com.
Run it.
Local disks are displayed in the middle of the workspace. Click on the one you want to cut.
In the list on the left, click on "Split" ("Move / Resize").

Click on "Split" ("Move / Resize")

In the next window there will be items "Original size" ("Partition Size") - the one that will remain on the disk. And the "New size" is the one that the new volume will have. Allocate memory and click OK.

You can change the name of the newly created section. To do this, click on "Set label" and type in a name. For example, "UbuntuDisk".
If you are going to use the disk to boot a new OS, select it and select "Make Primary" from the list on the left.
Click on the "Apply" button. She is on the top left. Next to it is a checkmark icon.
Restart your computer. Wait for the system to cut partitions. In this case, you can not turn off the PC. Otherwise, you will lose all the data that was stored on the processed disk. You can see the changes after the restart.

Other programs for cutting sections have the same principle of operation. It won't be hard to figure it out.

Acronis True Image can function not only on Windows, but also on Linux. But this program is paid. Unlike Partition Wizard.

Windows installation

Let's say you decide to start from scratch and remove all old OSes. Now you have a "clean" PC on which no distribution is installed. Start Win from a disc or flash drive. To do this, change the boot order.

Go to BIOS. It can be called up by pressing a certain key immediately after turning on the PC. It differs depending on the motherboard. F1, F2, F5, F7, DEL or Ctrl+Alt+Esc. Information about which button is needed will appear next to the "PRESS TO ENTER SETUP" line.
In BIOS, all control is set to the keyboard. Navigate through the menu - using the arrows, enter - Enter. A small manual with instructions is in the BIOS menu on the right.
Open the Boot tab.
Subsection "Boot Device Priority".

Put USB or CD-ROM first. Depends on which drive you are using to boot Windows.
Press F10 to save your changes. The computer will restart.
The message "Press any key to boot from CD" may appear. It means "Press any key to load data from CD".
Reading information from the source will begin. Don't interrupt the process.
The installation wizard will open. Just follow his instructions.
You will need to select the partition into which the system will boot. You can also share it there if you haven't already done so. Select the volume and click on Disk Setup. After that, click on "Create" and set the size in megabytes.
Save all changes and click on the "Next" button. Installation will begin. Do not interrupt it, do not turn off the power of the PC. The computer may restart several times.
After that, you need to configure Win: select a password and name for the account, time zone, specify which update options to use.
Go into the BIOS and change the boot order again so that the PC starts from the hard drive.

linux

Before booting Linux, you need to prepare the disk. This can be done in Win.

Right click on "My Computer".
Select Manage.
In the Storage category, click on Disk Management.
Right-click on the partition on which you plan to install the system. It cannot be loaded on the same disc as Windows.
Click on Shrink Volume.
In the "Compressible space" field, specify how much space should be allocated for the OS (in megabytes). This memory will be reserved for the system.
Click Compress. "Unallocated space" will appear in the disk ruler.
If you want to return the volume to its previous size, instead of Shrink, select the Expand command.

Insert the operating system CD into the drive.
Go into the BIOS and change the boot order so that the computer starts from the disk.

When the installer opens, select the interface language.
The Installation Type menu will offer installation options. Check the "Others" box.
On the previously compressed volume, create partitions for the OS. For the root directory, simply specify "/" (forward slash). For the home directory - "/home". And for the swap partition, you do not need to enter anything.
Follow the installation wizard's instructions.
A little setup is required: creating an account, entering a PC name, and the like.
During the installation, pictures will be shown that tell about the capabilities of the system.
The installation will complete and a notification will appear on the screen prompting you to restart your computer.
Go into the BIOS and change the boot order.

Now, when you turn on your PC, you can choose whether to use Linux or Windows.

Linux has a feature for multibooting operating systems. Ubuntu even provides for collaboration with Win.

Prepare the disk, allocate memory on it for the OS.
Run the installer. It will automatically detect if there are other systems on the PC.
The option "Install Linux alongside Windows" should appear. Select it.
Follow the installer's instructions.
Don't boot two OSes on the same partition.

Installation on two hard drives

The simplest and most effective option is to download to different hard drives. So the systems will work stably even without division of space.

You have a hard drive 1 and a hard drive 2.
Turn off hard drive-2, put Windows on hard drive-1.
Turn off hard drive-1, put Linux on hard drive-2.
Connect both hard drives.

Now you will be able to select the OS through the BIOS Boot menu. Just change the boot order to run from the desired HDD.

Installing completely different systems next to each other is not such a big deal. This does not require software virtualization. You will be able to take full advantage of operating systems. And work in the environment that is best suited for the tasks at hand.

In order for the installation of Linux and Windows on one computer to be successful, you need to allocate enough memory for each OS and upload them to different partitions.

Which of these systems do you think is better?

Any operating system is not perfect. Ubuntu is no exception. Although it is a simple and easy to learn Linux distribution, it still has its drawbacks. So, for example, by default it lacks most popular media codecs, and some other popular software. Although this is not critical, a new user, however, in this regard, may initially experience difficulties.

But in the Linux world, there is a rule: if you don't like something, you can change it, or make your own. Clement Lefebvre took advantage of it. As a result, Linux Mint was born. Today, this distribution is one of the most popular and, according to some reports, it is even more popular than its parent, Ubuntu. And therefore, many are wondering how to install Linux Mint on a computer. Let's look at this process.

Downloading the distribution

In this guide, we will walk through the process of installing Linux Mint 18 Sarah next to Windows 10. We will use the 64 bit version with the Cinnamon desktop environment