Anyone install LINUX over Win 10 ?

[justanotherdrunk]

so far ive failed on 2 machines

used rufus to burn the free downloaded LINUX to a bootable usb stick

successfully changed booting order to boot from usb stick

both machines an old desktop and a newer laptop then crashed

just a novice here

:iono:

[eTiMaGo]

What linux distribution? At what point did the computers crash, did you see any kind of linux loading screen first?

[justanotherdrunk]

What linux distribution? At what point did the computers crash, did you see any kind of linux loading screen first?

this is what i tried to install

http://wikka.puppylinux.com/HomePage

looks like something tried to install then defaulted back to win 10


no indication of program loading

[eTiMaGo]

it's pretty hard to say :D My hunch is that it's something related to BIOS/UEFI. When you burn an image in rufus there are several options (partition scheme, target system...). If you computers are older, they may support BIOS only and not UEFI. Anyway, it's probably goign to take a lot of trial and error to figure out, good luck!

[justanotherdrunk]

:bow:

thanks

[IllusionX]

I mostly use Ubuntu, because support.

Not once it failed me. But I never install alongside windows.

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[kevinj93]

I agree, Ubuntu linux is the distro to use. If you just want to try it, you can boot into a live Linux session straight off the boot media.
If you decide you wish to install it, you will also need spare space on the hard drive that is not part of a partition. You can use a tool such as Partition Wizard to shrink the Windows partition and create empty space for Ububtu to install.

Because I had a spare, I actually installed Linux on a separate hard drive. I can then use the BIOS boot selection when I want to boot Linux. Windows will not mount the Linux drive partitions without extra software, but Linux can access the Windows drive.

[justanotherdrunk]

I agree, Ubuntu linux is the distro to use. If you just want to try it, you can boot into a live Linux session straight off the boot media.
If you decide you wish to install it, you will also need spare space on the hard drive that is not part of a partition. You can use a tool such as Partition Wizard to shrink the Windows partition and create empty space for Ububtu to install.

Because I had a spare, I actually installed Linux on a separate hard drive. I can then use the BIOS boot selection when I want to boot Linux. Windows will not mount the Linux drive partitions without extra software, but Linux can access the Windows drive.

:w00t:

[justanotherdrunk]

solved

not install over win 10 but alongside

once i partitioned some disk space it installed no problem

thanks

[eTiMaGo]

awesome!

[kevinj93]

solved

not install over win 10 but alongside

once i partitioned some disk space it installed no problem

thanks

Now the learning begins...

Admittedly I have been using various Linux versions for years. The initial learning curve is steep, but you reach a point where it all seems very logical. I also still look up solutions on internet from time to time when asked to make some new changes on the servers.