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Questions about installing linux on dual boot on a single drive ? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just want to ask some questions as I am considering installing linux as dual boot on a single drive in its own partition

what partitions do linux distros need to function ?
what linux distros support secure boot with nvidia drivers ?
is it bad idea to install linux on a single drive in its own partition ?
what precautions should I take other than backing up my hard drive before doing dual boot ?
I have heard some linux distros like linux mint and ubuntu have a habit of touching other efi partitions when being told not to, are there any other distros that do that ?
Expanding on the previous question qre there any distros that touch or corruption windows partitions ?
How can I ensure my dual boot linux install won't touch my windows partition at all if I install dual boot linux ?
Is there anything else I should be aware about ?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu, it was super easy to do years ago with a YouTube walkthrough, I'm sure there are even better ones now.

I'd recommend just finding one that makes sense to you and following that step by step, it's a very straightforward process.

I'm not sure about secure boot, I had to disable mine.

I have a single SSD drive and have had zero problems switching between Windows and Linux for years.

Backing up your hard drive is the only precaution you need that I know about.

I can access Windows from my Lennox installation, and have transferred files from Windows to Linux, and I haven't seen any problems. So anecdotally, I don't think you'll have any trouble with them being on the same drive.