On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 10:59:07AM -0800, Rusi Mody wrote: > On Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 10:20:05 PM UTC+5:30, > jo...@ageinggracefully.ca wrote: > > I have never installed used nor installed linux on a laptop ($500 - $600), > > > 3. Dual boot? What problems should I expect? > > Modern uefi/gpt machines can give special challenges for which > Ive found this helpful: > > http://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported >
This is all for Ubuntu - which may / may not be at all similar. The install medium for Debian 7.8 should boot on UEFI and install grub appropriately. The installer for Debian testing - which will be Debian 8 soon - installs just fine. Steve McIntyre has also produced a beta version for testing which will install on the Intel based laptops which have 32 bit UEFI and 64 bit chipsets - things like the Bay Trail Asus machines. There is now also a list - debian-efi - newly set up for discussion of EFI. All the best, AndyC > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > https://lists.debian.org/eb86611d-3dbc-45fe-a697-1eebe33a5...@googlegroups.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150118230943.ga2...@galactic.demon.co.uk
