On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 4:40:04 AM UTC+5:30, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > 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 ubuntu stuff may or may not match The stuff which is worth noting carefully is - shutting down windows in full shutdown (not hibernate) mode - partition from windows not linux. I prefer to break off the chunk in windows and then further partition in linux - choice of secure/legacy settings in the bios These may not match but its good to know [Does debian have a signed image?] -- 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/24c552ba-d558-4754-9400-605924e9a...@googlegroups.com