I have finally installed Ubuntu on my second drive. When I start my computer GRUB only offers me to boot Ubuntu, not Windows 7. What needs to be done so that I can choose between Ubuntu and Windows in GRUB? When I press F12 for boot menu at startup and I choose Windows Boot Manager … Read more
I tried to install Ubuntu 18.10 on my XPS 15 9570 earlier. Everything was working fine until I got to the partition selection part of the installation. That’s when the installer crashed and I had to shut down my machine. I think it’s because I had my SATA configuration set to RAID ON instead of … Read more
I’ve just upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1 on my partitioned laptop that has Ubuntu 14.04 installed. Grub no longer appeared on boot so I ran boot-repair from an Ubuntu liveUSB. This didn’t seem to have any effect. I’ve checked and secure boot is still disabled. Log from boot-repair: http://paste.ubuntu.com/11972534/ So what’s next? Update: … Read more
Grub2 – Community Ubuntu Documentation says the following: Saving an OS can be achieved by running sudo grub-set-default if DEFAULT=saved is set in /etc/default/grub. It may also be saved if GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true is also set in /etc/default/grub. In this case, the default OS remains until a new OS is manually selected from the GRUB 2 menu … Read more
I have Windows 8 pre-installed, and then I installed GRUB with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is not my thing, so now I want to remove it along with GRUB. From what I have learned, with UEFI, GRUB does not overwrite the windows bootloader in the EFI partition and is stored elsewhere. How would I remove GRUB and … Read more
I have Ubuntu on my laptop. Now I want install Windows 7 in a dual-boot. How can I do this? I can’t lose my Ubuntu files, and I’m afraid that I might break GRUB. Go here for UEFI only! Answer Here’s the general outline: Make space for Windows Install Windows Mount the /boot directory or … Read more
Dual boot system Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu 12.04. I have the bios set for the correct time and Ubuntu set for US Eastern time. Ubuntu will boot up and the time will be off by -4 hours. If I correct the time in Ubuntu then when I boot up in Windows XP the time … Read more
I installed Windows 7, which ate Ubuntu’s boot file. When starting up the computer, it now goes straight to Windows, without giving me the option of booting Ubuntu. How can I get Ubuntu back? Answer When you install Windows, Windows assumes it is the only operating system (OS) on the machine, or at least it … Read more
I’m absolutely new to Linux. I would like to know how to install Ubuntu alongside the pre-installed Windows 8+ OS. Should I do it with Wubi, or through the Live USB/DVD? What steps do I need to take to correctly install Ubuntu? Answer If you are using Ubuntu 16.04+, many issues with compatibility are now … Read more
