Two-step Ubuntu installitaion: first - together with win 10 and later - Ubunty only? [duplicate]
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How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?
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I just wanted to shift to Ubuntu, while now I stick to Win10.
Installation gives me an option to run it in parallel with Windows Boot Manager (or what's the name of that one?..).
My question:
can I shift to Ubuntu in 2 steps? First - along with Windows, carefuly transfer all my data via cloud storage, ensure all password and sensitive info gets on Ubuntu and works well and then wipe Windows completely?
Will I be able to erase windows from Ubuntu? Would be be error prone or there is a reliable way to achive needed effect? May I mess both systems up?
dual-boot windows
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
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This question already has an answer here:
How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?
12 answers
I just wanted to shift to Ubuntu, while now I stick to Win10.
Installation gives me an option to run it in parallel with Windows Boot Manager (or what's the name of that one?..).
My question:
can I shift to Ubuntu in 2 steps? First - along with Windows, carefuly transfer all my data via cloud storage, ensure all password and sensitive info gets on Ubuntu and works well and then wipe Windows completely?
Will I be able to erase windows from Ubuntu? Would be be error prone or there is a reliable way to achive needed effect? May I mess both systems up?
dual-boot windows
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
marked as duplicate by user68186, N0rbert, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby Mar 3 at 7:07
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
That should work. But most dual boot for an extended period as they find one application or game that they must have and does not work in Linux. If you do decide to delete Windows you can reformat the NTFS partition to ext4 and use that as a data partition or if large move /home to it. You do need to have /home well backed up. Many of us like to separate data as in /home from system as in / (root) or go one step further and just have a data partition. But if removing Windows do not keep a NTFS partition as you need Windows for chkdsk or defrag.
– oldfred
Feb 23 at 19:48
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Please ask one question at a time. See how do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? and Using gparted to remove Windows partition.
– user68186
Feb 23 at 19:48
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This question already has an answer here:
How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?
12 answers
I just wanted to shift to Ubuntu, while now I stick to Win10.
Installation gives me an option to run it in parallel with Windows Boot Manager (or what's the name of that one?..).
My question:
can I shift to Ubuntu in 2 steps? First - along with Windows, carefuly transfer all my data via cloud storage, ensure all password and sensitive info gets on Ubuntu and works well and then wipe Windows completely?
Will I be able to erase windows from Ubuntu? Would be be error prone or there is a reliable way to achive needed effect? May I mess both systems up?
dual-boot windows
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
This question already has an answer here:
How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?
12 answers
I just wanted to shift to Ubuntu, while now I stick to Win10.
Installation gives me an option to run it in parallel with Windows Boot Manager (or what's the name of that one?..).
My question:
can I shift to Ubuntu in 2 steps? First - along with Windows, carefuly transfer all my data via cloud storage, ensure all password and sensitive info gets on Ubuntu and works well and then wipe Windows completely?
Will I be able to erase windows from Ubuntu? Would be be error prone or there is a reliable way to achive needed effect? May I mess both systems up?
This question already has an answer here:
How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?
12 answers
dual-boot windows
dual-boot windows
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
asked Feb 23 at 19:30
Sereja BogolubovSereja Bogolubov
1105
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marked as duplicate by user68186, N0rbert, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby Mar 3 at 7:07
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marked as duplicate by user68186, N0rbert, karel, Eric Carvalho, Fabby Mar 3 at 7:07
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That should work. But most dual boot for an extended period as they find one application or game that they must have and does not work in Linux. If you do decide to delete Windows you can reformat the NTFS partition to ext4 and use that as a data partition or if large move /home to it. You do need to have /home well backed up. Many of us like to separate data as in /home from system as in / (root) or go one step further and just have a data partition. But if removing Windows do not keep a NTFS partition as you need Windows for chkdsk or defrag.
– oldfred
Feb 23 at 19:48
1
Please ask one question at a time. See how do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? and Using gparted to remove Windows partition.
– user68186
Feb 23 at 19:48
add a comment |
That should work. But most dual boot for an extended period as they find one application or game that they must have and does not work in Linux. If you do decide to delete Windows you can reformat the NTFS partition to ext4 and use that as a data partition or if large move /home to it. You do need to have /home well backed up. Many of us like to separate data as in /home from system as in / (root) or go one step further and just have a data partition. But if removing Windows do not keep a NTFS partition as you need Windows for chkdsk or defrag.
– oldfred
Feb 23 at 19:48
1
Please ask one question at a time. See how do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? and Using gparted to remove Windows partition.
– user68186
Feb 23 at 19:48
That should work. But most dual boot for an extended period as they find one application or game that they must have and does not work in Linux. If you do decide to delete Windows you can reformat the NTFS partition to ext4 and use that as a data partition or if large move /home to it. You do need to have /home well backed up. Many of us like to separate data as in /home from system as in / (root) or go one step further and just have a data partition. But if removing Windows do not keep a NTFS partition as you need Windows for chkdsk or defrag.
– oldfred
Feb 23 at 19:48
That should work. But most dual boot for an extended period as they find one application or game that they must have and does not work in Linux. If you do decide to delete Windows you can reformat the NTFS partition to ext4 and use that as a data partition or if large move /home to it. You do need to have /home well backed up. Many of us like to separate data as in /home from system as in / (root) or go one step further and just have a data partition. But if removing Windows do not keep a NTFS partition as you need Windows for chkdsk or defrag.
– oldfred
Feb 23 at 19:48
1
1
Please ask one question at a time. See how do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? and Using gparted to remove Windows partition.
– user68186
Feb 23 at 19:48
Please ask one question at a time. See how do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? and Using gparted to remove Windows partition.
– user68186
Feb 23 at 19:48
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This reminds me of my first Linux installation. Glad to answer.
I'll divide my answer into parts so that should be an easier reference:
1. Ubuntu in 2 steps
Yes you can install a dual boot Windows+Ubuntu quite easily following the installation indications that you mentioned.
When you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows, you'll find 1 or more new partition on your hard drive, on which Ubuntu was installed.
Windows uses 2 partitions at least (one for the boot loader and one for C:), so that would mean you now have 3 or more.
2. Backup
The easiest way to backup files from Windows would be to simply copy them to the Ubuntu partition following these steps:
- Boot into Ubuntu
Open the file browser (Nautilus, the equivalent of Explorer) and search your Windows partition in the device list on the left. Click the device.
Find the files on the partition, and copy them.
3. Remove the Windows partition
This is easily done with GParted.
If you don't have GParted install it with
sudo apt-get install gparted
Open it:
gparted &
In GParted find the Windows partition, select it, delete it and click Apply.
Warning! After you do this, the data on your Windows partition is lost forever!
Mark the space empty, "Create new partition" somewhere and choose a name ("Data", for example).
You can format the drive as ext4 (if you plan to use Ubuntu only)
If you may want to move back to Windows choose NTFS.
Open "Storage Disk Manager" (for example by searching for it in the Unity search box). Click the partition you created and configure it to mount at boot.
Instead of creating a new partition and mounting it, you could also start from a Live CD/USB and expand the Ubuntu partition.
Feel free to ask more info if you need.
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
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1
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oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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This reminds me of my first Linux installation. Glad to answer.
I'll divide my answer into parts so that should be an easier reference:
1. Ubuntu in 2 steps
Yes you can install a dual boot Windows+Ubuntu quite easily following the installation indications that you mentioned.
When you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows, you'll find 1 or more new partition on your hard drive, on which Ubuntu was installed.
Windows uses 2 partitions at least (one for the boot loader and one for C:), so that would mean you now have 3 or more.
2. Backup
The easiest way to backup files from Windows would be to simply copy them to the Ubuntu partition following these steps:
- Boot into Ubuntu
Open the file browser (Nautilus, the equivalent of Explorer) and search your Windows partition in the device list on the left. Click the device.
Find the files on the partition, and copy them.
3. Remove the Windows partition
This is easily done with GParted.
If you don't have GParted install it with
sudo apt-get install gparted
Open it:
gparted &
In GParted find the Windows partition, select it, delete it and click Apply.
Warning! After you do this, the data on your Windows partition is lost forever!
Mark the space empty, "Create new partition" somewhere and choose a name ("Data", for example).
You can format the drive as ext4 (if you plan to use Ubuntu only)
If you may want to move back to Windows choose NTFS.
Open "Storage Disk Manager" (for example by searching for it in the Unity search box). Click the partition you created and configure it to mount at boot.
Instead of creating a new partition and mounting it, you could also start from a Live CD/USB and expand the Ubuntu partition.
Feel free to ask more info if you need.
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
add a comment |
This reminds me of my first Linux installation. Glad to answer.
I'll divide my answer into parts so that should be an easier reference:
1. Ubuntu in 2 steps
Yes you can install a dual boot Windows+Ubuntu quite easily following the installation indications that you mentioned.
When you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows, you'll find 1 or more new partition on your hard drive, on which Ubuntu was installed.
Windows uses 2 partitions at least (one for the boot loader and one for C:), so that would mean you now have 3 or more.
2. Backup
The easiest way to backup files from Windows would be to simply copy them to the Ubuntu partition following these steps:
- Boot into Ubuntu
Open the file browser (Nautilus, the equivalent of Explorer) and search your Windows partition in the device list on the left. Click the device.
Find the files on the partition, and copy them.
3. Remove the Windows partition
This is easily done with GParted.
If you don't have GParted install it with
sudo apt-get install gparted
Open it:
gparted &
In GParted find the Windows partition, select it, delete it and click Apply.
Warning! After you do this, the data on your Windows partition is lost forever!
Mark the space empty, "Create new partition" somewhere and choose a name ("Data", for example).
You can format the drive as ext4 (if you plan to use Ubuntu only)
If you may want to move back to Windows choose NTFS.
Open "Storage Disk Manager" (for example by searching for it in the Unity search box). Click the partition you created and configure it to mount at boot.
Instead of creating a new partition and mounting it, you could also start from a Live CD/USB and expand the Ubuntu partition.
Feel free to ask more info if you need.
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
add a comment |
This reminds me of my first Linux installation. Glad to answer.
I'll divide my answer into parts so that should be an easier reference:
1. Ubuntu in 2 steps
Yes you can install a dual boot Windows+Ubuntu quite easily following the installation indications that you mentioned.
When you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows, you'll find 1 or more new partition on your hard drive, on which Ubuntu was installed.
Windows uses 2 partitions at least (one for the boot loader and one for C:), so that would mean you now have 3 or more.
2. Backup
The easiest way to backup files from Windows would be to simply copy them to the Ubuntu partition following these steps:
- Boot into Ubuntu
Open the file browser (Nautilus, the equivalent of Explorer) and search your Windows partition in the device list on the left. Click the device.
Find the files on the partition, and copy them.
3. Remove the Windows partition
This is easily done with GParted.
If you don't have GParted install it with
sudo apt-get install gparted
Open it:
gparted &
In GParted find the Windows partition, select it, delete it and click Apply.
Warning! After you do this, the data on your Windows partition is lost forever!
Mark the space empty, "Create new partition" somewhere and choose a name ("Data", for example).
You can format the drive as ext4 (if you plan to use Ubuntu only)
If you may want to move back to Windows choose NTFS.
Open "Storage Disk Manager" (for example by searching for it in the Unity search box). Click the partition you created and configure it to mount at boot.
Instead of creating a new partition and mounting it, you could also start from a Live CD/USB and expand the Ubuntu partition.
Feel free to ask more info if you need.
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
This reminds me of my first Linux installation. Glad to answer.
I'll divide my answer into parts so that should be an easier reference:
1. Ubuntu in 2 steps
Yes you can install a dual boot Windows+Ubuntu quite easily following the installation indications that you mentioned.
When you installed Ubuntu alongside Windows, you'll find 1 or more new partition on your hard drive, on which Ubuntu was installed.
Windows uses 2 partitions at least (one for the boot loader and one for C:), so that would mean you now have 3 or more.
2. Backup
The easiest way to backup files from Windows would be to simply copy them to the Ubuntu partition following these steps:
- Boot into Ubuntu
Open the file browser (Nautilus, the equivalent of Explorer) and search your Windows partition in the device list on the left. Click the device.
Find the files on the partition, and copy them.
3. Remove the Windows partition
This is easily done with GParted.
If you don't have GParted install it with
sudo apt-get install gparted
Open it:
gparted &
In GParted find the Windows partition, select it, delete it and click Apply.
Warning! After you do this, the data on your Windows partition is lost forever!
Mark the space empty, "Create new partition" somewhere and choose a name ("Data", for example).
You can format the drive as ext4 (if you plan to use Ubuntu only)
If you may want to move back to Windows choose NTFS.
Open "Storage Disk Manager" (for example by searching for it in the Unity search box). Click the partition you created and configure it to mount at boot.
Instead of creating a new partition and mounting it, you could also start from a Live CD/USB and expand the Ubuntu partition.
Feel free to ask more info if you need.
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
answered Feb 23 at 20:11
Alex BarchiesiAlex Barchiesi
1176
1176
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
add a comment |
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
Some time ago there was a gui tool that could do what you were asking, but I never used it so cannot really suggest it from experience, maybe you can collect some info around sourceforge.net/p/os-uninstaller/wiki/Home
– Alex Barchiesi
Feb 23 at 20:14
add a comment |
That should work. But most dual boot for an extended period as they find one application or game that they must have and does not work in Linux. If you do decide to delete Windows you can reformat the NTFS partition to ext4 and use that as a data partition or if large move /home to it. You do need to have /home well backed up. Many of us like to separate data as in /home from system as in / (root) or go one step further and just have a data partition. But if removing Windows do not keep a NTFS partition as you need Windows for chkdsk or defrag.
– oldfred
Feb 23 at 19:48
1
Please ask one question at a time. See how do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI? and Using gparted to remove Windows partition.
– user68186
Feb 23 at 19:48