Dual booting OS

[kucharczykt]

Is there a way to dual boot (on one drive) Linux and windows without partitioning a drive and switching the boot option in the bios each time?

I would expect to still restart but something that gave me an option after the bios but before actually booting would be nice.

I think Linus mentioned a software for dual booting in the latest wan show but I forget the name and don't want to go back and look for it.

Thanks in advance!

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

11 minutes ago, kucharczykt said:

Is there a way to dual boot (on one drive) Linux and windows without partitioning a drive and switching the boot option in the bios each time?

I would expect to still restart but something that gave me an option after the bios but before actually booting would be nice.

I think Linus mentioned a software for dual booting in the latest wan show but I forget the name and don't want to go back and look for it.

Thanks in advance!

You should be able to just install Linux after Windows is installed. Linux should automatically detect the Windows installation and setup the boot loader to show the GRUB menu for you to select either your Linux installation or Windows. Don't do it the other way around. As much as Microsoft have embraced Linux, Windows still doesn't play well with other operating systems already installed. 

[Estiar]

4 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

You should be able to just install Linux after Windows is installed. Linux should automatically detect the Windows installation and setup the boot loader to show the GRUB menu for you to select either your Linux installation or Windows. Don't do it the other way around. As much as Microsoft have embraced Linux, Windows still doesn't play well with other operating systems already installed. 

Just make sure to boot the linux part first

[kucharczykt]

15 hours ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

You should be able to just install Linux after Windows is installed. Linux should automatically detect the Windows installation and setup the boot loader to show the GRUB menu for you to select either your Linux installation or Windows. Don't do it the other way around. As much as Microsoft have embraced Linux, Windows still doesn't play well with other operating systems already installed. 

Do I still need to partition my drive?

[SSDsNotSSRIs]

just get a 2nd ssd. you can get one that will work for like 30 bucks. 

[realedk]

On 11/13/2021 at 2:11 PM, kucharczykt said:

Do I still need to partition my drive?

Yes, it is mandatory, because Linux uses a totally different filesystem. Install Windows first, and then boot your Linux install drive. On the "Install Ubuntu" menu you'll see an option to install alongside Windows: