linux Dual boot linux and windows 10

[DarkAss4ssin1995]

How can i add a dualboot option if i put in a ssd whit linux from a secondary pc

[Electronics Wizardy]

So you have 2 drives?

 

Just select the boot drive form the uefi

 

 

[DarkAss4ssin1995]

@Electronics Wizardy i wnat to make so it givs me a option evry time i boot i can select which os i want to boot

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, DarkAss4ssin1995 said:

@Electronics Wizardy i wnat to make so it givs me a option evry time i boot i can select which os i want to boot

 

sudo update-grub

 

sudo grub-install /dev/*

 

* is where your winows partition is

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, DarkAss4ssin1995 said:

@Electronics Wizardy i wnat to make so it givs me a option evry time i boot i can select which os i want to boot

 

press f12 when booting on most boards and pick your os?

[DarkAss4ssin1995]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

sudo update-grub

 

sudo grub-install /dev/*

 

* is where your winows partition is

Tanks for the tip im gona try to use it

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, DarkAss4ssin1995 said:

Tanks for the tip im gona try to use it

 

remember to replace * with appropriate name

[mathijs727]

2 hours ago, DarkAss4ssin1995 said:

How can i add a dualboot option if i put in a ssd whit linux from a secondary pc

Install both to their own disk in UEFI mode (select the UEFI option when booting the install disk/USB and make sure the drives use GPT partitioning).

Then set the Linux bootloader as default one.

In the case of Ubuntu this should be the grub bootloader which can sideload the Windows bootloader.

 

On my machine I installed the refind boot manager with a minimalistic theme.

It looks wayyy nicer than the boot manager of GRUB.

[Wild Penquin]

Moving an already installed OS to another computer can be a bit complicated - in the case of Linuxes, because of the bootloader installation. Normally during an install this is automated for you.

 

Just installing the grub mentioned above might not be enough (it might, or might not). You also need to update the EFI entry, and if the grub-install does not take care of that (I really don't know if it will), you need to do it manually (via efibootmgr).

 

Also, if there are any hw-specific settings on the installation, expect trouble. On Linuxes, this is less of a problem than on Windowses (at least older, pre-7 Windowses - haven't used newer ones), but can still cause problems. In general: don't move an OS to another computer unless you know what you are doing. Or at least don't expect it to work!

 

On the other hand, you can always attempt it and if it does work, consider yourself lucky and just keep using it ;-)