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Is it possible to dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu?
So dual-booting sort of works. However, most of the times the Vaio will simply boot to Windows 8 after a shutdown or restart. To get to the grub screen reliably, I am currently using the following awkward workaround: Afterwards the GRUB menu appears and I can boot Ubuntu.
Is the Secure Boot enabled in Ubuntu 14.04?
It has Secure Boot enabled by default – but Ubuntu boots with or without it. And yes, you can turn it on or off in the UEFI interface. The Asus engineers have left their UEFI fully usable to the customer. The partition table is GPT, not plain old MS-DOS scheme.
Is there a way to fix dual boot Windows?
Boot-Repairs fix is the rename of bootmgfw.efi, which has to be redone if Windows updates its files. And then can only boot Windows from grub menu. Alternative to Boot-Repairs rename of shim. Some systems work better to register grub/shim from inside Windows – for those that keep resetting Windows as default
How big is the boot partition in Ubuntu?
We have /dev/sda1, which is a 265MB boot partition, FAT32. This is actually the EFI partition, which contains the boot loader programs for installed operating systems that support UEFI. We have /dev/sda2, which is 585MB in size, and it is a hidden, recovery partition.
Can you dual boot on a Dell laptop?
Dell cannot certify that the hardware is compatible and we cannot support the system in that configuration. This article is provided as information for those customers who want to dual boot, but it is carried out at your own risk. Where Windows is already installed on your PC, or you install windows first before installing Ubuntu.
Can you install Ubuntu as a second operating system?
Once you have sufficient Unallocated Space on the Hard Drive, then it is straightforward to install Ubuntu as the second operating system. You want to boot from your Ubuntu DVD or USB drive. Ensure you are logged in as an Administrator and check if Fast Startup is disabled.