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How many partitions do I need for Ubuntu?
You need at least 1 partition and it has to be named / . Format it as ext4 . 20 or 25Gb is more than enough if you use another partition for home and/or data. You can also create a swap.
How do I install Linux Mint on a different drive?
Yes – use the something else option and point the installer at the ext4 partition you have created on the 2nd drive and tell it to use it for /. Mint will put grub on your nvme drive in EFI partition there alongside win. You will find ‘ubuntu’ at the top of the BIOS boot list and it will boot into the 2nd drive.
Is 20gb enough for Ubuntu?
The recommended minimum hard drive space is 2 GB for server and 10 GB for destop installation. However, the installation guide states: A minimal server installation of xenial requires 400MB of disk space. The standard Ubuntu desktop installation requires 2GB.
Is it possible to install Grub on multiple drives?
Do not run auto fix with Boot-Repair, as that installs grub everywhere. Or use Windows repair disk and run the Windows fixes (fixMBR) to restore Windows boot loader to MBR. If booted into Ubuntu you can directly install grub to MBR of external drive directly.
How to install boot-grub on an external drive?
If booted into Ubuntu you can directly install grub to MBR of external drive directly. Or you can use Boot-Repair’s advanced options and choose install and drive to install boot loader. reinstall from working (not liveCD/DVD/USB) system – first find Ubuntu drive (example is drive sdb but use your drive not partitions):
Can you boot Linux Mint on Windows 10?
I installed Linux Mint on one HDD and Windows 10 on another (Windows first), then I set the BIOS to boot the Linux disk first. It boots just fine, but it skips GRUB completely and just boots into Mint. I can boot into Windows by changing the BIOS back, but I’d much prefer to have grub handle that.
How to install Linux Mint on a separate hard drive?
Select New Partition Table and confirm, then select the “Free Space” and +, to create a swap space at the end of the new drive (I usually take 1-2 times the memory space for swap): Select the free space again and + and create a root partition ‘/’ in the rest of the disc: