Install Ubuntu In Windows With VM ware
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Those instructions have helped people install Ubuntu since 12.04 but now with the introduction of Ubuntu 14.04 and many Windows users upgrading to Windows 8.1 there are a few new challenges that have been brought to the table. Over the weekend I have played around with dual booting Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8.1 and the following article highlights the steps that I took to get it to work. It may be tempting to jump in and skip the steps that show you how to back up your Windows files but I can't impress on you enough the importance of doing so. Update I have written a new guide for dual booting Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu. There are a few differences to the instructions below using the new method which are mainly as follows: The backup section advises only using Macrium Reflect for creating system images The USB drive created uses a new method to create a UEFI bootable USB drive Instead of using the "something else" option the new guide allows you to use the default install alongside Windows 8.1 option. In essence I have found the Windows recovery tools to be flaky with regards to restoring from a system image. (especially if you move the recovery image around). For instance if you create a recovery image on an external hard drive and then copy it to another external hard drive or NAS drive there is no guarantee that Windows 8.1 will recognise it. I have used Macrium Reflect for creating system images and restoring them (even after moving images around) and it works. The software is free to use as well although there is a paid for version for extra options. Creating a UEFI bootable only Ubuntu USB drive ensures that Ubuntu is installed to a GPT partition. The Ubuntu installer therefore also recognises the existence of the Windows 8.1 partition. This enables you to choose the default option for installing alongside Windows 8.1 Using this method it appears that there is no longer a requirement to turn off secure boot. I still had to manually set the Windows bootloader using BCDEdit. Feel free to give the new guide a try or you can stick with the tried and trusted method below. A review of Ubuntu 14.04 Before you start it might be worth reading the latest review of Ubuntu 14.04 to make sure dual booting with Windows 8.1 is something you want to do. 1. Back up Windows There are two steps to backing up Windows: Create a recovery drive for backing up Windows 8.1 Create a file history for backing up personal files For the recovery drive you will need a USB flash drive with at least 16gb of space. Insert the USB drive into your computer. You should make sure that you have no data that you need to keep on the drive as it will be wiped during this process. If you don't have a USB drive you can create recovery DVDs. For the file history backup I would recommend using an external hard drive but it depends on how much data you have. If you don't have much then a USB drive will do. If you have nothing else to hand you can backup to DVDs. This guide assumes that you are using Windows 8.1 but most of the steps will be similar to Windows 8. In my original guide I showed how to create recovery disks and a system image using the Windows 7 recovery tools. In this guide I use the simpler Windows 8 recovery drive tool. To create a recovery drive press the super key (Windows key) on your keyboard and then click on the magnifying glass in the top right corner. Now start typing "Recovery". An option will appear called "Create a recovery drive". Click this option. You will be asked if you are happy to give permissions for this application to run. The answer is yes you do. A recovery drive lets you get Windows 8.1 back to a working state. When the "Create a recovery drive" window appears click "Next" to continue. Click the available USB drive to be used and click "Next". A message will appear confirming that you want to create the drive and you are warned again that all the data on the target drive will be deleted. If you are happy that you don't need anything on your recovery drive click "Create". Related Searches :- ubuntu installation, ubuntu installation on windows 7, ubuntu installation on windows 10, ubuntu installation on virtualbox, ubuntu install from usb, ubuntu installation on windows 8.1, ubuntu installation partition, ubuntu installation in hindi, ubuntu installation 16.04, ubuntu installation step by step, ubuntu install partition, ubuntu install windows 7, ubuntu install virtualbox, ubuntu install error, ubuntu install application, ubuntu install software, ubuntu install java, ubuntu install on pc, ubuntu install windows 8, ubuntu install android, ubuntu install apache, ubuntu install android studio, ubuntu install amd drivers, ubuntu install guest additions, ubuntu install black screen, how to install ubuntu dual boot, install tor browser ubuntu, install blender ubuntu, how to install ubuntu from bios,