LINUX AND WINDOWS

DUAL-BOOT

Faculties: Section:2B-6 Done By:

M.S.Pradeep Kumar Patnaik, Batch:2018-22 M.Hrushikesh - 43
Dr.L.S.Chakravarthy. Branch:CSE G.Rohit - 24
Somu.S - 07
B.Priyanka - 48
 WHAT IS LINUX?
 The Linux operating system.
 It is similar to the Unix.
 It was released on 17 September 1991.
 It is written using C Language.
 It is an open source model.
 Linux Torvalds is it chief author.
 It is mostly used by the technical people.
 WHY LINUX?
HERE ARE THE 9 REASONS
It’s free.
Open Source (modifiability, extensibility, …)
Works on several platforms
Software Updates.
Widespread Usage.
Customization.
Secured.
Privacy.
Steps involved in Installing
Linux
Getting the Computer Ready
for Installation
BACK UP FIRST, IF
DESIRED.

If you have any

important files that you
want to make sure do
not get deleted, get a
hold of some external
storage like an external
hard drive and copy all
of those files over to
the external hard drive
TURN OFF FAST
BOOT
•Open Control Panel
(Windows + X -> Control
Panel from the desktop in
Windows 8+).
•Navigate to Power Options.
•Click "Choose what the
power button does".
•Click "Change settings that
are currently unavailable".
•Make sure the box that says
"Turn on fast start-up" at the
bottom is not checked.
TURN OFF SECURE BOOT.
• Press Windows + I to open the settings charms. Click on Change PC settings at
the bottom.
• Go to Update and recovery from left sidebar. Then click Restart now under
Advanced startup.
• Now you will be presented with the "Choose an option" screen. Simply select
"Troubleshoot" and then "Advanced options".
• In the Advanced options menu, choose "UEFI Firmware settings". Then click
on the "Restart" button to reboot your system in UEFI settings.
• Now your PC has been booted into UEFI utility, move to boot on the top menu
and here you can see the option to turn off secure boot in Windows 10. Use
the arrow key to go to Secure Boot option and then press enter to select it.
Use + or – to change its value.
CREATING AN UBUNTU USB
DOWNLOAD
UBUNTU ISO.
•One need to download
the most recent version
of Ubuntu from the
official website.
• http://www.ubuntu.co
m/download/de sktop
•Download the most
recent version of
Ubuntu.
DOWNLOAD
RUFUS.
•Rufus is a free program
to create a Live USB,
which you will need to
install Ubuntu.
•Open your internet
browser and navigate
to https://rufus.akeo.ie
•Download and install
the newest version of
the rufus.exe
CREATE A BOOTABLE USB.
•Open Rufus and select your USB stick in
the 'Device' dropdown.
•Click the CD Rom icon next to
the 'FreeDOS' dropdown. Then find your
downloaded Ubuntu ISO and
click 'Open' and then 'Start'.
•Click 'Yes' when it asks to download the
Syslinux software.
•Click 'OK' to write in ISO Image mode.
•Confirm that your USB stick is selected
and then 'OK' to continue.
CREATING PARTITION
• Place the Ubuntu USB
that you made into
your computer and
boot from the USB.
Tap the Windows key
on your keyboard and
search for a program
called gParted.
Select your Windows
partition, which will
likely be the largest
partition on the drive.
Installing Ubuntu
•Click the "Install
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS" on
the desktop.
•You may choose to
click these check boxes.
Choose the "Something
else" option and click
continue
•Click the + icon
•Create a root partition
•Create a Swap
Partition.
• Select your Location
and click Continue.
•Select your keyboard
layout and click
Continue.
•Enter your Login and
Password details and
Click continue.
•Wait for the
installation to finish.