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Dual Boot Windows 10 + linux mint 17.3 info thoughts

  • 10-03-2016 05:14PM
    #1
    Keplar240B
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭


    Dual Boot Windows 10 + linux mint 17.3 info! thoughts?

    After upgrading my secondary/spare/old XP machine to Linux mint 17.3 and impressed by results details here post #16

    I decided to make my primary windows 10 machine a dual boot system

    i.e.
    Windows 10 OS on one partition
    Linux mint 17.3 "rosa" OS on another partition

    So I downloaded Yumi for Windows(this makes the bootable flash) here
    http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/
    Download Linux mint 17.3 ISO file here (take note of MD5 number)
    https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
    Get a 8GB Flash drive
    Run Yumi and create a bootable ISO file on the flash drive
    Change Bios to boot from USB flash drive
    Follow this video guide
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxepmtjmilQ
    Some more extra Useful thoughts here
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlTgaWs9BD0
    Use EasyBCD 2.3 to modify MBR record options as explained in first video
    Check ISO MD5 file using this video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A62DhIu2_wE

    Volia no issues so far, Going to check all devices yet.
    runs really well and fast.

    Any else doing this? thoughts, comments, risks?


Comments

  • #2
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    I run Windows 8.1 in VirtualBox for the rare occasions when I need Windows. Used to dual boot Win Vista and Mint 13 a few years back, but no more.
    Now I multi-boot Linux distros and have some VMs of Linux distros too.


  • #3
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    No other thought, but I bought a machine running Windows 8.1 last year, wiped it and ran Mint 17.2. Then decided on a move to Fedora 22 and haven't looked back since. I may go back to Linux Mint when 18 is released and stable.


  • #4
    UsedToWait
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭UsedToWait


    I'm just after buying a new windows laptop, so have been thinking of the dual boot route, but the Ubuntu wiki advises the virtual machine option outlined by a poster above..

    Not techy enough to understand why, but I'll be going with what the geeks say :)

    I've used Ubuntu for a few years now, and would never go back to windows as my primary os..
    Only holding on to it for the rare occasion i might be forced to use it..


  • #5
    UsedToWait
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭UsedToWait


    excollier wrote: »
    I run Windows 8.1 in VirtualBox for the rare occasions when I need Windows. Used to dual boot Win Vista and Mint 13 a few years back, but no more.
    Now I multi-boot Linux distros and have some VMs of Linux distros too.

    Just a query on this if you don't mind, as I've never run a VM..
    Does it start looking to do huge windows updates every time you boot to windows, as it would if you booted up a laptop that hasn't been used in a while?


  • #6
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,948 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    UsedToWait wrote: »
    Just a query on this if you don't mind, as I've never run a VM..
    Does it start looking to do huge windows updates every time you boot to windows, as it would if you booted up a laptop that hasn't been used in a while?

    Yes it is a 'normal' Win install except in a virtual machine instead of physical hardware.
    Everything else is near enough the same.
    Turn off updates if you don't want them ;)


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