How to install Ubuntu on your new laptop with Windows 8

After reading the article title, you will probably say that Linux installation issues as a second operating system chewed a thousand times and nothing new here. Yes, in recent years this process has reached such perfection that set, for example, of Ubuntu next to Windows could any student with his eyes closed.

I thought so too until recently, but really big changes in this regard. All the matter is that almost all new models of laptops are available now with the new interface UEFI-called, which replaces the usual BIOS. And in order to install Ubuntu on a computer, sometimes you have to dance badly. Unfortunately, the network I did not find detailed guidance on this in Russian, so in this article you will learn how to avoid problems and successfully solve this problem.

Discussion of what UEFI-, why is it and what is better or worse than the BIOS, is beyond the scope of this article. Those who are interested in this information, they can learn here, here or here. We move on to practical steps.

So, we have a laptop Samsung NP-350 c preloaded with Windows 8, the downloaded image of Ubuntu, USB flash drive of sufficient size, a little time and the desire to install a second operating system. Just I want to make two reservations-excuses.

1. Each manufacturer may, at its discretion to configure UEFI and there is a chance, albeit small, that this statement is not always suitable.
2. All operations with the partitioning, bootloader, and so on are associated with the risk of data loss, operating system malfunction, and are performed at your own risk. Make a backup of your important data.

First of all it is necessary to prepare the needed tools. We will need a partition manager to prepare a place for the future of the operating system. I was caught by the arm EaseUs Partition MasterWhich is absolutely free and copes well with the task. In principle, it is possible to split partitions and straight into the installer, Ubuntu, but it seems to me it is more convenient.

1. Preparing partitions for Ubuntu installation.

Specific partitioning scheme depends largely on personal preference. But the only thing that can advise you if you've seen a few "extra" on your hard drive hidden service partition, do not rush to remove them if you do not know exactly what you You are doing. It is much better to just bite off a piece of free space on an existing windows-section and make a new disc for installation. I remind you that purely for the system you will be quite enough 10-15 GB, well, plus space for personal files (home), depending on your appetite.

2. Download the disk image.

Download the latest version of Ubuntu, you can here slow or fast torrent here. Please note that you need is a 64-bit version.

3. We write the image to a USB flash drive.

To create a bootable USB drive, we need the utility Universal USB Installer. Download, unpack, run. Further, all very simple: you will need to specify the path to the downloaded disk image and your flash drive, and then press a single button and wait.

4. Reboot in the UEFI interface

In order to get into the setup UEFI (recall that this is like BIOS) you will need to reboot and hold down at the start of F2. Other manufacturers, this method may be different. Therefore, you can use a universal way. Call the Windows right panel Options - Shutdown - Restart while holding down the Shift key.

5. Introduction to UEFI

The display blue screen, select the item Additional Windows Settings and get where they wanted. Here we see something very reminiscent of the good old BIOS and obeys while the same commands and keys.

6.Settings

Wander through the menu and look for items QuickBoot / FastBoot, Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT), FastStartup and SecureBootIn certain devices, the name may be slightly different, but the essence is the same. We find - disable (disable).

7.Ustanavlivaem boot from a flash drive

Only then it is possible to change the boot priority. We go to the appropriate section and assign a boot device your USB flash drive.

8. Georgia in Live Ubuntu

Save the changes (F10) and reboot. See the boot menu, select where Try Ubuntu. Within minutes we are already seeing the interface Ubuntu. Here, click on the icon on the desktop and start the usual installation of the system.

9. install Ubuntu

This process is repeatedly described and simple, so it makes no sense to repeat. The only thing you pay attention to the stage of site selection - is that the system was precisely in the areas you have prepared.

10. Loaded into the system menu

After the last restart we were met by a standard Ubuntu menu items where there is select the desired system. There are likely two possibilities: either you have a normal boot of Ubuntu, and Windows refuses, or vice versa. In any case, now we have to fix it.

11. Back to UEFI

Choose from the menu the lowest point System setup. We get into the UEFI, which expose the boot from the USB drive again. Boot in Live Ubuntu, as it is written in paragraph 8.

12. Set the utility Boot-Repair

To do this, set up a connection to the Internet. Run the terminal where typing the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: yannubuntu / boot-repair. sudo apt-get update. sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && (boot-repair &)

13. Run Boot-Repair

In this program, we see only a few buttons, of which we are interested Recommended repair. Push it, wait a few minutes for the program to fix it and overwrite the boot loader. After that, reboot and see the Ubuntu menu, in which all items of choice of operating systems work as they should.

I have the whole process took about 30-40 minutes, even taking into account the study of the linux forums. You it will take much less time. Good luck, and try to unsubscribe in the comments on the results.