#Install ubuntu from usb windows 8 how to

Whatever you do don't choose one of the other partitions like '/dev/sda1' or '/dev/sda2' etc. When it comes to choosing where to install the bootloader don't change a thing. You will therefore need to create a third partition in the unpartitioned space and choose SWAP as the type. There is a lot said about how much swap space you need but as disk space isn't exactly expensive anymore I always just choosing 16 gigabytes which is way more than is actually required. The size should be virtually all the unpartitioned space minus about 16 gigabytes. Mount this one to /HOME and set the type to EXT4. Now find the unpartitioned space again and click on the plus symbol and create another logical partition. Mount the partition to / and set the size to 50 gigabytes. When you find the unpartitioned space click on the plus symbol and create a logical partition. If you are using Windows Vista then read this guide to installing Linux alongside Windows Vista If you are using Windows XP then read this guide to installing Linux alongside Windows XPД«efore 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.

#Install ubuntu from usb windows 8 how to

For those of you who already have Ubuntu installed alongside Windows 8 I have written a new guide showing how to upgrade Ubuntu to the latest version without harming Windows 8. Click here if you are looking for a Windows 7 and Ubuntu dual boot guide.

If you have Windows 8.1 and you wish to install Ubuntu 14.04 I have created a new guide showing how to install Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8.1. So just how difficult is it to install Linux alongside Windows 8? I spent some time over the weekend installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 8 on this computer and the following is a guide showing the steps I performed to achieve this task.