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Install Multiple OS on USB Drive
I would like to install multiple OS on USB Drive with as less partitions as possible.
One way I thought of doing that is via Ventoy. I haven't tested this approach but it goes like this.
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Do I have to make a partition before installing dual-boot Ubuntu?
I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10. On the guides I have seen online, people generally make a disk partition prior to installation. Then on the installation screen when they are asked ...
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Install Arch Linux (or any os) to a computer with no USB or ethernet?
I have a Microsoft Surface Laptop whose usb does not work. It had a short and the device is permanently disabled (I'm fairly certain it is broken hardware-wise). Regardless, that is the only port this ...
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installation of kali linux in windows
I have twice "disk". One is my windows I have another unallocated disk. Should I make it a volume to install Kali Linux?
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Why my pc doesn't display the boot menu to choose an OS when I start the pc? [duplicate]
I originally had a Windows OS and I wanted to also have a Linux OS. So I added Ubuntu in dual boot with Windows. However, when I start my pc, it doesn't display the boot menu and goes on the Windows ...
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How can I install and launch Windows Server in dual boot?
I my Server, I have a sda disk, on it I installed a Windows Server 2008, and a CentOS7.2 system.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 209717247 ...
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Is there any way to block some partition unaffected
I am working on some application where i need save some system state configuration files related to my application. So i want to save(Backup) it some where in the hard disk partition(as hidden or ...
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Accidentally Formated /dev/sda1
I was messing around with some partitions on a PC that has both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 15.04 installed on it. In gparted, I distractedly formatted /dev/sda1 as fat32.
Upon rebooting, I got the message "...
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Is there a performance difference when installing an OS on the last partition?
I have a laptop with Windows installed on a GPT hard drive. I want to have another partition to store data and yet another to install Linux Mint (or Ubuntu, still deciding). Should I install it on the ...
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Windows 8: Drive partition is missing
wanted to run 2 operating systems on the same laptop so downloaded manjaro ( I have windows 8). When i opened 'Gparted' (after booting manjaro) in order to partition my disk i got the message "...
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Questions about combining partitions
Alright, so here's the situation. I'm currently dual booting windows 7 and Linux Mint 15. I'm going to be reinstalling my Linux OS soon, and I want to really organize my harddrive while I'm at it. I ...
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Which partition should i shrink the volume size to install linux ? Are there are limit of primary partition? [closed]
I am windows user. Now I want a dual boot with linux. A screen shot of my computer's disk management:
Which partition do you recommend I shrink? And if I'm not mistaken, operating system must ...
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Where can I find a comprehensive explanation of hard drive partitioning? [closed]
I have been messing around with linux distros and have been asked to create partitions. I generally just click through the standard options without really knowing what I am doing. Since this kind of ...
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How to Extend primary partition(/dev/sda1) in linux?
Im having a problem, my primary partition is running out of space. Due to this, I can't access linux machine remotely (through vncserver). I have another drive (/dev/sdb) having much more free space. ...
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File system concepts (df command)
I'm finding it difficult to understand some stuffs about the df command. Suppose I type df and I have the following output
Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on
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