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Title: How to make a dual system/boot GNU/Linux - Windows?
Post by: Liviu Lalescu on October 30, 2015, 12:43:21 PM
I have a laptop with 1 TB hard, and I want to install dual boot Windows 10 / GNU/Linux openSuse Leap 42.1.

I tried making 4 primary partitions for Linux, boot, swap, system, data, and installation works. But Windows 10 installer won't let me install to the rest of the disk.

I tried installing Windows first: 3 partitions, 500 MB, system, data. Linux does not allow me to create new partitions.

On an older laptop I have these two systems working, but the partitions were already made by Windows 7 and by openSuse 13.2. I have 3 Windows: 100 MB, system, data, and an extended partition with swap, system and data for Linux.
Title: Re: How to make a dual system/boot GNU/Linux - Windows?
Post by: Omar Ben Ali on October 30, 2015, 06:32:57 PM
It might be better to install Windows 7  first , create new partitions for Linux and then upgrade to Windows 10.
Title: Re: How to make a dual system/boot GNU/Linux - Windows?
Post by: Liviu Lalescu on October 30, 2015, 06:43:24 PM
Thanks for answering me. This is what I wanted to avoid :) A useless Windows 7 installation, when I have a bootable Windows 10.

Title: Re: How to make a dual system/boot GNU/Linux - Windows?
Post by: Liviu Lalescu on October 31, 2015, 02:35:46 PM
I think I managed. I need to make the boot UEFI from BIOS, then Windows can install in the GPT partition created by the GNU/Linux. I did not install Windows yet, so I am not fully assured.
Title: Re: How to make a dual system/boot GNU/Linux - Windows?
Post by: Silver on May 19, 2016, 01:37:58 PM
You can read this topic
http://www.everydaylinuxuser.com/2015/11/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-alongside.html

And you can used ubuntu in virtualbox..
https://www.virtualbox.org
Title: Re: How to make a dual system/boot GNU/Linux - Windows?
Post by: Liviu Lalescu on May 19, 2016, 02:52:18 PM
Thank you!