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Installing Linux


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Politecnico Open unix Labs

How to install Linux

Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements

  • 2GHz dual core processor or faster
  • 2GB System Memory
  • 15GB unallocated drive space
  • Not an Apple Silicon Mac

Dual Boot vs Single Boot

Dual Boot

Dual Boot

pros:

Never Gonna Give You Up

Never Gonna Let You Down

Never Gonna Run Around And Desert You

cons:

No Full Commitment

Single Boot

Single Boot

cons:

Gonna Give You Up

Gonna Let You Down

Gonna Run Around And Desert You

pro:

Feel The Power Of The Penguin's side

How to install linux in 4 steps

Chapter 1

The Live Usb

Live Usb

Persistency

How to make a Live Usb

Check List

Check List

  • Patience
  • Working OS
  • Iso File
  • Usb Drive (Usb 3)
  • Balena Etcher

Balena Etcher

Balena

Be Careful

Do not erase the Boot Drive

Chapter 2

How to Boot from a Live Usb

BIOS

BIOS

sometimes called

UEFI

BIOS

sometimes called

UEFI

or

Firmware Setting

BIOS

sometimes called

UEFI

or

Firmware Setting

or

Setup Utility

BIOS

sometimes called

UEFI

or

Firmware Setting

or

Setup Utility

or, for short

EFI

BIOS

sometimes called

UEFI

or

Firmware Setting

or

Setup Utility

or, for short

EFI

or, for longer

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

BIOS

  • Poweroff the PC
  • Press the Power Botton
  • Spam the F2 key
  • Usually

Bios Setting

Bios Setting

  • Disable Secure Boot
  • Enable Boot From Usb
  • Enable F12 Boot Menu
  • Press F10 to Save and Exit

Boot

Boot

  • Insert the Usb
  • Power On the PC
  • Spam the F12 Key
  • Choose the Usb from the boot entry
  • Pray

Chapter 3

La Scelta

Chapter 3

La Scelta

"E sono contento della scelta che ho fatto
Nemmeno un rimorso, nemmeno un rimpianto"

Caparezza

Dual Boot?

Single Boot?

Dual Boot?

Single Boot?

Linux Installation

Linux Installation

  • Connect to Network
  • Disk setup
  • User Setup
  • Time/Zone setup
  • Install

Chapter 4

How to Install

Shrink the Windows Partition

Shrink the Windows Partition

Shrink

Launch Disk Management (Create and Format hard disk partitions)

Shrink the Windows Partition

Shrink

Shrink the Windows Partition

Shrink

Left-Click on the disk and choose Shrink Volume

Shrink the Windows Partition

Shrink

Choose the size of the new partition

Shrink the Windows Partition

Shrink

If everything has gone as expected your disk should look
something like this

Install

Install

  • Boot From the Usb
  • Launch the Installer

Disk Setup

Disk Setup

disk_setup

Go to the Disk Setup section

Disk Setup

Single Boot

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Choose Automatic

Disk Setup

Dual Boot

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Choose Custom

Disk Setup

Dual Boot

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Add a new partition

Disk Setup

Dual Boot

disk_setup

Choose size and '/' (root) as mount point

Disk Setup

Dual Boot

disk_setup

Check if everything is as expected

Disk Setup

Dual Boot

disk_setup

Mount the Efi partition at /boot/efi

Disk Setup

Dual Boot

disk_setup

Check if everything is as expected

Disk Setup

disk_setup

Confirm and Install

GLHF

GLHF

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