A short Guide to installing Ubuntu 18.04 alongside windows 10 on your PC.
Pre-Setup
- It is highly recommended that you backup your important files before proceeding, even though this method has been tested multiple times.
- Create a Windows Bootable pendrive (Failsafe) using the Microsoft Tool Here.
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Disable Fast Startup(Using Search, Open Power Options) Power Options > System Settings > Choose what the power buttons do and uncheck the Turn on fast startup box.
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Disable Secure Boot- Search Advanced Startup Options- Click on Restart Now- Select TroubleShoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware Option Settings>Restart- Next BIOS Settings will open, this will vary depending on your setup- Navigate to Boot Tab- Disable Secure Boot- You may need to Turn Legacy Support On/Off
- Create “Free Space” for Ubuntu
- This is the Total amount of Space that you want to allocate to Ubuntu
- Using Search, Open “Create and Format Hard Disk Partitions”
- Select the Partition from where you want to allocate Space.
- Click “Shrink Partition”
- You would see Free Space.
Create Installer
- Download the Latest Image of Ubuntu 18.04 from Here.
- You will need a Memory Stick of ≥4GB.
- If you’re using Windows, use This Tool for a quick setup.
- If you have access to an Ubuntu System, use the inbuilt Startup Disk Creator.
- On the Target PC, Restart and Enter BIOS and Enable Boot from USB.
- Restart and Enter Windows.
- Navigate to Advanced Startup Options.
- Click on Restart.
- Select the USB(UEFI) or USB(UBUNTU) or USB option.
- You will find this screen.
- Select Install Ubuntu.
Installing Ubuntu
- Select the Language
- Ignore the Update while Installing (It slows down the installation if your internet is slow)
- Select Language.
- Select Something Else
- Find the “Free Space” you had created earlier.
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Click on “+” Next you need to allocate space to your OS and to SWAP.
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Give Most of the space to /(I prefer allocating one single space to / and /home. Reason: Some Installations, specially CUDA might cross the size allocated to /)
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Give 2x The Space of your RAM to SWAP. Personally, I have a 16GB RAM and allocate 64GB just to give me extra room to work with Huge Datasets.
- Setup your login credentials
- Finally Click Install
- Finally, Reboot.
That’s it, you’re done.
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