Linux Distro/Flavor

[CNexus]

I have GNOME 3.6.1 running with my Ubuntu setup right now, very nice if I do say so myself, especially if you take advantage of the gnome extensions and installing icon packs/UI themes

I've also heard good things about Linux Mint too. The screenshots of thst look fine as well so I'm thinking about booting it from a flash a trying it out sometime in the next couple days

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[blmvxer]

How is chrome OS? I thought of using it. Well a different version made by some other guy. I forgot what its called

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I like it for speed, its not for everyone.

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[Quetzalcoatl]

I have GNOME 3.6.1 running with my Ubuntu setup right now, very nice if I do say so myself, especially if you take advantage of the gnome extensions and installing icon packs/UI themes

I've also heard good things about Linux Mint too. The screenshots of thst look fine as well so I'm thinking about booting it from a flash a trying it out sometime in the next couple days

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I don't like the gnome desktop anymore lol
Idk everything seems just off.
Like the bar on windows with the x button is just way too thick for my liking

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[CNexus]

I don't like the gnome desktop anymore lol
Idk everything seems just off.
Like the bar on windows with the x button is just way too thick for my liking

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I like mine fine still :laugh:
Idk, something about the slight blur is just really appealing

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[klund29078]

Anyone here have any success dual booting linux with a preinstalled windows 8 machine? I've googled and googled and googled some more, and can't seem to find a way that works for me.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Anyone here have any success dual booting linux with a preinstalled windows 8 machine? I've googled and googled and googled some more, and can't seem to find a way that works for me.

I dual booted Ubuntu on my friends laptop that already hsd win8

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[d3xt3r]

M dual booting kubuntu on a laptop running windows 8

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[CNexus]

Anyone here have any success dual booting linux with a preinstalled windows 8 machine? I've googled and googled and googled some more, and can't seem to find a way that works for me.

Is it a disk space issue or an installation issue? Have you tried wubi and a separate partition install? For me, i had to reinstall Windows 7 on a smaller partition because the immovable MBR block was at the end of the windows partition and so would not let me shrink it

 

[klund29078]

Is it a disk space issue or an installation issue? Have you tried wubi and a separate partition install? For me, i had to reinstall Windows 7 on a smaller partition because the immovable MBR block was at the end of the windows partition and so would not let me shrink it

I'm trying to do it on a seperate partition. I can shrink my main windows 8 partition and then install ubuntu 12.10 on it but I can't get it to boot properly. Always goes straight into windows 8.

 

[CNexus]

I'm trying to do it on a seperate partition. I can shrink my main windows 8 partition and then install ubuntu 12.10 on it but I can't get it to boot properly. Always goes straight into windows 8.

Oh ok, i got you
Download EasyBCD and add Ubuntu to your bootloader list, you can set a timeout as well :good:

 

[Chad The Pathfinder]

Oh ok, i got you
Download EasyBCD and add Ubuntu to your bootloader list, you can set a timeout as well :good:

This?

http://m.download.cnet.com/EasyBCD/3000-2094_4-10556865.html

 

[klund29078]

I do not care to use that after reading some of the reviews! I still have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on a separate partition but I can't boot into it. I'll keep toying with it and find a way eventually.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I do not care to use that after reading some of the reviews! I still have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on a separate partition but I can't boot into it. I'll keep toying with it and find a way eventually.

Do you have secure boot enabled?

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[klund29078]

Do you have secure boot enabled?

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It is currently disabled

 

[CNexus]

I do not care to use that after reading some of the reviews! I still have Ubuntu 12.10 installed on a separate partition but I can't boot into it. I'll keep toying with it and find a way eventually.

Really. I found it very easy to use and a great utility, and also the only way to get it to show up in the list, and it was also recommended when I searched up my issue on askubuntu.