One of the most confusing and intimidating parts of installing Linux for dual-booting with Windows is the disk partitioning required.

Once you pick an ISO from Ventoy’s boot menu, the tool dynamically maps that ISO into memory or presents it to the system as ...

I could use diskutil to shrink the partition and then create a new partition, and copy the iso image (via dd) into that partition, and then boot Linux from the internal HD and do the upgrade.

A review of what EFI boot (UEFI firmware) is, how it works, how it interacts with Linux installations, and a few tips and personal experiences on how to configure and maintain it.

To modify the partition with Gparted, it has to be downloaded and then burned into a blank CD. This CD will be used as a bootable CD in order to resize the partition on Linux. Follow these easy ...

If someone wants to run Linux while their current OS is Windows or macOS, the usual approach is dual-booting. That means partitioning the disk, installing Linux on it, shutting down your computer, and ...

If you are unable to boot into Windows after installing Linux Mint or any other distro on your computer, try updating GRUB, using Boot Repair, and adjusting UEFI settings.

Vincent Danen goes over the basics of using the standard dd tool to back up and copy partitions and drives.

quote:That was a good explanation except for one point. It is quite possible to use partitions without the OS formating them. It's called RAW devices, in this configuration the application ...

If you're a Linux user who happens to dual-boot with Windows, you should exercise extreme caution when upgrading to the just-released Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Not long after Microsoft's ...