Hi everyone,
I've used Mint and Ubuntu in the past as a dual boot system, so I can install Zorin in the same way with a video guide to remind me of the steps. .
I don't want to rock the boat but 15 years ago when I last used Linux the installation was pretty similar.
Is there any development in progress anywhere that gives newcomers a more seamless way to get the dual boot option more easily?
I'm pretty sure that simplifying the install procedure would lead to many more people giving it a chance.
I'm not aware of how the development of these installers has developed over the years, but I would suggest using a virtual machine to test the waters. It's not quite the same, but close enough to get a good idea of how things look and feel, and it has the benefit of not having the mess with bootloaders and whatnot, so there's no risk of breaking things. Plus, should something go wrong you can just delete the VM and start over as needed.
Simply choose the first Option. In the next Step, you get a Toggle where You can choose how much Disk Space You want use and that's it. It will created all automatically.
It seems I am a little adrift of current options. Thank you for the replies, I am grateful for the new information, the videos I watched made things look more complicated.
Andy
Personally I avoid dual-booting on the same drive these days but appreciate that not everyone has this luxury, particularly Notebook users, unless they have something like an Asus or similar notebook that has an SSD for the OS and an HDD for Data. Personally I would err on the side of caution by using Windows Disk Management to shrink the C:\ partition, but not before running chkdisk and defrag tools. I would then go for the something else method and choose the free space to install Zorin to. If you don't want to mess with GRUB taking over the Windows Boot Manager then you could use something like EasyBCD from Neofetch instead of using GRUB.
Now I have tried to install Zorin I am unable to access the file I burned to the USB stick.
In the boot menu there is no option to choose the drive I have my file on.
This is exactly why I created the thread originally, it's not easy and puts me off trying Zorin or any other distro.
I have an x430FA asus vivo book if it helps you to help me.
If you use Windows on your PC, turn off Fast Startup.
Shut down your computer.
Put in your USB boot stick. Boot into your BIOS.
Disable secure boot and Fast boot in your BIOS.
At boot options put USB device on first position.
When it doesn't work:
Which tool have you used to create the bootstick?
What Tool did You used to create the bootable USB Stick? Because there are Tools like Etcher who create on the Stick a write-protected Space. So, You can't easily overwrite, delete or even see it on the Stick.
Other tools like Rufus or in Linux Impression write it without any Protection and you can easily access and delete it again.
When your USB Stick is plugged in, you should find it with the Description of the Stick. Let's say it is from Intenso, You should see it as Intenso BlaBlabla ...
Another Option is, that it is listed as ''ubuntu''. Could You plug in Your USB Stick and then make a Picture of Your BIOS and post it here? So, we could take a Look at it and maybe help further.
