👋 I'm Bhavin Gandhi (bhavin192).
Free software enthusiast, Emacser, Kubernaut, Gopher, Pythonista from India.
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👋 I'm Bhavin Gandhi (bhavin192).
Free software enthusiast, Emacser, Kubernaut, Gopher, Pythonista from India.
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Fedora is the perfect Linux distro if you want to discover Linux used in enterprise (Probably Red Hat). As it is maintained by Red Hat it works really smoothly if compared with Ubuntu. With GNOME v3.20.2+ it looks really awesome.
We will dualboot existing Windows 10 with Fedora.
Update - 01/02/2019
Fedora-29 has been released now [article has been updated accordingly] but the installation process is still the same. If you already have Fedora-28 installed you can upgrade it easily by following this article. [what’s new]
Things you will need
- 30 to 50 GB hard disk space.
- USB drive (Pendrive)
Fedora Workstation ISO Can be downloaded here.
From Disk Management Utility (Win + X -> k)
Select the partition from which you are going to reduce some space.
Right click -> Shrink Volume... -> Amount of space to Shrink: amount in MB
Don’t shrink C drive unless you have large amount of space available there. Minimum 30 GB is recommended.
You will see unallocated space.
Open Rufus and select the ISO,
If your hardisk has GPT partition scheme then select GPT partition scheme for UEFI otherwise keep it as it is. Hit the start, this will Format USB drive and make it bootable.
How to check if your disk has GTP or MBR
If your laptop has Windows pre installed it will be having GPT.
To achieve this,
press Win + x -> U and then Shift + R.
Select Use a device and select the USB drive.
Alternatively you can restart the computer and keep on pressing F12 (Dell) or ESC (hp) and select the USB drive from boot options.
Follow the on screen instructions and images,
To configure partitions we will select Manual partitioning.
If you have UEFI boot then we have to select existing EFI partition and mount it at /boot/efi
Why it is necessary to select our system’s existing EFI system partition?
Microsoft’s Windows OS creates problems when it sees more than one EFI partitions while installing. For now it will work if we create another EFI System Partition but if we try to install windows again it may create problems.
After than we will add one partition for / and one for swap by clicking +
Better to have swap between 5GB to double of RAM available.
After that you have to set root password and create one user, when installation finishes you will boot into OS. Just restart and complete the setup process.
Now you have Fedora-29 with Windows 10, you can enable tap for click from mouse settings and to add Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut for Terminal you can follow this
Let me know your suggestions, doubts in the comments section below.
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A very interesting post.. As you know , I am already an Ubuntu user (and you sort of know my requirements too :P ) Should I install fedora? What advantages will it give me over Ubuntu?
If your current Ubuntu installation works correctly, then you should just stick to it. Otherwise, for your requirements, Fedora will be nice as far as I have tested, Fedora's update works very well than Ubuntu. Most of the softwares which are available on Ubuntu are also available on Fedora.
Ok.. Will try it someday if my Ubuntu version becomes obsolete ;)
Very well explained!👍🏻
Hello. I am wanting install a second version of Fedora 26 as a dual boot with Windows 10. The first installation is all good (following your instructions). However, the second installation wipes out the first. Any ideas?
Are you trying to get two installations of Fedora and one Windows 10 ?
yes, that is correct
Now I am a proud Fedora user :D
I have problem while partitioning
The error is
"For a UEFI installation, you must include an EFI System Partition on a GPT-Formatted disk, mounted at /boot/efi."
Please help...
Have you checked if you have GPT or MBR (step 2)?
If you have MBR then you don't have to create the EFI partition
