Installing Linux on a computer is possible. But most of the time YOU have to make it possible.
Go into the settings of your computer and change some of the settings.

Secure boot must be disabled

(To install any other operating system other than Windows, you need to disable the Secure Boot option.)

  • First shutdown your computer
  • Then power on the computer and press the F2 or F12 key or F8 or delete multiple times to open BIOS/UEFI mode
  • Then go to the security option, where you will get the secure boot option
  • If the secure boot option is enabled, then you have to disable it
  • Then save & exit

Want to run VirtualBox or Vmware and others

 

  • First shutdown your computer
  • Then power on the computer and press the F2 or F12 key or F8 or delete multiple times to open BIOS/UEFI mode
  • Search for the correct words on your BIOS or UEFI system
  • Enable virtualization – the setting may be called VT-x, AMD-V, SVM, or Vanderpool, …

Dive into the settings and set things right

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