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Ran into an issue. Be prepared to completely re-install your system. Make the necessary backup. Use the power of the cloud.
Our advice is still golden : just single boot and use different SSD’s and a SSD bay to switch operating system.
Godspeed and good luck.
In this tutorial we will dual boot between Windows 10 UEFI (1803) and Linux (ArcoLinuxB-Mate-Minimal).
It does not matter if I filmed this on virtual box or not. You need to follow the exact same steps, if you want to dual boot on an SSD or a harddisk.
If you want to install linux to your SSD or harddisk then you need these things
- an working usb stick 3.0 or 3.1 these days of 3GB+
- an application to write the iso to usb like mintstick or etcher (more info)
- figure out how to boot from usb on your hardware (more info)
We use grub-customizer to tell him which partition or which desktop it should boot up with by default.
We can also change the /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf so that we can boot up without typing a password. That is the autologin option. Suited for desktops, less so for laptops that leave the privacy of your home.
TIP OR TRICK
You can also autologin into W10 with the use of the application netplwiz.