Linux 5 - Install Ubuntu along with Win10 (Daul Hard Drive)

By Sheldon L

Published at 2019-10-17

Updated at 2019-10-20

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Free Space in Win10

• Keep Win10 in in C:/ in the drive (named a)
• Format about 1 G in drive a for install boot
• Format about 100-200 G to Free Space in another drive (named b)

Download Ubuntu 18.04 and Make .img to USB

• Ubuntu img, then writ to USB:
  • Windows - Rufus/Etcher
  • Linux - Etcher or:

lsblk    # find the location of usb, says 'sdc1'
sudo umount /dev/sdc1 # unmount
lsblk    # must see the output without mount point in front of `sdc1`
sudo dd bs=4M if=~/Downloads/debian-10.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdc conv=fdatasync

Installation

• Readings:
  • Using Ubuntu as Your Primary OS, Part 1 (Physical Attack Defense)
• Install along with win10 or Reinstall Ubuntu
• Other Selection

• 4 Must Spaces (Free all old ubuntu’s space if ubuntu had been installed before):

  Space	Partion	Format	Location	Size
  /boot	Primary	ext4	a	about 1 G
  /	Logical	ext4	b	20 - 40 G
  swap	Logical	swap	b	about 8 G
  /home	Logical	ext4	b	all remained

• Continue and Reboot to Win 10, set EasyBDC
• Reboot to ubuntu

Install Nvidia Driver

• How to Install Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu 18.04

sudo lshw -C display
sudo apt purge nvida*

ubuntu-drivers devices  # see recommended driver

add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa # ppa

apt install nvidia-driver-390

lspci | egrep 'VGA|3D'

apt install nvidia-prime # NVIDIA's solution to implementing Optimus usability on Linux. 

reboot
nvidia-smi