Congrats Jack! Dual boot: This is an endless chasm with dark scary monsters. There are some solutions for dual boot. Here's an article with Linus addressing the issue: http://www.zdnet.com/torvalds-clarifies-linuxs-windows-8-secure-boot-position-7000011918/
You can learn to use windows 8. But it requires a shift in paradigm and a willingness to use gestures on the trackpad. Test your restore disk in another virtualbox BEFORE wiping out your current system! And I'm sure there will be some folks who have good advice regarding a flash based disk and issues with /tmp and swap. But I have lived with Ubuntu on an SSD for about a year without any special changes or considerations. -Al On Mar 16, 2013, at 7:07 AM, Jack Chastain <[email protected]> wrote: > OH no. It's me again > > Just received my new laptop. Wow. I didn't think it would be possible to > loathe W8 more, but I discounted having to actually use it. > > I have purchased a 250Gb SDD and want to install is soon, but I can aford to > take some time to "do it right" - if that is at all possible. But it's why I > ask anyway. > > I have already burned and tested a Ubuntu 12.10 DVD. I have also made a > Windows Recovery disk of the current system. > > I want to load Ubuntu (and maybe others) and be able to load Windows in > VirtualBox later, if needed (possibly Photoshop, Visio, probably little else) > > So - what do I need to have on hand BEFORE I load Linux to my system? My > intent is to totally wipe W8 off the system until I put it back in VB, but > not having any install disks, I am not entirely sure what I need to insure I > have so I can do this when needed. There is some indication that this > Recovery DVD is pretty basic - maybe not the entire W8 system. > > Also - can I simply place my new SDD in the system, boot the Linux CD and > start the install to this nice, fresh, barren device? I presume I can, but > that usually means I am about to get myself into Trouble. > > I have considered starting with dual-boot, and may do that initially, but I > am hoping I really don't have to mess with W8 longer than is absolutely > necessary. I don't do this very often, so all thoughts appreciated - as > always! > > BTW: System is a Sony Vaio SVE171G12L. I7 system, I also have 16G of RAM to > replace the little 4 it comes with. > > JC > > -- > Eschew obfuscation and pompous prolixity. > > Light a man a fire, he is warm for the night. > Light a man afire, he is warm for the rest of his life. > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it > Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
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