Try installing windows 8 in virtual box on your windows 8 system you currently have. That will let you know if the recovery cd is sufficient. On Mar 16, 2013 7:23 AM, "Al Jachimiak" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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