08-22-2014, 06:10 AM
Just a warning - I am not sure if this is the right place.
I tried to dual boot LinuxLite with Windows 8.1, but had problems with the Grub loader.
I re-installed version 2 of LL, and the installer realised I had another LL already loaded, and asked if I wanted to
1. install using the entire disk (no, as I had W8 already installed),
2. install alongside the earlier version (no, as I wanted to replace the LL version)
3. install over the earlier LL (yes, I mistakenly thought)
or 4. something else (which would have given me control over disk usage).
I chose 3, and the install took the entire disk, wiping out W8 (not a great problem for me, as I have other computers), but could be a problem for others.
So, a word of warning - be very careful when upgrading dual boot systems!
This will be a general problem for all Ubuntu derived systems, I assume, not just LinuxLite.
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I tried to dual boot LinuxLite with Windows 8.1, but had problems with the Grub loader.
I re-installed version 2 of LL, and the installer realised I had another LL already loaded, and asked if I wanted to
1. install using the entire disk (no, as I had W8 already installed),
2. install alongside the earlier version (no, as I wanted to replace the LL version)
3. install over the earlier LL (yes, I mistakenly thought)
or 4. something else (which would have given me control over disk usage).
I chose 3, and the install took the entire disk, wiping out W8 (not a great problem for me, as I have other computers), but could be a problem for others.
So, a word of warning - be very careful when upgrading dual boot systems!
This will be a general problem for all Ubuntu derived systems, I assume, not just LinuxLite.
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