![]() ![]() Although Ubuntu was visible and was the priority boot, selecting it just hung the system and I was forced to either boot Windows or Ubuntu from the USB rather than the full install. I tried to rectify this by accessing the boot menu again using F12 (star). For me, the system booted straight into windows. You have no choice but to do this, so do it. The final option on the installer is to restart. Select a username and password and choose a timezone, then click through to the end. I opted not to install any third party software, but otherwise maintained all the defaults. The install wizard is pretty self explanatory. If not, there is a desktop icon for the installer that you can select. A ‘live’ boot of Ubuntu will run from the USB stick.įrom inside the live Ubuntu, the installer should auto-run. The boot menu shows options of drives to boot from, with the top one being Windows Boot Manager. ![]() ![]() With the bootable USB containing the Ubuntu ISO inserted, restart the laptop and hold down F12 (star icon) to access the boot menu. This is where Ubuntu will sit eventually, so check you have allocated enough space. Once this is done, a new partition will be visible, labelled ‘unallocated’. I left Windows with 80 GB of space, leaving 420 for Ubuntu. Reduce the size of the volume by the desired amount. In Windows, find the disk manager (>dskmgmt in windows command line) and select C: drive. Open Universal USB Installer, select the downloaded Ubuntu ISO image and the destination drive (the USB) and UUI formatting and click ‘Create’. I used Universal USB Installer .įind an empty USB drive with enough space (>2GB). It needs to be put onto a CD or USB that can be booted from, requiring some software. The Ubuntu ISO image for your system architecture is available here. It took a bit of trial and error for me so hopefully these notes will help someone trying to do the same. Here’s some notes on installing Ubuntu alongside Windows on a fresh Lenovo t470p with Windows 10 preinstalled. ![]()
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