I have been planning to install Kinoite on my laptop, dual booting with Windows.

However depending on what I read online, it is either not possible, not recommended, tricky to setup or it is just a matter of setting partitions up before installing Kinoite. Broad range of opinions and no good “tutorial” how to do it.

Anyone having direct experience with that?

    • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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      6 months ago

      Awesome, that is exactly the type of first hand experience and description I was looking for! Thanks!

      Is there anything to be expected when updating the system to a new version? Maybe you haven’t done that yet…

  • Destide@feddit.ukEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Most stable for me was 2 OS drives 1 storage, sorry it’ll have to be Windows file system.

    I’d recommend getting into your bios and disabling features that push windows as it won’t give you the choice to also take the Windows OS drive out of primary.

    Install windows first on one OS drive, then Linux on the other.

    rEFInd used to be the bootloader I used and stopped windows messing about with the boot.

    What’s the need for Windows? Is it something you can virtualise?

    • ddh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      6 months ago

      I highly recommend the same. Fedora on one, Windows on one, and a shared NTFS drive. There are a couple of Windows ‘features’ to disable, like fast boot, that don’t play nice with the storage drive.

  • mortalic@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    From chat gpt

    Here are the steps to dual boot Fedora Kinoite and Windows 11: Preparation

    Backup Data: Ensure you have backups of all important data from your Windows system.
Create Live USBs: Create a bootable USB drive for both Windows 11 and Fedora Kinoite using tools like Rufus or Etcher.

    Install Windows 11

    Boot from Windows USB: Insert the Windows 11 USB drive and boot from it.
Install Windows 11: Follow the installation prompts. When prompted, create a partition for Windows, leaving some unallocated space for Fedora Kinoite.
Complete Installation: Finish the installation and set up Windows 11.

    Install Fedora Kinoite

    Boot from Fedora USB: Insert the Fedora Kinoite USB drive and boot from it.
Start Installation: Begin the installation process and choose the option to install alongside Windows.
Partitioning:
    Select the unallocated space created earlier.
    Create the necessary partitions for Fedora (usually root / and swap).
Install Fedora: Complete the installation process.

    Configure Boot Loader

    Set Default Bootloader: Fedora will install GRUB as the bootloader. It should automatically detect Windows 11 and add it to the boot menu.
Verify Entries: After installation, reboot the system. You should see the GRUB menu with options to boot into Fedora or Windows.
Set Default Boot Option (Optional): If you want to change the default boot option, edit the GRUB configuration.

    Post-Installation

    Update Systems: Boot into both operating systems and ensure they are fully updated.
Install Drivers: Make sure all necessary drivers are installed for both Windows and Fedora.
Test Dual Boot: Reboot several times and test both operating systems to ensure the dual-boot setup works seamlessly.

    Troubleshooting

    Missing GRUB Menu: If the GRUB menu doesn’t appear, you might need to repair the bootloader using a Fedora live USB.
Windows Boot Issues: If Windows doesn’t boot, you may need to use the Windows recovery options to repair the Windows bootloader and then reinstall GRUB.

    Following these steps will help you set up a dual-boot system with Fedora Kinoite and Windows 11.