Dual booting Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS with Windows 8
I've been using RHELs of Redhat Linux at work for a while, but in the last few years, our linux boxes have all been switched over to a dynamic compute environment. I miss having full control over what I could install on my own Linux desktop and how easy it was to develop in that environment.
Setting Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS to dual boot alongside Windows 8 was really easy. I thought I'd write down the steps to make it easier for people to install it the way I did.
Installing Ubuntu
First you'd want to back up your PC. Then download the Ubuntu Desktop distribution here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
Now you probably want to put this image onto a CD or a USB drive for a bootable disk.
Option 1: Creating an ISO
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
That should create a Bootable CD, if you run into issues check this troubleshooting page
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Option 2: Bootable USD drive
For Windows 8, I didn't have a DVD so I used this program from Pen Drive called Universal USB Installer. If you have a USB drive with more than 2GB of space, this is an option.
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/
Ubuntu also provides a program for creating a USB boot stick on Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu
Installation
Now you're ready to begin the installation process. Ubuntu has a step-by-step instruction page here that enumerates them:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop
Apps on Ubtuntu
http://www.unixmen.com/top-
Installing Sublime Text 3 in Ubuntu via PPA
http://www.webupd8.org/2013/
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