Dual-Boot Linux and Windows: 5-Minute Install Guide

I’ve uploaded a short video showing the Ubuntu installer in action. This should serve as a general reference for most Linux installation processes, since the steps are similar across distributions. Use it alongside the instructions in the article for extra clarity.

I had a screen capture as well for the manual partitioning process using the Ubuntu installer; however, I forgot to export that capture from the live USB before rebooting. :unamused_face:

My new Ubuntu 24.04 LTS+ESM install is ready for the next 8 years and 6 months of use:

Some screenshots (still tweaking, but it’s basically a more polished clone of my previous Gnome setup):


Temp wallpaper.

Sharing select /home/ folders between 2 distros

Symlinked /home/hydn/ for Ubuntu so I can continue with files in Kali home dir:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/kali-home
UUID=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx  /mnt/kali-home  ext4  rw,relatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s  0  2

Then

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo mount -a
findmnt /mnt/kali-home #to test

Create the symlinks:

ln -s /mnt/kali-home/home/hydn/Documents  ~/Documents
ln -s /mnt/kali-home/home/hydn/Downloads  ~/Downloads
ln -s /mnt/kali-home/home/hydn/Pictures   ~/Pictures
ln -s /mnt/kali-home/home/hydn/git        ~/git
ln -s /mnt/kali-home/home/hydn/4trash     ~/4trash

This works, which helps keep workflow sync’d:

The rest of the workflow files are stored on Google Drive and Dropbox.

Access to existing files on Kali natively and also able to save there:

I’ll adjust or report back any issues or tweaks as I use this.

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