Many people are interested in how to install Ubuntu in parallel with Windows 10. Especially if you want to install both operating systems on one computer. As for the latest version of Ubuntu 20.04 to install in parallel with Windows 10, many people probably still don't know. In this article, AnonyViet will guide you to install Ubuntu 20.04 with Windows 10 by creating a USB Boot. This is an in-depth article, so sit back and read each step to install Ubuntu Linux alongside Windows.
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One more thing AnonyViet wants to mention here is that the stable version of Ubuntu has not been released yet. Therefore, I am using Ubuntu 20.04 stable. This article will be updated until Ubuntu 20.04 Final is released. It is expected that the official version of Unbuntu 20.04 will be released on April 23, 2020.
Install Ubuntu 20.04 in parallel with Windows 10
Please follow the steps below to Download ISO Ubuntu and install using USB Boot. Below is a summary of the steps to install the latest Windows and Ubuntu in parallel
- Create a new partition to install Unbuntu in Windows
- Create USB Boot to install Ubuntu on Windows
- Install Ubuntu 20.04 with Windows 10
- Create partition scheme for Ubuntu Linux
- Configure installation process settings
Are you ready to dabble in Linux Ubuntu?
Step 1: Create a new partition drive in Windows
This is the preliminary step to create a new empty partition in Windows 10 to install Ubuntu. We will use Windows 10's built-in “disk management” tool to create partitions. However, you can use any third party tools other.
Click the button Start and type “Disk Management” find the tool named “Create and format hard disk partitions”.
Now select the partition you want to split to create another half partition. For example, your D drive has 200Gb, you can divide drive D into another half, drive E, do the following:
Right-click on the partition that needs to be split, select “Shrink Volume”. If you don't have any remaining partitions, you can also split your C drive partition.
Now enter the space for the partition containing the Ubuntu operating system. Ubuntu always recommends at least 25GB of free space. Therefore, AnonyVIet also recommends that you leave more than 25GB. My laptop has a 500GB hard drive, so I will choose 100GB for extra space.
After entering the capacity for the new partition, click the “Shrink” button. You will see a new partition called unallocated newly created, we will install Ubuntu 20.04 into this partition.
Step 2: Create a bootable USB to install Unbuntu on Windows
Before proceeding to install Ubuntu, you need to Download the Ubuntu ISO file to create a USB Boot to install Ubuntu. Download Ubuntu 20.04 Daily Build from the official website here.
Next, plug the USB into the computer, inside This PC Right click on the USB drive, select Format. In File System select FAT 32 then OK.
But to create USB Boot on Windows 10, you need software to burn Ubuntu ISO file to USB. AnonyViet is using the software Balena Etcher.
The beauty of Etcher is that it burns ISO to USB without having to worry about partitions or file system formats. Furthermore, Etcher is a cross-platform application available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
After downloading, open the application and just three steps to create Ubuntu installation USB
Click the item Select image and point to the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded.
If your USB is plugged in, Etcher will automatically detect your USB. If not, attach your USB to the system and make sure Etcher selects the correct device.
The software may ask you to Format the USB, remember to select it FAT32 and Quick Format okay.
Finally click “Flashing” and etcher will write the ISO file to USB.
Flashing an Ubuntu ISO may take a few minutes. So, wait for a while until you get the notification Flash complete.
Step 3: Dual Boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04
Now we will set up the BIOS to boot using USB Boot to install Ubuntu. You need to access your computer's BIOS.
List of shortcuts to access BIOS of computer brands
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How to enter boot and bios for computer models is as follows. Here you just need to go to Boot.
- Acer: Go to Boot, press F12 or go to BIOS, press F2
- Asus: Go to Boot and press the Esc button or go to BIOS and press F2
- Dell: Go to Boot, press F12 or go to BIOS, press F2
- HP – Compaq: Go to Boot, press F9 or go to Bios, press F10
- SONY VAIO: Turn off the power then start with the Assist button and press F2 to enter the Bios (To boot into the CD/DVD, you put the disc in the drive and then restart the computer, the computer will automatically boot into the drive (because of the SONY defaults to booting the CD/DVD drive first).
- Toshiba: Press F12 to select boot menu (HDD/CD/USB…) + Press F2 to enter BIOSIBM: Enter BIOS and press F1 or F2 (depending on computer model).
- IBM: Go to Bios and press F1 or F2 (depending on computer model)
- Lenovo Thinkpad: Go to Bios, press F1 + Select boot, press F12 + Recovery, press ThinkVantage green key
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I'm using a Dell Laptop, so when I restart the computer, on the first screen, continuously press F12 to enter the Boot interface.
Select USB storage device from Menu legacy mode.
If you hear a beep and see spinning wheel Have Ubuntu logo below is fine.
After a few seconds or a minute, the Ubuntu installer will start and display two options to continue.
“Try Ubuntu” mode is USB Live mode, you will go straight to the Ubuntu screen without installation. But this article is talking about installing Windows 10 and Ubuntu side by side, so take your pick “Install Ubuntu”.
Select keyboard interface – Layboard Keyout. It is best to default to English (US).
If you want to install third-party software in the upcoming step, connect to a Wi-Fi network or you can skip to continue.
If you want it fast, choose it I don't want to connect to a wi-fi network right now
The next window provides options to choose the software installation method. If your hard drive has little space, you should choose it “minimal installation” to install the necessary software first.
But if you want to preload different applications like games, office and browser, go for it “normal installation”.
Also, make sure to check both other options for downloading updates and installing third-party software during installation.
The above process may take several dozen minutes to load. As soon as this process ends, the next steps you need to follow are the instructions to Dual Boot Ubuntu and Windows 10.
To be able to boot Ubuntu and Windows 10, select “something else” to create the partition table manually.
Although you can also choose “Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10”but I don't advise you to do so because “something else” can provide more control to manage space for each partition.
Step 4: Create partition for Ubuntu
Disk space management partition on Ubuntu is not the same as Windows. In Windows there are drives C, D, E… but Ubuntu does not, usually it will be /dev/sda,… Therefore you need to set up the Ubuntu partition manually.
You will see Device Type NTFS is where your installed Windows operating system resides. If you want to keep Windows running with Ubuntu, don't select any text lines NTFS until you know how partitioning works.
We will create three partitions for Ubuntu: /root, /home and /exchange. You can also create other partitions like /mnt. But the above three partitions are the most important to have to install Ubuntu.
Select options free space and click the mark + to add new partition. Then, fill the input field with values as shown in the image below.
You are completely free to resize the partition based on the space you have allocated for Ubuntu.
Continue choosing free space and press the mark + to create partitions swap, This is the partition that creates virtual RAM. I gave 30GB of space for the swap area based on Ubuntu's total capacity of 100GB. The minimum amount of space you can allocate for swap cannot be less than the size of your system RAM.
Finally, create a partition home. home will be your personal folder to store files and folders. The image may be blurry, so I will list the values:
- Size: 32417MB
- Partition Type: Logical
- Location: Beginning
- Use as: Ext4 journaling file system
- Mount Point: /home
Finally, we are done with the partition table. Wait, do you want to modify or resize the partition? If so, click the mark – to delete partition, and mark + to recreate another partition.
The complete partition table will look like this:
Now click Install now to start writing data to the hard drive.
When a notification appears, press it Continue
Step 5: Configure settings and complete installation
Now we have reached the final step of setting up the basic configuration of the Ubuntu operating system.
In the second last window, please situate yours using the map or drop-down field. If you are connected to the internet, the Ubuntu installer will automatically detect and set your location.
Finally, let's set up username and password that you will use to log into the system. Always choose a strong password with letters and numbers.
Click Continue and the installation process begins. It may take a few minutes until you can go through the slideshow showing all the software tools and applications.
When the installation is finished, restart your computer. The moment your system reboots, you will be presented with a bootloader Menu with many options to boot with the operating system you have installed.
Now we have 2 boot options Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10. The rest is just an experimental menu, you don't need to care about it.
Now, select Ubuntu and log in with the credentials you set up in the last step.
So we have completed the parallel installation of Windows 10 and Ubuntu. You can use 2 operating systems on one computer, just restart and select another operating system.
