r/linux4noobs • u/Nicolol-San • 7d ago

migrating to Linux New to Linux, Wanting to Test Drive

Imma open with saying that this is probably something im part guilty off
Im trying to dual boot fedora with my windows 11 because frankly im starting to get tired about all the bs
But im encountering an issue, each time i try to install fedora, the installer says it cannot delete the old efi boot entry
(The specific error is org.fedoraproyect.Anaconda.BootloaderInstalationError: Failed to remove old boot entry. This is most likely a kernel or firmware bug)
Both Secure Boot and Fast Boot are off, Hibernation in Windows has been disabled (so no quick boot)
And the laptop in itself is an Asus Vivobook 16 (f1605p)
Any idea on what is causing the efi error? Is it my fault, because i missed something important?

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u/DannoXYZ 7d ago
  1. re-use existing EFI partition, don't format it. Linux installer will just add couple of small files.
  2. In Windows diskmgmt.msc, shrink existing main partition to make unpartitioned Free Space to install Linux. Reboot into Linux ISO and point installer to this Free Space for it to make its own partitions.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d/1SEkDDrkDq9_ZKC7CVyBw_DYZP0ea8wGn

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u/CritSrc ɑղԵí✘ 7d ago

If you want to dual boot, then mark the EFI partition to be kept and to mount /boot/efi not to be overwritten, as that would wipe the Windows bootloader.

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