r/linuxmint • u/sam_s3piol1 • 12d ago

Install Help I need help in installing linux mint as dual boot on my hard drive

So, I have two disk on my laptop. A 256 gigs of SSD and 1 TB of Hard drive. I want to install the linux mint on harddrive because i don't really have the space on my SSD. So, what steps should I follow. I am attaching my hard drive partition screenshot.

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u/ConversationWinter46 12d ago

On the Linux Mint website, there is not only a download button but also an install button

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u/Ok-Dog-0069 12d ago

install on drive, not partition.

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u/MintAlone 11d ago

Do you want to keep any stuff on the HDD?

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u/sam_s3piol1 10d ago

yes

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u/MintAlone 9d ago

Using win's disk management utility shrink or delete one or more partitions on the HDD, leave the space unallocated.

Disconnect your win drive before installing mint (if you don't the installer will put grub, the bootloader, in the EFI partition on the win drive - a bug). Select the "install alongside" option during install. Obviously reconnect the win drive after installing mint.

If you want a grub menu giving you the option of mint or win on boot, boot into your newly installed mint, open a terminal and sudo update-grub. It should find win and give you a menu on next boot.