have any of you mannaged to successfully install linux alongside with windows?

Mon Nov 1 11:11:32 UTC 2021

Hi Ibrahim,

I am glad you installed Slint on an SD card with no issue.

The root (or system) partition of Slint has been formatted with an f2fs file
system that fits this kind of devices. To know more about f2fs:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/f2fs.txt

To be safe the file system is checked periodically (every 5 bootups by
default), which takes several minutes and could make you wonder if the 
system
is really starting. Just wait patiently until the check be completed. 
You can
change the periodicity of this check just editing as root the file
/etc/f2fs.conf.

I just realized that there is a typo in the comment in this file, 
instead of:
# For instance FREQUENCY=5 means the root file system will be started 
every five
# boot.
please read:
# For instance FREQUENCY=5 means the root file system will be checked 
every five
# boots.

@Matthew:
I have considered providing a similar feature (ability to shrink a NTFS
partition used by Windows) in Slint as in Ubuntu and even implemented it. I
checked it with the help of Jean-Pierre André (Linux NTFS developer) but
renounced to provide it: although it seemed safe I couldn't exclude that a
future evolution of Windows' handling of their partitions would make it 
unsafe,
with a risk of breaking Windows or corrupting its data.

More generally, I think that it is safer to shrink a partition from the 
system
using it. In case of Slint, how-to shrink a Windows partition from Windows
itself is indicated in our handbook:
https://slint.fr/doc/HandBook.html#make_room_for_Slint

Cheers,
Didier

Le 01/11/2021 à 01:22, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> Thanks Matthew,
> 
> I am not usually that adventurous when it comes with dealing with 
> operating systems, nontheless, I dared to install slint on an SD card. 
> It took approximately half an hour to do the installation. Now I am 
> sending this email from this Slint installation. I guess I was a little 
> nervous, so I do not remember that Slint asked me if I want to install 
> alongside windows. I chose auto installation and it presented me with 
> the drives and one of them was the drive where my windows installation 
> resides. I was afraid that if I chose it it would wipe my entire hard disc.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ibrahim
> 
> On 2021-10-31 16:14, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an external HD  which has fedora living on it quite well I  
>> have installed ubuntu alongside windows several times and at the 
>> prompt where ubuntu searches for other systems on your disk, one of 
>> the options is install alongside windows if this is selected, ubuntu 
>> will do the resizing for you.  If you want, you could do a backup 
>> first to be sure that everything is saved first but all should be 
>> good.  If unsure, you could just install to a external drive as I did 
>> and everything should work that way.
>>
>> Matthew
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 3:50 PM, Linux for blind general discussion 
>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> You can install in a 32 GB or preferably in a 64 GB USB stick but it 
>>> will be
>>> rather slow.
>>>
>>> Better, if the computer has an SD card slot and is able to boot from 
>>> a SD card
>>> (not all do), use a good quality SD card.
>>>
>>> In any case an external SSD is way faster.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Didier
>>>
>>> Le 31/10/2021 à 20:28, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>>> I am going through the handbook and trying to understand the various 
>>>> concepts. I have not seen the installation in a virtual box yet. I 
>>>> am wondering if I can install it on a 32 or 64 GB USB stick, or does 
>>>> it have to be an external SSD?
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ibrahim
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Linux for blind general discussion 
>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Ibrahim.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, there is no live install for Slint.
>>>>>
>>>>> However:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) Before you install it on your hard disk, you can install and run 
>>>>> it in a
>>>>> VirtualBox virtual machine. Then, choose the intel hd audio 
>>>>> controller right
>>>>> after the virtual machine creation. to prevent loss of speech during
>>>>> installation.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) If you can afford it you can install Slint in a dedicated hard 
>>>>> drive or SSD
>>>>> which can be an an internal second drive or an external drive USB 
>>>>> connected.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) You can safely share a drive between Windows and Slint, if 
>>>>> Windows boots in
>>>>> UEFI mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) In any case the installer will presents you all possibilities for
>>>>> installation and will let you review all installation options 
>>>>> before writing
>>>>> anything on a hard disk. If you change your mind you will be able 
>>>>> to change
>>>>> any option. If you decide to install later or not at all, after a 
>>>>> reboot Windows
>>>>> will start as usual.
>>>>>
>>>>> After installation you will be able to choose which system to start 
>>>>> at boot up.
>>>>> When you will hear a sound telling you that the machine is ready to 
>>>>> boot, just
>>>>> press Enter to start Slint or press arrow down then Enter to start 
>>>>> Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fell free require more guidance in one of the support channels 
>>>>> listed in the
>>>>> HandBook.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps
>>>>> Didier
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Didier Spaier
>>>>> Slint maintainer
>>>>> didier at slint dot fr
>>>>> Le 31/10/2021 à 16:41, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>>>>> Thanks a million Didier,
>>>>>> This is a great handbook. One of the things which discouraged me 
>>>>>> from adopting linux in the past was the lack of easy to follow 
>>>>>> documentations. Everytime I tried, I found myself browsing in 
>>>>>> highly technical documents that sounded like a foreign language to 
>>>>>> me. This handbook seems to avoid this problem.
>>>>>> I will certainly try slint, if it can be used as a live install 
>>>>>> without having to physically install on my hard disc. I will also 
>>>>>> browse this handbook to learn more about slint.
>>>>>> Thanks for this. I will certainly need your help if I install it 
>>>>>> on my hard disc. What I want ideally is the ability to have both 
>>>>>> linux and windows running on the same machine, and I choose which 
>>>>>> one to start at bootup.
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Ibrahim
>>>>>> On 10/31/21 4:06 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello Ibrahim,
>>>>>>> this is easily done with Slint, if Windows boots in EFI mode:
>>>>>>> https://slint.fr/doc/HandBook.html
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Didier
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Didier Spaier
>>>>>>> Slint maintainer
>>>>>>> Le 31/10/2021 à 04:18, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
>>>>>>>> Hello folks,
>>>>>>>> I have been playing with Linux mint and Accessible Coconut for 
>>>>>>>> over 24 hours. I am getting to like this system. However, When I 
>>>>>>>> contemplated installing on my hard disk, I found the 
>>>>>>>> installation process a little confusing and scary. I always 
>>>>>>>> reverted back and aborted the installation to prevent an 
>>>>>>>> unintended damage to my windows operating system.
>>>>>>>> If any of you have successfully managed to install linux 
>>>>>>>> alongside with windows on the same hard disk, please advise me 
>>>>>>>> on how to go about it safely.
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Ibrahim
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