Install Ubuntu alongside windows
Tags: ubuntu, dualboot, linux, windows
Published: 2020-11-14 08:04:39

### Minimum Requirements for installing Ubuntu 

* Dual Core Processor
* 4 GB RAM
* 25 GB of disk space
* Bootable Media with a space of 4 GB

###  1) Downloading Ubuntu
* Go to the official website of [ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop)
* Download the iso file of the lastest version.
  
*Quick Tip* : Try to download the LTS version as they offer better support and stability for atleast five years.

![ubu 1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/3oo8yjlejcy7ykp73eii.JPG)

### 2) Create a bootable USB drive

* You can use [balena](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) etcher for flashing the iso file into a USB drive.
* Select the downloaded image and select the drive which is meant to be flashed.
* Click on Flash and then it will done in a few minutes.

![balenaetcher-etcher-1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/yb8yjub8y1sodct0ff13.jpg)

### 3) Creating a partition where ubuntu needs to be installed

* Open control panel and search for Disk Management.

![u1](https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/disk_partition.jpeg?w=700&ssl=1)

* Right click on the drive which needs to be partitioned and select **shrink Volume**.

![Screenshot (488)](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/ykkh0k1ie0fk7ua8aq78.png)

* Select the desired space required. A minimum of 30 GB is recommended.
 

### Booting the USB

* Restart the computer and enter into the bios settings.
* Select the USB drive as the first preference to boot into.
* Once you have booted in the USB. Click on install and it will do some checks. Click on continue.
* A screen appears to choose type of installation. Click on **Install Ubuntu alongside windows** to dual boot.

![ylf8scnknm4mkvi7vbkd](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/yna6ucdn31dkb5enwvnv.jpg)
 
Click continue to confirm the automatic partition creation.

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* Click on **install now**.

* Select your location from the map for setting the timezone.

![Timezone](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/rf6h5zkbet0zzp7mu45b.jpg)
 

* Fill in the user details and click on continue to begin the installation.

* The installation will take at least 15 to 30 minutes to complete depending on the system requirements.

![Ubuntu-20.04-Installation-in-Progress-1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/97jiv3z0di0k2n8f7nnx.jpg)

After the installation is complete, Click **Restart Now** to reboot the PC.
 
 ![Ubuntu-20.04-Installation-Complete-1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/tpk6vmghly9ppwqw9l3b.jpg)
 
#### So the installation part is completed.

### Boot into Ubuntu

* After the reboot, You will see both Ubuntu and Windows listed, Select Ubuntu and press Enter.

![Boot-Ubuntu-20.04-UEFI-System](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/57bhmgtwkz65hrjv6pwe.png)

* Login with your credential to get into the desktop screen.

![Ubuntu-20.04-LTS-Desktop](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/oyqwooxy5h1tb30kxugg.jpg)

Voila! You are good to go


 
### Challenges you may face 

* You may encounter an issue with the bitlocker, If faced then log back to windows again and disable the bitlocker by following the steps below.

* Open Control Panel and select system and security.

![open-control-panel-system-and-security](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5q43xlp6y8po21tl643r.png)

Choose BitLocker Drive Encryption to Manage BitLocker.  tap Turn off BitLocker and re-confirm your option. The drive is no longer in BitLocker password protection.

![bitlocker-drive-encryption-option-to-manage-bitlocker](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5mduhbsydhdqsescu9o5.png)

**Thanks for reading**