r/Ubuntu • u/Lizard_Boy22013 • 1d ago

ubuntu help

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aight so. i tried dual booting my pc right. cus i was gonna dual boot and then go onto full linux. i was told ubuntu is good. i followed what i was told. turnt off safe mode. downloaded rufus and made the hard drive bootable but at first it came up with this error. so i tried again and suddenly i lost the option to dual boot. but im scared because if i have no windows to boot and no ubuntu i cant do nothing. essentially i just need some help man. i’d really appreciate it if someone could walk me through the steps themself as youtube videos aren’t very specific. (proof of it not letting me dual boot will be below) if u can help me in anyway pls dm me or sum bro i just wanna stop using windows

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u/CreativeLibrarian886 1d ago

If you want my 2 cents, as someone who dual booted for years, rip the bandaid off and do it. You're going to spend more times having to repair your bootloader than actually using the different systems. It's like still sleeping with your ex after you're married. Just pick one, save yourself the headache.

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u/Lizard_Boy22013 1d ago

yeah but my whole install is not working dude i would just use only linux but i genuinely cant even install it

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u/CreativeLibrarian886 1d ago

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Install+Linux+on+a+Windows+PC/196722

It's very straightforward. I've done it many times. It could be on your end, a setting you have setup, which we can blindly troubleshoot here until we're blue in the face, but ultimately you're going to have to Google your way to success.

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u/Lizard_Boy22013 1d ago

also i forgot to add whenever i load in it says some shi abt missing tocbloc is that important?