Triple Boot Windows , Windows 8 and Ubuntu 11.10 with Grub?

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Win8 will likely override GRUB so it won't be possible to boot into Ubuntu. Keep Ubuntu LiveCD handy :) The process will include booting from the LiveCD after installing Windows and then using one of the methods of restoring GRUB described here

After you make your Ubuntu bootable again, you run update-grub to regenerate the config - after this the new Windows install should appear in the boot menu. If it doesn't then you'll need to edit the config manually following the instructions at the link above.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • jaxreiff
    jaxreiff over 1 year

    I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11.10 installed. If I wanted to install Windows 8 and triple boot with Grub running the show, how difficult would it be? Installing another OS is the easy part. It's the configuring Grub I am clueless about.

    Any thoughts (and directions!) would be appreciated.

  • jaxreiff
    jaxreiff about 12 years
    I assume you mean that I should the install disk and run that in Terminal?
  • Misery
    Misery about 12 years
    What do You mean? After installing Win8 on other partition or other hard drive, from Ubuntu in terminal You should run that command.
  • jaxreiff
    jaxreiff about 12 years
    If I install Win 8, doesn't that remove Grub? I assume I would need the live CD to access a Terminal to update Grub. As for vt, my understanding is Win 8 is quite sluggish in vt which is why I would opt for a triple boot option.
  • Misery
    Misery about 12 years
    It might. Well I would recommend virtualization. I have Win8 on VirtualBox and it works quite nice.