Re: Can I safely install linux on Lenovo ideapad

On 8/12/24 2:35 PM, root wrote:

The model is Ideapad 1.15UL7 and comes with Win 11 installed.
I have been running linux on it using an external USB stick.
I would rather eliminate the USB if I can.
 Thanks for suggestions.

   SHOULD work OK. The Linux installer WILL give you
   the option to SHRINK a Winders partition so there
   will be room to install Linux. Note that Linux is
   MUCH more efficient/compact so even a 30gb partition
   is usually more than enough. Linux file managers
   WILL give you access to your remaining Winders
   partitions, so you can store "big" data there if
   needed.
   The only issues I've seen with laptops relates
   to "secure boot" options in the BIOS. Most
   laptops are (intentionally) biased towards
   Winders and Winders only - but almost all CAN
   still be tweaked to boot Linux.
   A slower option is to install VirtualBox in Winders
   and install Linux as a virtual machine. The advantage
   is that it's always handily available, the downside
   is that the VM is slower than a 'bare metal' install.